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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.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Mendip transmitter broadcast?

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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.

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
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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), 71 That’s 60s,

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 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C33 (570.0MHz)591mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C36 (594.0MHz)591mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 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

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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
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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Bill McDonald
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3:28 PM
Yeovil

Hi Folks, thanks for getting back with the information, postcode is BA22 8TX and it is the Com 7/8 channels that are a nightmare. Mike nice suggestion on Freesat, but why should I spend even more money, as far as I can see digital is a hit and miss service, I hope to God they increase the power on Com 7/8 eventually.

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MikeP
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3:55 PM

Bill McDonald:

I note from the Freeview Map that we can now see, that you are near to a generic mobile phone mast. It is possible that you are having interference from that mast. Contact AT800 at Contact us | Advice or general enquiries | at800 They well provide a filter free of charge to try and eliminate any problems due to 4G signals.

As for power output on COMs 7&8, there is no plan to increase the output of these multiplexes. If they are the ones giving most problems, then it may be that your aerial is not the required wideband type. If you have not had it changed in the last teo/three months then it is likely to not be a wideband type and I'd advise having it changed for a good quality one, but don't fall for the 'digital aerial' con as there is no such thing.



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Monday, 28 May 2018
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Andrew Fielder
7:23 PM
Bridgwater

Can anyone explain why COM5 ArqA is now breaking up on Channel 33. This has only happened since the channel changed. It is happening in TA21 9DF area and TA5 1BW area. All signals on the multiplex are breaking up.

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StevensOnln1
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11:12 PM

Andrew Fielder: What signal strength do you get on UHF channel 33 compared to the other muxes? If it's lower, the most likely explanation is that you have a Group C/D aerial which is not designed to receive the lower part of the UHF band. If you don't have satellite or cable you should be eligible to have a replacement wideband aerial fitted free of charge, which can be arranged by contacting the Freeview Advice Line (see link below).

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Tuesday, 29 May 2018
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Andrew Fielder
11:16 AM
Wellington

StevensOnln1. Both wideband aerials installed in the 12 months. In fact the one at TA5 1BW was only fitted a couple of months ago (and has line of sight to the Mendip mast). All other Muxs work perfectly. Both aerials filter 4G. At TA21 9DF I have Sig strength of 86% on channel 48, Today I have 80% on Ch33 and the picture is fine.

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Friday, 1 June 2018
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Andrew Fielder
11:01 PM
Wellington

I think I have it sorted or I will once I trim the hedges! TA5 sorted (needed a manual retune) fault not reported quite correctly to me!

Andy

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Sunday, 3 June 2018
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Chris.SE
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3:47 AM

Bill McDonald:

In addition to what has already been said, according to the terrain plot for your location, and to DigitalUK, you should not have any problem with reception.

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Tuesday, 5 June 2018
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Andrew Fielder
8:24 PM
Wellington

There is a nice bug busy elder right in front of the aerial. Once the flowers have gone into some champagne, it getting the saw treatment!

Reception was fine during the winter!

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Thursday, 7 June 2018
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Bill McDonald
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9:41 AM

Chris.SE: That may well be, but I live here and it doesn't work at all times, the signal is just too weak this far from Mendip, we are very badly served here in Yeovil.

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MikeP
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2:10 PM

Bill McDonald:

Yeovil is quiote well served from Mendip, a cousin lives in West Coker Road and gets excellent reception. So perhaps there is a fault in yopur aerial system. Check all the connections between the aerial and your TV, unplugging and refitting any plug/socket connections. Also check for any damage to the cables that might let water enter when it rains. Then check that your aerial is still correctly positioned and aimed at the transmitter properly. If unsure use the Digital UK service at Digital UK - Coverage checker and enter your full post code. That will tell you the correct compass direction and also the correct channels to tune to.



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