Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 720,000 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 Mendip (Somerset, England) mast?
Mendip transmitter - Mendip transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/09/2023 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 Mendip 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 Mendip transmitter?
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 23km north (11°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Cheddar | Transposer | 15 km E Weston-super-Mare | 1674 homes |
| Luccombe | Active deflector | 6 km w Minehead | 38 homes |
How will the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||
| C/D E | E | E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | |||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C36 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C48 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LBS | LBS | |||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | COM8tv_off | |||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-6dB) 126kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-8.4dB) 72.4kW | |
| com8 | (-8.6dB) 69.1kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LBS | (-17dB) 10kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
MENDIP transmitter - Possible weak signal [DUK]
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Wednesday, 21 September 2016
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David8:52 PM
Mike and JB38 This problem is persisting and I am informed many people in the Frome and Warminster area cannot get a good signal on Flux 33.It is intermittent. The TV engineer I mentioned who claims a perfect signal in Warminster cannot get it either. At what stage do we stop blaming the weather . Note there are BBC stations on this frequency, like BBC4HD and BBC News HD.
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Thursday, 22 September 2016
MikeP
10:24 AM
10:24 AM
David:
Above your posting is a statement to the effect that Mendip may be on reduced power currently due to engineering works. That can be the cause of your problem so do not try to retune until the work is completed.
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Sunday, 25 September 2016
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David3:58 PM
MikeP: Is there any way of discovering when the engineering is likely to be completed. Can we contact Mendip transmsitter direct?
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GEM4:02 PM
Sturminster Newton
I'm in an appartment (with a communal aerial) in Sturminster Newton and we have been unable to watch any Freeview channel for some weeks now. Luckily we also have a communal Sat dish so those of us who use satellite are ok.
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GEM's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Richard Cooper5:42 PM
GEM: Hi, Gem. as I've said before on here, it is the landlord's duty and responsibility to ensure the communal aerial system is working, but the landlord may not do anything if residents don't inform him that there is no Freeview signal, so someone needs to report it! Richard in Norwich.
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Monday, 26 September 2016
MikeP
10:14 AM
10:14 AM
David:
The transmitters are operated by Arqiva and any questions about their operation should be aimed at them.
Details of how to contact them are at Contact Us
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Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:32 PM
2:32 PM
MENDIP transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:10 today to 12:04 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
MENDIP transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:10 yesterday to 12:04 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 6 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
MENDIP transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:10 on 04 Oct to 12:04 on 04 Oct. [BBC]
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