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The symbol shows the location of the Eastbourne (East Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 3,600 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 Eastbourne (East Sussex, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Eastbourne 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
C26 (514.0MHz)83mDTG-200W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) South East, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 V max
C30- (545.8MHz)83mDTG-200W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Meridian (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Meridian south coast), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 V max
C23 (490.0MHz)83mDTG-200W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South East, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?

the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels

The Eastbourne (East Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.

If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Eastbourne transmitter?

regional news image
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 42km north (358°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
regional news image
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 61km north-northeast (16°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford

How will the Eastbourne (East Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20122012-1319 Jul 2018
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TA K T
C5BBCtvwaves
C21SDN
C23ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCBBBCB
C24ArqA
C26BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCABBCA
C27ArqB
C30C4wavesC4wavesC4waves-D3+4D3+4
C33BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves

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 30 May 12 and 13 Jun 12.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

BBCA, D3+4, BBCB 200W
Analogue 1-4(-3.2dB) 95W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Heathfield transmitter area

Aug 1958-Jan 1992Southern Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992Television South (TVS)
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Meridian
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Eastbourne was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Dave Lindsay
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4:32 PM

Peter: I should perhaps declare that my comments are made as a non-professional with an interest in the subject.

A Group A bandpass filter means that it allows through only Group A channels. A Group A bandstop filter (if there is such thing) allows through all except Group A channels.

There was (and maybe still is) a plan to sell off C31 to C37 for three new multiplexes. These would be likely to broadcast from the transmitting stations that carry the current three COMs. The Group B bandpass filter sold by ATV (and I assume all "Group B" BP filters) starts at 34 which could cause issues in the future.

I'm not sure whether this plan will come to fruition. It seems like the typical dogs dinner you get these days. Who knows, we could go back to having a single television channel in a few years time, so that most of the spectrum can be sold for 4G, 5G, 6G etc. Let us hope that it won't be Murdoch that will be in charge!

You can get notch filters which are used to stop a single channel. You would obviously need three (or a triple one if there is such a thing) for the three channels used by South Tower. I have no idea on cost so can't say whether that's worthwhile.

F-connectors are generally used in places where the connections are generally perminant and not likely to be unplugged by users. So in a loft or outside (with suitable weatherproofing) it's good practice to use F connectors.

There may be a control on the amplifier to reduce its level which might help. It's probably best to note where it was set originally just in case it goes pear-shaped.

I read your earlier postings which mentioned about a loft aerial. If this is the same one, then could you move it to somewhere where it will still be able to pick-up from Heathfield, but where it will get less signal from the direction of South Tower?

I re-affirm what I said about a Group A aerial being less suited to Heathfield and hence might need replacement. The colour system that is used denotes Group As with a red tip and Bs with a yellow tip. Widebands are black, although depending on its age, I wonder if it may, perhaps, not use any scheme.

I also wonder whether swapping it with a Group B would help a little to reducing the pick-up of Eastbourne (assuming that it is a Group A) as well as increasing sensitivity of Heathfield. Also, even though Group B officially goes down to C34 it should still work quite well on 31 to 33 should they ever get used.

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Peter
5:33 PM

Hi Dave the aerial has a red tip.

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Peter
5:59 PM

Found a Blake DMX10B Very High Gain Group B TV Aerial that I think would fit the bill as it says Frequency range: 35-53 (582 - 734MHz) (group B).

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Thursday, 14 June 2012
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matt
12:17 AM
Eastbourne

why have we lost freeview channels in eastbourne, was better before change over. is this because there going to add more channels later or is that it

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Dave Lindsay
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12:25 AM

matt: All channels that were broadcasting before are broadcasting now. Without saying which are missing, how might we offer an explanation and a possible fix?

