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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 25/03/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C32 (562.0MHz)591mDTG-100,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C34 (578.0MHz)591mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 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 (West),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C35 (586.0MHz)591mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West, 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

COM4
SDN
 H max
C48 (690.0MHz)591mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C33 (570.0MHz)591mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C36 (594.0MHz)591mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LBS
 H -10dB
C30 (546.0MHz)591mDTG-1210,000W
Channel icons
from 22nd September 2014: 7 Made in Bristol,

DTG-8 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?

regional news image
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 25km north (3°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
regional news image
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?

CheddarTransposer15 km E Weston-super-Mare1674 homes
LuccombeActive deflector6 km w Minehead38 homes

How will the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20102010-132013-182013-1727 Feb 2018
C/D EEEC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C30_local
C32BBCA
C33com7com7
C34D3+4
C35com8com8
C36ArqB
C37C5wavesC5waves
C48SDNSDNSDNSDN
C49tv_off BBCABBCA
C51tv_offLBSLBS
C52tv_offArqBArqBArqB
C54tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offArqAArqAArqACOM8tv_off
C58tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C61ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCA
C64BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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

Jan 1958-Jul 1968Television Wales and the West
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Harlech Television
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. Mendip 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.

Comments
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
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Martin
2:40 PM

BS374JW. Channels 25, 31, 47 ARQB are pixillating and freezing, have followed rest procedure made no difference. Until recently these channels were working fine. 6530 303a shows Bit level 264+, and signal strength of 9.

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Martin's 1 post GB flag
Sunday, 21 May 2017
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Dave
4:55 PM

Williton area signal was great through the winter, last week it's been very poor. I realise we are on fringe of Mendips but any reason why signal has gone from excellent to awful in the last week, especially on 46 and similar Freeview channels?
Thanks kindly,
Dave.

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david carter
6:29 PM

I lost HD channels a couple of weeks ago, and other channels suffer pixilation occasionally, when I rescan it doesn't even discover HD channels, I am in Bradford abbas just the other side of yeovil

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StevensOnln1
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10:48 PM

david carter: Please provide a full postcode so we can see predicted reception for your exact location. Also, have you checked all the cables and connections behind the TV? A loose or damaged cable or connector often turns out to be the cause of problems such as this.

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Friday, 26 May 2017
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Keith rodgerson
1:32 PM

david carter: I'm having the same issue. For the past few weeks my bbc1 2. ITV and channel 4 and 5 had signals through my YouView box have been pixelating. I rescanned and now they don't appear at all. Is the signal strength low? I'm high up in Clifton in bristol

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StevensOnln1
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2:18 PM

Keith rodgerson: There has been no recent engineering work affecting Freeview transmissions from Mendip. Signal strength is never reduced from any transmitter for any other reason and never constantly for several weeks. As per my reply to David Carter, check the cabling behind your TV for a loose or damaged cable or connection, then work your way back as far as you can safely access towards the aerial. If you provide a full postcode someone may be able to offer more specific advice.

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Saturday, 27 May 2017
MikeP
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10:25 AM

Keith Rodgerson:

I can confirm that Mendip does not have any current problems and has not had over the last several weeks. I use Mendip as my main Freeview source. StevensOnln1 is correct in that transmitter power is never educed for any significant length of and is only temporarily reduce if there is some major engineering work being carried out, it always returns to normal as soon as the work is completed.



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MikeP's 3,056 posts GB flag
Monday, 29 May 2017
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Dave
7:40 PM

I posted about 10 days ago about recent poor reception on Freeview esp channels such as 46, 12, and others. Unwatchable and dire pixillation.
Possibly a combination of living on the fringe Mendips reception area and the very warm temperatures we have had, as I've done nothing to my TV at all, but today, Bank Holoday Monday (wet and not that warm) all the 'iffy' channels are back on fine, not breaking up at all.
Just thought anyone in TA24 area might be interested.

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MikeB
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10:27 PM

Dave: MikeP asked you to supply a full postcode and signal strength, but you havn't. Realistically, if your having the same problem again and again, there is a fundamental issue with your system, or you need to look at alternatives. But your system wont right itself - it will just recover a bit for a while.

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Tuesday, 30 May 2017
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Chris.SE
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8:17 AM

Dave: As you already know you are very definitely in a fringe area. If your normal reception during hot weather (eg. last year or any previous occasions this year) is ok, then something may have changed. This could be something in your aerial system/coax/connections as already mentioned/suggested by the two Mikes which has now made your reception marginal/weather dependant. It may also be something directly in the direction of the transmitter - eg. tree growth now at a height that is causing issues, but I think that less likely as you have reported good reception in the wet weather on Monday.
I suspect that it may be interference of some sort, possibly from another transmitter (that could even be a new/upgraded mobile phone mast) which may be weather dependant but possibly made worse if something in your installation has degraded - things can do so over time, it's no good saying nothing has changed, I've done nothing etc etc.
As already suggested, give your installation a thorough check-out first.

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