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.
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._______
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 January 2023
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Chris.SE12:59 PM
StevensOnln1:
As a slight aside, this page gives a list of devices that should get ITVX, updated periodically.
https://support.itv.com/e…LbSi
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StevensOnln13:00 PM
Chris.SE: Thanks, that list should come in handy.
bruce tearle: The Channel 4 contact link seems to be missing from my reply this morning, it is:
Contact us | Channel 4
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bruce tearle4:26 PM
have e-mailed Channel 4 but no response as yet.
connected my laptop via HDMI link and had not trouble getting channel 4.
It's frustrating because the HUMAX/Sansung combination did work in the past. just can't think what I could have changed that is causing the problem.
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Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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Mrs. Pocock 3:51 PM
What airel would I need if I have a tv on dunster beach chalet to get your reception
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StevensOnln15:26 PM
Mrs. Pocock : We need a full postcode to see the predicted coverage at your location. Also, please note that the contributors to this website are all volunteers who have no connection with any broadcaster or the company running the transmitters.
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Chris.SE7:14 PM
Mrs. Pocock :
Personally I wouldn't use any washing powder to receive Freeview :)
I've managed to find a postcode for that beach area.
You'd need a Group K aerial.
Whilst there are some local relay transmitters, they won't give you all the channels and signals will be a bit unreliable down there on the beach.
You should be able to get good signals from the main Mendip transmitter (West local news) or Wenvoe (Welsh local news). Wenvoe signals should be stronger.
Considering that you are likely to have problems with seagulls (and maybe other birds) perching on aerials and causing damage, you need something fairly sturdy.
I would tend to go for something like this Blake Log Periodic -
56 Element Log Periodic Group K Aerial - Blake UK
You'll also need a suitable pole and bracket to secure the pole to the chalet.
The aerial should be mounted with the rods horizontal. You'll need an F connector to connect to the aerial and some double screened cable similar to CT100. And of course a coax plug for the TV end as well as someone who is competent at fitting the plugs etc.
The aerial should point at Compass bearing 86 degrees (that's almost due E) for Mendip 57km away.
Or pointing at Comp[ass bearing 20 degrees (that's almost NNE) for Wenvoe.
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023
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Mel Broom7:09 AM
bruce: can you tell me why transmission completely gone ?!!
This is so frustrating !
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StevensOnln19:29 AM
bruce & Mel Broom: There is an engineering notice from yesterday warning of Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 12/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels for Mendip
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Chris.SE1:26 PM
Mel Broom: & bruce:
And do NOT retune when you have no signal or pixellated pictures as this usually just clears your correct tuning. If you have retuned, you'll have to repeat it, maybe several times as you won't know when your signals will be normal.
In addition to which, there is also some variable weather related Tropospheric Ducting causing interference to wanted signals from distant transmitters.
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