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 04/11/2024 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 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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Monday, 6 June 2016
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B Singleton10:09 AM
Hull
Hi we have lost most of our Freeview channels 1,2,3,4,5, and many more any idea why? Aerial on the roof, postcode HU9 4QS
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Richard Cooper10:26 AM
Norwich
B Singleton: Good morning Bee. I am so sorry to hear that you have lost Freeview logical channel numbers 1 to 5 and many more channels. You ought to check first of all that your neighbours have lost reception too, then the chances are that it is not down to your individual setup. I assume you get your signals from Belmont, for which there are no reported issues or engineering works currently. I have noticed this morning that we have high atmospheric pressure which could cause Belmont to reflect its signals up in the atmosphere, causing them to interfere with signals using the same channels from a transmitter elsewhere in the country ( or even abroad!). Wee call this "co-channel interference" or "CCI" and it could cause you to lose reception at your location. What you are entitled to do is to contact the programme providers for the programmes you can't get so that they can investigate for you. I hope all this will help you, Richard, Norwich, Monday 6th. June at 10:25 a.m.
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Tony Denton10:40 AM
What was the point in changing from analog to digital, if we keep loosing signal? It's about time these problems where solved. Please, don't bother giving me the rubbish about atmosphere interfering with the signal, this should have been thought out of long before we ever made the switch!
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Richard Cooper10:52 AM
Norwich
Tony Denton: Good morning Tony D. The atmosphere used to wreak havoc with analogue signals even more than it does with digital terrestrial television: one would have to switch off the tv for hours on end, hoping that when one returned that one would have a watchable picture. The switch from analogue to digital cannot, therefore, be blamed for signal loss due to atmospheric conditions: it is not a case of "thinking anything out" because there is nothing to think out, other than suggesting that tv viewers switch to 'Freesat' or view tv online when these high atmospheric conditions prevail. One is, however, entitled to inform the programme providers that one is unable to watch the programmes using the 'Freeview' platform, so that they may contemplate the situation, however they are unlikely to suggest anything more than I have suggested in this post. I am sorry that your loss of 'Freeview' signal is causing you such great consternation, Richard, Norwich, Monday 6th. June, 10:50 a.m.
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B Singleton11:20 AM
All back on 11:10 with no explanation
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Richard Cooper11:24 AM
Norwich
B Singleton: The explanation is on the Digital UK website, Bee: "Latest News: Some viewers living on the East Coast of England or Scotland may experience temporary disruption to their TV signal today due to high pressure. We advise that you do not retune - reception will return to normal once this weather system passes." Quote/unquote!, Richard, Norwich, 11:20 a.m.
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Ian6:18 PM
This often manifested itself as horizontal bars on an Analogue signal. In the Lincoln area, Central ITV was often affected and when it was, it was often possible to get a signal from the TVS transmitter at Hannington as well as many Belgian and German stations
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Tuesday, 7 June 2016
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TREVOR SPEAR2:21 PM
Hatfield
Hi I live at AL9 7EF and normally have a good signal on my LG 47" smart TV but as last year when we have good weather we loose signal on various channels, we have a signal booster.
can you please advise a method of resolving this issue and an idea of what is likely to be the cause.
is a larger Aeriel likely to be the answer.
Many Thanks
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Ian6:18 PM
Trevor, actually reducing the signal or removing the booster may help as may a more directional aerial. Unfortunately, with the low error correction to cram in more channels these days, there is no perfect solution to co-channel interference.
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MikeB10:03 PM
Trevor: looking at your postcode on DigitalUK, your best for Crystal palace or possibly Sandy heath - and on both you should get very good reception, and have no need for a booster.
But although you might have a problem with the current high pressure system, you should check the signal strength on your aerial, and which transmitter your tuned into, just in case you've got a problem with your aerial system.
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