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matt
8:16 AM
Eastbourne

matt: have lost quest yesterday some of the music channels itv2/3 dave viva and many more

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MF
11:51 AM
Eastbourne

The reason people in Eastbourne have lost some of the channels ie 23,26 30 is that Hastings are using these frequencies for the Com channels and Eastbourne is using them for the PSB channels.The digital signal from Eastbourne is far more robust than the old analogue signal and travels further.I have been using hastings for the past 2 years and at changeover on 13th retuned and got all channels from hastings it was later that day when Eastbourne got switched on that I lost 23, 26,30. Brilliant planning have 2 transmitters with virtual line of sight of each other 17 miles apart using same channels for different services. Having to move aerial to Heathfield and more cost!!!

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Dave Lindsay
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12:22 PM

MF: Based on what I've seen on here, some viewers using Hastings transmitter may be affected by others co-channel and may have to change transmitter.

I'm not an aerial installer so the following are just my thoughts as technically-minded anorak on this subject.

If your aerial is a Group A one (bottom third of the band), then it will be unsuitable for Heathfield as it is now Group B (middle third of the band).

If you are looking at DIYing or just wish to be informed, then I recommend that you look at www.aerialsandtv.com

There is a page on Heathfield, although the recommendations still say it is C/D, which is what it was before switchover:

Heathfield Transmitter

You appear to have quite good line of sight (*with no local obstructions such as trees or buildings*):


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The transmitter is 14 miles away. I looked on Streetview and St Mary's House and neighbouring tall building looks as though they could pose a problem. It may vary from house to house what can be picked up and what can't.

Dover looks out of the question.

The only other thing I can suggest is that you may be able to mount the aerial such that your house or some other object acts to block the signal from Eastbourne. This in so doing probably means putting the aerial somewhere where it is likely to pick up less signal from Hastings.

Mounted on one side of the house might help. Or in the loft where you can construct some sort of shield with chicken wire and tin foil. I've no idea how effective this might be, particularly as other buildings may reflect the Eastbourne signals back towards the front of your aerial (depending on which way you face).

The COM channels use a less robust mode (less error correction) than the PSBs and this is so that they can cram in more services, so they are going to be the first ones to go, even without the noise from Eastbourne.

It is worsened by the fact that they are both vertically polarised, although the stronger the signal the more it can be picked up by an aerial of opposite polarisation.

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Dave Lindsay
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12:33 PM

Matt: The answer to your question depends on which transmitter that you are using.

Based on the fact that you have lost Dave and Viva as well, then I gather that you are receiving from Hastings transmitter. The reason is due to the local Eastbourne transmitter (which doesn't carry these services) using the same channels as these services from Hastings.

If it is possible to receive from Heathfield, then that is what you may have to do in order to receive the full complement of channels. Should you do this, then you should be aware that the SDN multiplex which carries ITV3, QVC and others is on low power until 27th, so you may not be able to pick it up until then.

As I said to MF, Hastings uses Group A channels (bottom third of the band) and Heathfield uses Group B ones (middle third), so if your aerial is a Group A one it will be unsuitable for Heathfield. A wideband one should be OK though, although the older the aerial, the more likely it is to be a Group A one.

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Friday, 15 June 2012
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Kaz
6:55 AM

My mother can't get half her channels from Heathfield either. They're supposed to be broadcasting 6;
BBCA on Ch.52
D3+4 on 49
BBCB on 47
SDN on 42
ArqA on 44
ArqB on 41

She gets 41, 49, and 52. Perfectly. The TV claims it's excellent reception. She also gets 40 - which seems to be coming from Bexhill transmitter, and is a duplicate of Heathfield's channel 49 but with different regional programmes I believe.

She doesn't get 44, 47, or 48, although she'll never get HD with her current equipment but she's still missing 2 of the channels and she NEEDS them. She particularly wants Challenge and ITV3. Luckily she can currently get them on Sky, but she's cancelling that soon and Challenge is not available on Freesat.

Can anyone give even the slightest clue as to what the problem might be? She's retuned twice and also tried to add them manually, all to no avail.

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