Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 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 Tacolneston (Norfolk, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Tacolneston transmitter?
BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast (37°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast (38°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
Gt Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
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 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
com7 | (-9.6dB) 27.4kW | |
com8 | (-10.2dB) 24kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR | (-14dB) 10kW | |
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-18dB) 4kW |
Local transmitter maps
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Monday, 18 June 2018
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Hardy1:51 PM
Paul . the frequencies on this page under "march 2018 " are correct . But they shuffled the final allocations so that PSB1 (BBCA) is actually on channel 40, for example, as Stevens says.
In addition com7 and com8 are on 55 and 56 . These two are on a lower power so may be a bit difficult to get in fringe areas.
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Tuesday, 19 June 2018
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DJB3:18 PM
Hardy: Have you got a product you could suggest? Turning the aerial is not an option as it is too high up.
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Hardy4:26 PM
DJB .I think this amplifier is worth a try . Especially if your aerial is pointing north towards Tacolneston rather than west to Sudbury. It is variable gain so that it can be adjusted (hopefully!) to a sweet spot where there is neither too much or too little gain. Wolsey WFAV 25 LTE 1 Way Variable Gain Masthead Amplifier with Power Supply Kit - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics .Ideally an amplifier should be on the mast . But in your case the next best place is in the loft where you can set up the gain. . The power unit can be anywhere . Perhaps next to the tv. Let us know if it works!
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5:02 PM
5:02 PM
DJB:
Aerials are usually 'grouped' to receive a restricted range of channels, unless you have a wideband aerial already. So turning the aerial may actually make matter worse as the current aerial may not suit the alternative transmitter and you could lose more channels.
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Patricia Threadgold7:40 PM
I have a TV which some time has static interference lines.
The tv is the youngest of the tv's - just under 2 years old. Our other tv is fine. I have scanned the tv approx 4 times now but we still have this problem. Please help.
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Hardy8:07 PM
Patricia it helps if we know your rough location and what aerials are you using . And where are the aerials.
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Friday, 29 June 2018
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Steve12:58 PM
Lots of people in Lowestoft (according to Facebook posts) having issues with reception in Lowestoft - including me! Any thoughts, please?
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Hardy2:39 PM
Lowestoft is in a difficult reception position . best signal should be from the local Lowestoft transmitter which has recently changed frequency . Previously a group CD aerial was the correct choice . Now a group B or K or wideband is required.. Note this should be vertically polarised ( elements up down not horizontal )
Some places might get more channels from Tacolneston with a horizontal group B or K or wideband high gain aerial.
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AndyF6:00 PM
Do the frequencies need updating (on this site) since Jun 06 Tacolneston change?
I set up some USB tuners with limited scanners using info from here before and was OK, but failing now.
Maybe there is canoical source for this sort of stuff, I can't find it.
TIA.
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