Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 720,000 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 Mendip (Somerset, England) mast?
Mendip transmitter - Mendip transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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.
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 Mendip 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 Mendip transmitter?
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 23km north (11°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Cheddar | Transposer | 15 km E Weston-super-Mare | 1674 homes |
| Luccombe | Active deflector | 6 km w Minehead | 38 homes |
How will the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||
| C/D E | E | E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | |||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C36 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C48 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LBS | LBS | |||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | COM8tv_off | |||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-6dB) 126kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-8.4dB) 72.4kW | |
| com8 | (-8.6dB) 69.1kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LBS | (-17dB) 10kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Friday, 8 June 2018
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Bill McDonald9:19 AM
Belfast
MikeP: Just had a brand new aerial system fitted by a very good recommended fitter, plus a brand new TV, still have problems, there is no answer saving the building of a relay. I find the signal here in BA22 8TX rubbish. I used to live in Belfast with a fantastic signal from Divis, I was looking straight at the mast from BT4 1PJ, so always had a great reception.
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Bill's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
MikeP
2:56 PM
2:56 PM
Bill McDonald:
Take a look at the Digital UK prediction for your location. You will find it at Coverage Checker - Detailed View That shows your location should have excellent reception from Mendip. However, you might be getting signals from one of the other available transmitters, so please check that you are tuned to the correct channels for Mendip as shown on that website.
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Monday, 11 June 2018
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Chris.SE6:41 AM
Bill McDonald:
In addition to what MikeP has said (you need to enter your TV's Programme Tuning Settings section - see your manual) you may need to check that you don't in fact have TOO MUCH signal. If you find that you have 100% signal but somewhat less than 100% quality on the strongest muxes, then Too Much signal is a likely possibility. Interference is also another possibility in this situation as mentioned by MikeP in his post on the 22nd May, there is a mobile phone mast 310m from you according to the UKFreeTV map.
Do you have any aerial/distribution amplifier in your installation?
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Monday, 25 June 2018
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Jackie4:51 PM
Cheddar
Hello,
Our postcode is BS27 3DT in Cheddar. We can only get Devon and Cornwall local news rather than Somerset. Do you know why this is and what we can do about it please? I say "we" as there are 55 flats in the building...
Thanks very much,
Jackie
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Jackie's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln17:28 PM
Jackie: If you're receiving Devon & Cornwall regional news then your aerial is pointed at the Stockland Hill transmitter rather than Mendip. To change this would require the aerial to be realigned (or replaced if it isn't a wideband type) and pointed at Mendip.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2018
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Jade1:02 PM
Chris.SE:Anybody using Mendip transmitter in south Bristol? What channels are you able to receive, and whats the experience like?
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Jade1:13 PM
Anybody using Mendip transmitter in south Bristol? What channels are you able to receive, and whats the experience like?
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MikeP
4:41 PM
4:41 PM
Jade:
Please put your full post code into the Digital UK Coverage Checker at Digital UK - Coverage checker That will tell what channels are available in your location. Remember that some parts of south Bristol do not receive from Mendip but may be using Kings Weston Hill or one of the other local relay services. The Coverage checker will tell you which are available at your location and whther they are expected to give reliable service.
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Thursday, 28 June 2018
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Jade11:47 AM
MikeP Yeah iv done that, says good with most channels on Mendip but variable on some, so was just wondering if anybody knows how variable.
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MikeP
4:43 PM
4:43 PM
Jade:
The colour of the dispklayed bars on that website will indicate just how poor of variabole it is likely to be. Only local technical services, such as an aerial installer, are likely to have any idea of how variable it might be at you specific location.
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