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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Friday, 27 October 2017
hI,I think everyone has to take a step back and learn something,UHF radio waves are like light waves,in spite of high tx powers,there are areas that are below the radio horizon,signals can be bounced off local objects and the signal field will cancel ,sometimes putting a tv aerial on the roof may not be the best place,good signals can be found in funny places,perhaps freesat maybe could be better option for certain people,If people listen to advice then that would a way forward and not run around like a headless chickens...n
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Saturday, 28 October 2017
MikeP
2:33 PM
2:33 PM
nicholas MUGFORD:
Without any idea of where you are located we cannot offer any meaningful advice.
Bear in mind, also, that we contributors have knowledge and experience between us that we try to use to assist in answering questions, mostly from people having reception difficulties.
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Monday, 30 October 2017
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Richard.4:20 AM
What on earth is all this about detox got to do with UK Free TV from GymGuy Ei???
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Tuesday, 31 October 2017
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Chris.SE4:47 AM
Iain Davies: And to be clear, I did give you a clear answer -
Quote "In any event, there has been no change to the local Bristol Mux."
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Chris.SE4:49 AM
Richard.: It's a SPAM post, just ignore it!
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017
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llovera8:11 PM
I live in Penarth south wales ,I have always been able to receive the mendip signal now for some reason BT box and my television won't tune into it . Is there a fault?
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StevensOnln111:20 PM
llovera: There are no faults or engineering work showing for Mendip. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and BT box?
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Friday, 24 November 2017
I live in trowbridge, wilts approx 25 mls from the transmitter. for the last 3-4 weeks have been experiencing intermittent low signal strength, sometimes only 50%, mostly on ITV, Ch4, ITV2..and other freeview channels; today its at 65-70%... How long is this going to carry on for ..?
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MikeP
7:25 PM
7:25 PM
Andy Griffiths:
I, too, live in Trowbridge and there is no problem with either the Mendip transmitter nor the signal reception at my location.
I would suggest you check all the aerial leads and connections as well as checking what the reported signal strengths are for each multiplex. Then you should check that you are tuned to the correct services fro Mendip.
If you provide a full post code we could check whether there are any problems at your location.
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Saturday, 25 November 2017
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Mrs Julie Haig8:49 AM
Good Morning,
Why has my signal for BBC been weak for the past week.
Other channels work fine.
No problem prior to this.
Could you advise please?
Regards,
Mrs. Julie Haig.
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