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 15/04/2024 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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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Robert Hill
10:03 PM
Wetherby
10:03 PM
Wetherby
Barbara Allen, sorry, you can't get BBC1 and BBC2 on digital but since the Belmont transmitter had its first switchover. The BBC multiplex on channel 22, is now higher power, 150 kW. I live in West Yorkshire nearly 62 miles away from the Belmont transmitter and I can receive the high power BBC channels. Okay. So unless there is something else different at your mothers end?
Try a factory reset. The Belmont transmitter is not my local transmitter. It is Emley Moor. There is a possibility. If you have not done what I suggest that the BBC digital on 22 is in the 800s. Next Wednesday 17th August is the second digital switchover, try the factory reset (rescanning) again. My location is a small village called Bramham near Wetherby West Yorkshire. I hope I have been of some help, if not maybe somebody else will give you an better explanation.
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Robert's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Lawrence10:39 PM
Thanks for the reply Mike, much appreciated! I had read something similar posted elsewhere but it seems rediculous that a too strong signal results in poor tv performance. The problem is that the signal booster is needed to boost the signal to a tv in a bedroom a long way away at the back of the house. Without it this tv reads no signal. Still I'm going to have to try it because it's driving me nuts only getting some channels.
Could anyone recommend a decent 4 way splitter preferably shielded? all the ones I've found seem to have satellite f connectors and I have normal co axial plugs. Can I mix them on the same wire ie co ax one end and f connector on the other? Any help or advice gratefully received!
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Friday, 12 August 2011
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ANJI10:18 AM
Does anyone know why today 12/08/11, I've lost all digital channels, apart from BBC1 BBC2, 7, 9, then it goes to channel 70??? Apparently there is nothing going on at Belmont? Had all channels recently.
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Iain
4:00 PM
Kilmacolm
4:00 PM
Kilmacolm
Lawrence: Consoltronic Ltd, via Amazon, do one for a couple of quid. Maybe worth a try? Hope this helps.
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Des Collier5:56 PM
BRIAN:- THANKS FOR THE INFO,ALSO FOUND OUT THAT YOU NEED A FREEVIEW HD TV & INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THEM AFTER FULL SWITCHOVER.(GOT THIS OFF SCREEN).
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Annoyed viewer8:37 PM
Having had drop out problems when Belmont signals were on low power I now see that replies are being made about too strong a signal possibly being the problem even though BBC1 is the only channel on full power at the moment. It seems that poor design isn't being allowed in to the equation. Firstly you blame any piece of electrical equipment that you can think of as being the cause of interference. If that fails blame the signal level. Digital is showing its failings, but it seems nobody wants to admit that. I now have audio drop out with in or out of sync video. Bring back analogue all is forgiven
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jb389:41 PM
Annoyed viewer: Digital Terrestrial TV reception is, and always will be, far more critical than analogue reception ever has been, however the problems you have been experiencing should in theory be rectified come the 17th of the month.
However, that is with the exception of Mux's ArqA & ArqB, as they will be operating on only 4Kw until final switchover on 23rd of November, this being something that is bound to cause problems for many who cant really boost the signal to receive them without the danger of the 150Kw high power Mux channels overloading the tuners in their TV's / boxes, this having the same effect as a signal that is too weak, that being a blank screen!
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Saturday, 13 August 2011
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Rafael12:35 PM
I can watch every single channel except all from the BBC since the switch over. I had re-scanned the box numerous times and still no luck. I tried on2 different boxes (BT Vision & Sagem) and same story. I had checked cables, everything.
Louth, Lincolnshire
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jb383:43 PM
Rafael: Taking it you are meaning Belmont? which isn't really switched over as yet with the exception of the BBC1 Mux transmitter, this now operating on full power as well as the new 8K transmission mode, but try a manual scan on Mux channel 22 (BBC1) and see what comes up.
As you are only located at 8 miles away from this transmitter the possibility exists that your equipment is experiencing signal overload problems which will block reception, so if any boosters are in line try removing them, but if by any chance this doesn't make any difference then a attenuator in line with the aerial socket could effect a cure. (this info much more applicable if using an outside aerial)
To test for overload problem, if you can access a set top type aerial give that a try, as if BBC1 is then found to work that proves you are suffering from signal overloading.
Of course another more dastardly problem could exist if none of the above effects a cure, that being of your receiving equipment not being able to respond to an 8k signal, although this would apply more with older equipments.
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Lawrence9:53 PM
Thanks for the advice guys. Attenuator arrived today but weirdly all channels were viewable when I turned on the tv without it. Something must have changed and it's nothing I've done this end?
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