Full Freeview on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
Google Streetview | Google map | Bing map | Google Earth | 53.335,-0.172 or 53°20'7"N 0°10'20"W | LN8 6JT |
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.
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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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Saturday, 14 May 2011
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KMJ,Derby10:39 PM
Josh:All the standard definition muxes at Belmont switch to 8k mode on 17th August 2011.There will however be a power restriction on Muxes ArqA and ArqB until 23rd November 2011.
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Sunday, 22 May 2011
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Des Collier2:49 PM
Brian:- Is the power restriction to prevent interference on other transmitters before they switch over?
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Des Collier: That's correct.
In effect the PSB multiplexes will use three of the four old analogue networks (as analogue Channel 5 only used two RF channels) and the fourth has been hived for for the "digital dividend"
So, as before, the COM multiplexes will fit into "gaps" in the old analogue plan.
This means that on some transmitters the COM multiplexes have to have power restrictions to stop taking analogue transmissions off air in neighbouring regions until they are converted to digital broadcasting.
It's a little more complicated than that, but that's the basic plan.
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
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G Winney12:34 PM
Grimsby
I have a new Roof Top Aerial for Freeview which works without a hitch on all the BBC Channels. However we get annoying pixilating on all the other channels especially ITV1. We are in post code DN344LQ and are tuned to the Belmont Transmitter. I understand that the signal strength is stronger for the BBC and that the other channels will have the signal strength increased following the Digital Changeover. Is this correct?
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G's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
G Winney: You reception of multiplex 2 with a rooftop aerial should be perfect. Can you please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice . Also Freeview modes | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice in conjunction with the details at the top of the page regarding the signal strength.
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Monday, 30 May 2011
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Chris Bennett4:15 PM
I live in Hull and use the Belmont transmitter..I would like to change my aerial as reception is not as good as i would like it to be..Can anybody recommend a good quality aerial please
Cheers
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Chris Bennett: please provide a full (not partial) postcode.
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011
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davej7:56 PM
@chris bennett - try the screwfix wideband £14.99 . Just put one in loft and getting most channels.
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
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Des Collier7:07 PM
Chris Bennett:- I use a large log periodic aerial,which works extremely well.It is a wideband aerial so you should be able to pick up everything from belmont,like myself on the south bank(scawby,brigg).would be best though to have aerial on the roof where you are.
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Saturday, 11 June 2011
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Ian Taylor7:47 AM
Lincoln
@Mike Dimmick: Thanks for all that very useful information! Next time I visit my mother I'll see if I can find the 'box'. Looking at the TV's user manual it looks like I can choose 'best signal quality (all regions)' or go for a 'particular region'.
Thanks again.
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Ian's: mapI's Freeview map terrainI's terrain plot wavesI's frequency data I's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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