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 04/11/2024 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, 17 May 2019
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Brian Newcombe9:22 AM
To whom it may concern:
Mendips is still sending out a signal on c49.
1) this is a waste of electricity.
2) My old Sony vcr DOES NOT have a manual digital channel search (it has one for analogue...) which means the auto search always locks on to c49 first, over-riding the new BBC1 channel (c32).
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Please will someone do something about this??
Brian 17 May 2019
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StevensOnln110:59 AM
Brian Newcombe: There's nothing anyone on this website can do as no one here has any connection with any broadcaster or the transmitter company (Arqiva). There are further frequency changes due at Mendip on 15th and 19th June so perhaps the additional mux will be switched off on one of those dates.
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Thursday, 23 May 2019
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Chris.SE4:42 AM
StevensOnln1:
Typo there ;) The retune dates are 5th June & 19th June.
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Wednesday, 5 June 2019
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A Lambart7:27 AM
Taunton
Postcode = TA1 1UU. For past 8 weeks unable to receive channels 1 & 2 and others via BT TV box - channels 1 & 2 up until 4/6/20 on channels 751 & 752. Multiple retunes carried out with BT directions. Separate TV with no BT box ok up until 4/6/20. On 5/06/19, change over day for Freeview, multiple channels totally missing after further retune. Advised by Freeview to retune by way of "in-out-reach-in" method - i.e. retune TV with no aerial connection to reset/remove previous frequencies. Asked "what tv aerial" would be req'd if old aerial not compatible. Freeview would not answer this specific question. All Freeview communications webpages etc does not give info of what aerial needed if replacement req'd. Courtesy of gov't decision yet again the individual will no doubt have to pay for an upgrade somewhere along the line - i.e. a new aerial./engineer. Communication and engagement with customers is appauling. I have spent hours with BT and Freeview trying to sort this out.
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MikeP
9:42 AM
9:42 AM
A Lambart:
If you do nothave cable or satellite, you may be eligable for a free aerial upgrade. Contact Freeview helpline.
You probably need a wideband aerial and it would be wise to have one fitted to cope with future planned changes.
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Gary Law11:13 AM
I am from Swindon postcode SN1 2DL. I can receive all the signals except the BBC SD and radio channels. UHF Ch 32 is showing a signal but there is zero signal quality. Does this mean that we may no longer be getting these channels on UHF 32?
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MikeP
8:45 PM
8:45 PM
A Lambart:
Look at Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview for information.
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Peter Hancock9:02 PM
Hi,
if the frequencies are being lowered to the 30s for Mendip fv in order to free up space for 5G, then why have/are they moving two of the HD multiplexes back up to 55 & 56?
Thanks in advance,
Peye
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StevensOnln110:31 PM
Peter Hancock: COM7 & COM8 are temporary multiplexes and are due to close in the next few years. They have been moved to UHF channels 55 & 56 which form the centre gap of the new 700MHz mobile band in order to continue broadcasting beyond the completion of the 700MHz clearance, as the mobile networks are not expected to start using those centre gap frequencies for at least another couple of years, at which point COM7 & COM8 will close. More details can be found at the link below:
Maximising the benefits of 700MHz clearance - Ofcom
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Thursday, 6 June 2019
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Zahida3:39 PM
Cwmbran
Gary Law: Hi there. I am not recieving bbc channels or any itv channels after retuning. Channel 4 and my5 has also dissapeared. Please help. How do I recover them? Thanks
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