Full Freeview on the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmitter which serves 200,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmitter._______
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)
Which Freeview channels does the Bluebell Hill 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)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Bluebell Hill transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 28km southwest (218°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 5km south-southeast (155°)
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 Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||||
| E | E | E | W T | W T | |||||
| C21 | _local | ||||||||
| C28 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C39 | +ArqA | ||||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | SDN | ||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | ArqA | ||||
| C45 | SDN | BBCB | |||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | ArqB | ||||
| C54tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C65 | 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 13 Jun 12 and 27 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 30kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1.8dB) 20kW | |
| com8 | (-7.8dB) 5kW | |
| com7 | (-8.1dB) 4.7kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-10dB) 3kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-11.8dB) 2kW |
Local transmitter maps
Bluebell Hill Freeview Bluebell Hill DAB Bluebell Hill TV region BBC South East Meridian (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Bluebell Hill transmitter area
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Wednesday, 7 February 2018
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Bertmay3:52 PM
To js,
I record Mcmafia & Hardsun from the BBC One HD channel multiplex not the standard output. As the loss of the data from the program guide failed, I have now cancelled the original request & re-selected those 2 programs & they have been recognised by the recorder. As for BBC4HD, that went awry when the channel was moved to a different multiplex, all part of clearing the 700MHz band from Bluebell Hill. I've re-scanned a couple of times since then & all is OK now, so the box is fine.
MikeP,
If the program is delayed for some reason, The recorder won't start until the the program finally starts, so there must be some signal put out to start these devices. If I set it to start & stop at a certain time, it will just follow those instructions.
All just minor niggles.
Bert
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MikeB9:46 PM
Bertmay: Check which transmitter the PVR tried to lock onto when recording BBC1 HD. I used to have the problem with my Sony PVR of attempting to record BBC1 from Waltham, but the tuner suddenly deciding to use Talcneston. The tuner got just enough signal to confuse the box, but not enough to actually record anything, and the box would essentially just wait to record.
This was largely cured by killing off the 800 channels which caused the problem, and fitting an attenuator to kill the signal a bit. And Panasonics are known to have sensitive tuners.
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Thursday, 8 February 2018
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Bertmay11:45 AM
MikeB,
It definitely looks at Bluebell hill. I do manual re-scanning when required, there is also a box in the loft that blocks Crystal Palace to some extent.
The signals to start stop recording are sent out by the broadcaster are called crids, content reference identifiers, so I have learned today.
Anyway, the Panasonic sorted itself out when the program guide updated itself in the morning.
Thanks for your replies
Bert
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Monday, 19 February 2018
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Mike Weatherley4:20 PM
Hi, is anyone else aware of sunspots/weather being a problem in the last fortnight? My digital signal keeps breaking up (usually when the sunshine is strong in a clear blue sky) or I lose all signal completely. Switching to another set-top box makes no difference & there's nothing wrong with the roof-top aerial. So it must be a problem with the digital signals/weather. Cheers, Mike.
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MikeB4:32 PM
Mike Weatherley: Hmm, have you heard of Occams Razor?
The most likely cause of the problem is the most straighforward - your system either has a fault, or your getting far too much signal, hence the breakup. Check the transmitter it actually tuned into, and signal strength.
People always say its the transmitter, the weather, aliens, 4G, etc. But in reality, the key variable is the connections and sate of wiring inside your house.
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Friday, 2 March 2018
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Mike Weatherley1:04 PM
MikeB: Occam's Razor - use it every day to shave. I'm a trained scientist. As for your theory: bollocks! There was obviously a transitory problem with the transmitter/weather/satellite configuration for that week causing the beak-up of the signal, as it's been clear again ever since, with exactly the same TV, set-top box & roof-top aerial. Occam's razor says: original theory proved correct. Don't be so dismissive & rude in future, but try offering genuinely helpful comments! So there!
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MikeB2:07 PM
Mike Weatherley:
'So there!'
I know the snow has shut the schools today, but you dont have to sound like a five year old....
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Tuesday, 6 March 2018
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Brian Penry11:02 AM
Sir in the last 4 or so weeks ITV signal has gone from Bluebell mast 5 miles away but is still very strong from
Crystal palace. I live just outside Maidstone , have a human box and a fairly new digital aerial which was installed professionally on the chimney stack. I checked the aerial , it has not moved. every morning for the last 2 weeks I have done a channel search on my Humax box and itv from Bluebell Hill has been missing but BBC channels have 83% strength. Itv from Crystal Palace has 82% strength.
I have not found any information about signal problems so if you could help I would be very obliged , thank you
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MikeP
11:36 AM
11:36 AM
Brian Penry:
According to the information near the top of this page, ITV is on the same PSB2 multiplex (channel 43, 650.00 MHz) as Channel 4, Ch5, etc. If you are able to get those then you can also get ITV. Check that it has not been moved up into the 800 range and check all your signal cables behind the TV.
BTW, there is no such thing as a 'digital' aerial, *all* UHF aerials designed for TV reception operate irrespective of the method of modulation - digital TV is modulated differently than analogue TV but the signal appears the same to the aerial. Those selling aerials as 'digital' are a con.
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Thursday, 8 March 2018
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Tina6:45 PM
HELP!! Has there been a problem with the Bluebell Hill transmitter from 5th - 8th March 2018?????
I have aerial people due round tomorrow!
But this evening my TV signal has come back?! So I need to know in a hurry if I should cancel this appointment?
Please let me know ASAP
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