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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 94,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) mast?

Midhurst transmitter - Midhurst transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/03/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


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Which Freeview channels does the Midhurst transmitter broadcast?

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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C48 (690.0MHz)299mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) South, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C35 (586.0MHz)299mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Meridian (West micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Meridian south coast),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C36 (594.0MHz)299mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C29 (538.0MHz)299mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C34 (578.0MHz)300mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C33 (570.0MHz)300mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

The Midhurst (West Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .

If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Midhurst transmitter?

regional news image
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 51km west-southwest (256°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
regional news image
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 41km west-southwest (248°)
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford

How will the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20122012-132013-182013-1716 Oct 2019
C/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TC/D E TK T
C29SDN
C33ArqB
C34ArqA
C35D3+4
C36BBCB
C48BBCA
C50tv_offArqBArqBArqB
C54tv_off SDNSDN
C55tv_offBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCABBCABBCA
C56tv_off D3+4D3+4
C58tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C59tv_offArqAArqAArqA
C61BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4
C62SDN
C68C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 29 Feb 12 and 14 Mar 12.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
Mux C*(-16dB) 2.5kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-17dB) 2kW
Mux D*(-20dB) 1000W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Midhurst transmitter area

Aug 1958-Jan 1992Southern Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992Television South (TVS)
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Meridian
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Midhurst was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

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Thursday, 27 November 2014
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MikeB
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5:31 PM

Alison: Your just 11km from Midhurst, so you should get a good signal, full stop.

OK - you've moved the new aerial around, and no matter what, there is no signal. You say you've tried new leads, but are these the leads from the TV (which ever ones you've tried) to the socket on the wall where the aerial feed comes from?

You've tried a new aerial, but have you new cable from the aerial to the socket? When the vast majority of people say they have 'no signal', the problem is usually within their system. It could be cable fraying or broken, or moisture getting into the system, or perhaps a booster/amp (not that you really need one) failing in some way. In other words, if the transmitter is fine, the TV is fine, its something inbetween. If the cable comes from the the new aerial down to the TV, I'd check along that path.

You are so close to Midhurst that it might be worth using an old indoor aerial - they are usally a bit rubbish, but at least give it a go. I suspect that there is a problem along the way, and that you might need to call a professional. However, ATV Online Shop might give you lots of useful advice, and you might sort it out yourself.



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jb38
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6:48 PM

Alison: Looking at the situation from another angle, can it be assumed that by "not having any signal for three months now" is meaning that you had one before and have not just moved into the property? because if by any chance you have, then even although you are indicated as having a line-of-sight with the Midhurst transmitter @ 6.5 miles away, it cannot be taken for granted that you will receive a signal via a same room type of aerial, that is "if" thats what you are referring to?

Also, referring to the TV's that you borrowed which apparently work OK around the corner from you, what aerials are those connected into at the property you borrowed them from? my only reason for asking being that the properties in your particular location could possibly suggest as being connected into a communal aerial distribution system.

Another point to note being, can it also be assumed that you did "not" attempt to retune the TV's that you borrowed? which of course if they were only switched off before you borrowed you should "not" have done, otherwise you will lose the channels already stored in the tuners memory.

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Saturday, 27 December 2014
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4:31 AM

MIDHURST transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:06 today to 03:21 today, BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:30 today to 03:43 today. [BBC]

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1:32 PM

MIDHURST transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:30 today to 03:43 today, BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:06 today to 03:21 today. [BBC]

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Sunday, 28 December 2014
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4:32 AM

MIDHURST transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:06 yesterday to 03:21 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:30 yesterday to 03:43 yesterday. [BBC]

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Monday, 29 December 2014
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4:32 AM

MIDHURST transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:06 on 27 Dec to 03:21 on 27 Dec, BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:30 on 27 Dec to 03:43 on 27 Dec. [BBC]

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Wednesday, 31 December 2014
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4:31 AM

MIDHURST transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:30 on 27 Dec to 03:43 on 27 Dec, BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 03:06 on 27 Dec to 03:21 on 27 Dec. [BBC]

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Tuesday, 14 April 2015
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Finn
10:06 AM

I hear rumors that the Midhurst transmitter will never carry MUX7, owing to fear of interference with TV signals in France!

Is this true? This means that a lot of people will permanently miss out on BBC Four HD and BBC News HD.

Is there anything that can be done? Eg a petition or donations?

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Dave Lindsay
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11:18 AM

Finn: It is not likely to be the case that Midhurst will never carry BBC Four HD and BBC News HD.

COM7 (and the forthcoming COM8) have built on a shoestring due to their relative short life expectancy of 5 years. This including utilising equipment already in existence.

The objective was to cover as many as possible for least cost in order to encourage take-up of HD (DVB-T2) receivers. It's really a pre-switchover service.

The 30 transmitters which carry COM7 (and will carry COM8) do not broadcast them at the same power as the other channels, so it in no way means 100% of users of those transmitters can achieve stable reception.

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Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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Finn
1:34 PM

Thanks for your reply Dave and sorry that I incorrectly called COM7 MUX7 :-).

I'm a bit confused, though. What will replace COM7 and when could that potentially happen on the Midhurst transmitter, giving us BBC Four HD and BBC News HD?

And slightly off topic regarding BBC's recent declaration of a desire to broadcast 4K in 2016: How will they be able to do that seen that they currently can't even broadcast all their channels in HD?

BBC aims to broadcast 4K TV as standard by 2016 | What Hi-Fi?

In general, does DVB-T2 have enough bandwidth to broadcast 4K, eg using H.265/HEVC?

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