Full Freeview on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter which serves 710,000 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 Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) mast?
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/04/2024 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 Belmont 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 Belmont transmitter?
BBC Look North (Hull) 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Hull HU1 3RH, 47km north-northwest (346°)
to BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region - 4 masts.
ITV Calendar 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 106km west-northwest (299°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Belmont) region - 4 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Emley Moor region
How will the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 4 Mar 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | W T | W T | ||||
| C7 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C13 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C23 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C27 | LDN | ||||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C30 | -SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | _local | |||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | COM8tv_off | ||||||
| C60tv_off | -ArqB |
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 3 Aug 11 and 17 Aug 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-5.2dB) 150kW | |
| ARQA, ARQB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| Analogue 5, SDN | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-10.9dB) 40.9kW | |
| com7 | (-11.3dB) 37.1kW | |
| Mux 2* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| LDN | (-20dB) 5kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 4kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Belmont transmitter area
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011
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james Toyne7:58 AM
does anyone know at what time this is all going to happen as a installer im trying to plan my days of retuning will all be up and running first thing in morning
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james Toyne: There will be disruption to the services at midnight. Belmont and Weaverthorpe are restored by 6am, Lincoln Central by 9am and Grimsby by noon.
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james Toyne:
Belmont BBC2 analogue off and PSB1 digital on at about 6am
Other transmitters in the area switch at 6am, 9am or noon.
See Switchover starts in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice (RH163LB)
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david wood5:23 PM
Hunstanton
PE36 6DG
we get terrible disruption to all our stations every day. Even the BBC is affected. Why do we pay a licence fee if we cannot watch tv It is common all over town
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david's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
david wood: You must pay the TV Licence because you have a television.
However, reception is your responsibly, not that of the broadcasters.
If you have a rooftop aerial, you should have a 100% perfect signal on all multiplexes. Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
If you have a booster or amplifier, I would remove it from your system.
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Mike Dimmick6:35 PM
david wood: Are you actually using the Belmont transmitter? Your aerial would point north-west, across The Wash, if so. Digital UK's predictor reckons this is your best bet, but you would have needed to get a wideband aerial for best results.
Please note that this transmitter starts the switchover process, to increase digital power and move to clearer frequencies, tonight. The transmitter will be subject to interruption from around midnight (probably 12:20am as that's when the programme ends, though it could be as late as 1:10am) and will continue to be disrupted until 6am. The new high-power digital service should then be running reliably, and you must retune to pick it up.
If you never changed your aerial for digital, this should be a lot more reliable as it's replacing the old analogue BBC Two service.
As Brian says, the signal levels should be more than sufficient without amplification and it could cause distortion. If you find you can't get the BBC digital service from Belmont, or it's unreliable, remove the booster (if any).
The remaining analogue services will be switched off, and replaced by high-power digital services, on the morning of the 17th. Mux C and D will remain on low power temporarily until 23 November, until after Tacolneston has switched over. You will need a wideband aerial for these services.
Note that Belmont carries BBC Look North (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) and ITV1 Calendar (Yorkshire) rather than the Anglia regional service. There are a number of relays providing this service. Your best bet is Kings Lynn, which will switch over with Tacolneston in November. At present it only provides analogue BBC One East and ITV1 Anglia.
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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
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Thomas8:13 AM
Leeds
After DSO stage 1, the higher power digital signals from Belmont are actually being picked up here in Leeds (even though my aerial is pointed at Emley Moor). Signal is still weak, but enough for the TV put the channels into the 800s along with Emley Moor's.
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Thomas's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thomas: Yes, indeed, this is much as expected. You can now watch "Look North From Hull" on 801!
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Rachel9:41 AM
Well have done a re-scan as I've been instructed, and the signal isn't enough to get anything. Yesterday it was fine.
Now my signal is 'poor'.
Am trying another re-scan to see if that sorts anything.
Any ideas why I can't get my channels?
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Rachel: Well, there is the small matter of the first stage of switchover - Switchover starts in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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