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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, 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 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, 10 July 2012
Brian Norris: See:
Belmont TV Transmitter
A look on Streetview at your post code (photo taken April 2009) shows quite a few aerials on Emley Moor. I'd estimate maybe a 40/60 split in favour of Emley.
Number 73 appears to have a log. These are native widebands and have a flatter gain curve than yagis. See:
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
I suppose that this particular aerial was fitted to pick up analogue Channel 5 and/or pre-switchover digital which were lower power than the digital signals now. With that in mind, it would seem logical conclude that such an aerial will be sufficient now.
It might be a Log 40. Maybe a DM Log will work. I am 40 miles away from Belmont, to the north east of Doncaster. I have a DM Log in the loft pointing at Emley Moor. Before I installed it I tuned to C22 and C25 and got a healthy mid-80% signal strength on my Sony RDR-HXD870 when pointing the aerial out the first floor window in the direction of Belmont.
Before you do this, it might be worth checking that there isn't water in the cable or joins. Check that the cable hasn't chafed on tiles, for example.
If you do replace the cable, then it is probably best to use copper foil double-screened cable (e.g. WF100):
Satellite, Television, FM, DAB, Aerial, Coaxial Cable, Plugs, Sockets, Connectors & Leads
Obviously get someone to do it who has the proper tools, ladders and knowledge to work safely at heights.
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Brian Norris: I should add that number 73's aerial is pointing at Belmont.
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Brian Norris4:25 PM
Scunthorpe
Dave Lindsay
Thanks for advice. Yes I have noticed that some antennas in the street do point to Emily Moor. however lately a lot of them have now moved over to Belmont.
I was thinking of DM Log 40 myself and I will be replacing the cable as you say will WF100 it only has to go into the loftbox approx 3m so no problem and as for height work I do it every day so no worries there.
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Brian Norris: It might be worth discounting the LoftBox as being the cause, possibly through over-amplification. If there is a variable control, then try turning it down.
See Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The PSBs are at higher power than the COMs from Belmont.
The "DM Log" and "Log 40" are different aerials.
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Brian Norris11:08 PM
Scunthorpe
Dave Lindsay
The "DM Log" and "Log 40" are different aerials.
Yes but not sure as to the one to buy. The map above seems to show that I may be in the Darker green area (Just)
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jb3811:51 PM
Brian Norris: A log 40 aerial is perfectly adequate for your needs and can cope perfectly OK whether it be Emley moor or Belmont, and if by any chance a slight boost is required than that will not cause any problems either, Argos item number 534 / 4235 being perfect for the job by it having a variable boost level.
I receive Belmont from about 52 miles away and via a very much less than clear signal path using an amplified DM log, plus I use two other logs for the reception of Sandy and Waltham respectively, my location being in the Stamford area.
This is a link for the item mentioned, although there is a possibly that it might not work hence why I included the item number.
Buy Plug-In 1 Way TV Aerial Signal Booster at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Television aerials and boosters, TV aerials, boosters and accessories.
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012
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jb388:08 AM
Brian Norris: Just to add that what's been said / seen regarding aerial curves. It has to be kept in mind that the info seen on these charts can up to a point be taken as being academic, as it represents the results obtained when an aerial was tested under strict conditions whilst being located at one end of a test area about the size of a football field, and with the highly regulated constant RF output signal used for the test being located at the other end, this arrangement guaranteeing an even level of signal over the entire bandwidth of the channels being covered.
This, as obviously can be appreciated bears no resemblance to the reality of most situations, and where the signals from the six transmitters used for a full service Freeview service do not reach the receiving aerial with the same intensity, this being for a variety of reasons such as obstructions like trees etc along the way, as well as the fact that even without any obstructions the signal received can still be at slightly different levels because RF does not conform to what might be expected when it leaves the sources of radiation which are located at different heights on the mast.
Yagi type aerials, the more normally seen over the years, only have one active element no matter what size (length) the aerial might be, whereas on a log aerial all elements are active and that's what makes them have such an even response over the entire bandwidth, as each element is catering for a certain section of the frequencies being covered.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012
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Jim Brennan4:57 PM
Brigg
After TV has been on for about 15mins signal is lost on BBC1 & 2. ITV etc is OK.
Dealer told me that this is a transmitter problem which is only affecting Panasonic & Sony TVs which are about 3 to 4 years old.
How can this be and is it correct?
If so how long will it go on for?
I'm tuned to the Belmont transmitter.
Post code DN20 0PP
Thanks.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
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Peter Locke4:08 PM
Hi, Is Classic Radio still transmitting the TMC traffic updates in Lincolnshire from Belmont. I have not seen any updates on traffic conditions on my satnav for months?
Hondaracer
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Friday, 28 December 2012
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peter williams10:51 PM
Beverley
Consistent signal failure on east yorks and lincs stations evening of 28 dec. Bbc ok, all itv no signal. Or breakup of picture. I think it is Belmont, but website says no fault. Fault from app 7 pm throughout evening.
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