Full Freeview on the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter which serves 130,000 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Fenton 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Fenton transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-midlands-today.jpg)
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-central.jpg)
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | |||||
C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C29 | _local | _local | |||||||
C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C32 | com7 | ||||||||
C34 | com8 | ||||||||
C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-5 | 10kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 1000W | |
com7, com8 | (-18.5dB) 140W | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-20dB) 100W | |
Mux C*, Mux D* | (-23dB) 50W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 6 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:04 AM
5:04 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 27 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 11 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:17 AM
10:17 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:49 AM
10:49 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 29 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 5 February 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/02/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 12 February 2024
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
Fenton transmitter - Fenton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 12/02/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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