Full Freeview on the Heathfield (East Sussex, England) transmitter
 | Google Streetview |  | Google map |  | Bing map |  | Google Earth |  | 50.976,0.229 or 50°58'34"N 0°13'45"E |  | TN21 0UG |
The symbol shows the location of the Heathfield (East Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 170,000 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 Heathfield (East Sussex, England) mast?
Heathfield transmitter - Heathfield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
_______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Heathfield (East 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 Freeview channels does the Heathfield transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Heathfield (East 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 Heathfield transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 17km north (6°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 41km north-northeast (31°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Heathfield (East Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | W T | W T | W T | K T | |||
| C29 | _local | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C40 | SDN | ||||||||
| C41 | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | BBCA | |||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C43 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | D3+4 | |||||
| C46 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||||
| C49tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C52tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C64 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C67 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
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 30 May 12 and 13 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2* | (-18dB) 1.6kW | |
| Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Heathfield transmitter area
|
|
Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSaturday, 14 November 2015
S
Steven Szulecki3:05 PM
@MikeP & jb38: Is there a way to reduce any possible interference from temperature inversion effects?
(My reception is back to normal, now) :)
| link to this comment |
Sunday, 15 November 2015
M
MikeP2:19 PM
Trowbridge
Stephen Szulecki:
No, it is a perfectly natural and normal phenomen associated with the movement and changes of high and low pressure areas and with the differing air temperatures found within the Earth's atmosphere. It has affected all transmissions of radio waves ever since the were first transmitted but existed long before then anyway as they are not man-made. How much the radio signals are affected depends to some extent on the area affected, whether it is small or large, and the frequency of the radio signals.
There is no known way to 'protect' ourselves from the effects either. All you can do is ensure you have good equiupment, well maintained and a properly aligned aerial of the correct type for the signal(s) you want to receive.
| link to this comment |
MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 3 January 2016
P
Peter Graydon10:47 PM
Haywards Heath
RH16 1NW, using old band c/d aerial directed at Heathfield transmitter.
Since BBC Local radio went digital I had expected to be able to receive BBC Radio Sussex on the Heathfield transmitter. Unfortunaely I can only get BBC Radio Kent which is not local to us in Haywards Heath. Why no 'local' radio?
| link to this comment |
Peter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 5 March 2016
T
Tony11:55 AM
The link to "30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. " has a double slash in it that stops it working. eg: https://ukfree.tv//maps/f…ewhd
| link to this comment |
Thursday, 10 March 2016
D
Don McBeth 7:17 PM
Why can't I see "Talking Pictures" on channel 81?
| link to this comment |
Sunday, 1 May 2016
V
Vince10:37 AM
Hi
I live not far from the Heathfield transmitter but seem to keep losing the signal at 1:07am - can anyone tell me why?
Last night I lost all stations as I was watching TV and in the past couple of months I have been recording films only for the signal to be lost ast 67 minutes of recording - programmes having started at midnight.
At all other times the signal is fine - I don not having any other problems.
I look forward to receiving any comments / feedback.
| link to this comment |
Monday, 2 May 2016
C
Carol11:49 AM
2nd may we too are experiencing loss of signal on most stations. Anyone else?? Eastbourne area.
| link to this comment |
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
MikeP
10:20 AM
Trowbridge
10:20 AM
Trowbridge
Vince and Carol:
For anyone to offer meaningful assistance they need a full post code of your location or that of a very nearby shop or post office. That is so that we can determine which transmitter you may be using and whether there are any engineering works or line of sight obstructions.
| link to this comment |
MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 6 May 2016
V
Vince3:31 PM
Heathfield
MikeP:
Hi Mike
My postcode is TN21 8LX - I am about a mile from the Heathfield transmitter. As I said the strange thing with this is that the signal has gone on at least 3 different occasions at 1:07am.
| link to this comment |
Vince's: mapV's Freeview map terrainV's terrain plot wavesV's frequency data V's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 7 May 2016
MikeP
10:47 AM
Trowbridge
10:47 AM
Trowbridge
Vince:
Your are extremely close to the transmitter! It may be that your signal is just too strong for reliable reception. Could you check what the strength is on several channels, including any that are affected by the problem. The ideal strength is between 50% and 75% normally, any higher than that will cause apparent loss of signal as it's too strong for the tuner. The cooler atmosphere at night can sometimes cause changes in the transmission efficiency of the surrounding air.
The other point to check is whether there is any electrical equipment in the vicinity that come on or goes off at that time. Any warehouse, factory or office with such equipment can cause problems if there is a fault present.
You should also check whether you have any electrical equipment that comes on or goes off at that time, such as central heating controls, timers, etc.
| link to this comment |
MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Select more comments
Your comment please