Full Freeview on the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 94,000 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 Midhurst (West Sussex, 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Midhurst (West Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Midhurst 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Midhurst (West Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Midhurst transmitter?
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 51km west-southwest (256°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 41km west-southwest (248°)
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 16 Oct 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C36 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C56tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C58tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C61 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| C68 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 29 Feb 12 and 14 Mar 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C* | (-16dB) 2.5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Midhurst transmitter area
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Friday, 16 November 2012
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Alex8:39 AM
Dave - thanks for responding, we are actually in sight-line of the mast, I did a great deal of research (inc sitefinder) to see if it would be worthwhile using 3 network/3G as our main internet source, and luckily it worked out great - for the last month or two. We have an antenna and repeater etc, which give us good speeds, pointed directly at the mast, less than half a mile away.
The signal has returned thankfully in the last day and a half to something better - still with the occasional dropout/lower speeds.
Fingers crossed it will maintain itself - not as Jamie says, some sort of foolish marketing tactic, though I have to doubt that..........I hope!!
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Alex: There are two possibilities I can think of (not an expert):
1. The base station you point your aerial at was turned off for a period.
2. The network decided to switch your connection to another base station.
As I say, I'm not an expert, so don't know how likely 2 is, but it would seem the only other explanation.
I take it that there was no obstruction such as a vehicle being parked in the way.
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Sunday, 25 November 2012
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j johns12:52 PM
I have no signal the aerial looks ok although it was very windy last night
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Friday, 22 February 2013
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Keith Ballard2:10 PM
Bognor Regis
Can you tell me why there are less freeview channels in West Sussex than there are in East Sussex and how soon will this discrepancy be rectified.
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Keith's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Keith Ballard: The Commercial networks do not have as great a reach as the Public Service ones. This is never likely to change, see:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Most viewers in West Sussex that can receive from a full-service transmitter get all the channels.
If you are using Rowridge and you're having difficulty with the Commercial channels then you might benefit from switching your aerial to vertical polarisation as they are stronger vertically. This will also help with rejection of Crystal Palace's signals which use the same frequencies, but which broadcast only horizontally.
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013
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Pete Forman8:07 AM
I saw a retune message this morning (15 May 2013). However none is needed. The channel changes apply only to Ventnor and Salibury in this transmitter group.
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Pete Forman8:10 AM
I saw a retune message this morning (15 May 2013). However none is needed. The channel changes apply only to Ventnor and Salisbury in this transmitter group.
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Friday, 19 July 2013
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Roger Bennett10:12 PM
Pulborough
a question?
It appears that HD transmissions are not likely to occur from the Midhurst transmitter. Is it likely that HD will ever be transmitted or is the only solution to receive HD to be HD Satellite.
Regards
Roger Bennett
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Roger's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby10:57 PM
Roger Bennett: HD transmissions are already available from Midhurst on C58 (Mux BBCB) This carries HD versions of BBC1, BBC2, ITV(Meridian) and C4. BBC3HD and CBBCHD are to be added in due course. You will need a receiver fitted with a DVB-T2 tuner to receive these services. Satellite offers a few additional free-to-air HD channels, however most HD services from commercial broadcasters are subscription services on the Sky platform.
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Saturday, 20 July 2013
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Keith Fort9:48 PM
Gu358eg
Barely any signal for the last 3 weeks, BBC unwatchable, which used to be the strongest signal. some days no channels whatsoever. No free-view box, just direct from the aerial which is on a pole on the roof, struggling to understand why I should be paying for a full licence.
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