Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 920,000 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 Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, 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)
Which Freeview channels does the Sandy Heath 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)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Sandy Heath transmitter?
BBC Look East (West) 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Cambridge CB4 0WZ, 29km east-northeast (65°)
to BBC Cambridge region - 4 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Norwich NR1 3JG, 119km east-northeast (60°)
to ITV Anglia (West) region - 5 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (East)
How will the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 12 Feb 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | K T | K T | W T | W T | ||||
| C6 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C33 | SDN | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | _local | ||||||||
| C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C39 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C43 | _local | ||||||||
| C48 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C51tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 30 Mar 11 and 13 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.4dB) 180kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-7.7dB) 170kW | |
| com7 | (-13dB) 49.6kW | |
| com8 | (-13.1dB) 49.1kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 20kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-20dB) 10kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sandy Heath transmitter area
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Sunday, 28 June 2015
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MikeB11:45 PM
Edward : That really doesn't help much. I'm guessing its a recent Sony TV, probably a W7 or 8, but it would nice to actually know the model.
What would really help is what you mean by 'picture setting'. Is it too bright, on the demo setting (and thus too bright, too much contrast, etc), or what. Tell us what you want to do or what you cannot do, or else we really cannot help.
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Monday, 29 June 2015
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Edward 7:49 AM
The picture seems to couldy and white . it's
Sony KDL42W706 42 Inch Full HD Smart LED TV.
I just want to know the best picture setting as ive tried to correct it but it just dont look right.
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MikeB6:57 PM
Edward : I'm not sure what you mean by cloudy and white, but there are several possibilities.
Firstly, do you actually get a picture on the TV? By that, I mean a proper picture, but perhaps just very pale, etc. If your just getting 'static' (which certainly is cloudy and white), you need to follow the steps in your manual, because almost certainly you've set up the TV to only use the analogue tuner, which is going to pick up nothing.
If the TV has a very rubbish picture, then check the manual and reset it to factory setting/first time install (or what ever the phrase Sony uses). This will take the TV back to the first time you turned in on, so go through the setup procedure carefully - plug in the aerial, etc.
If you've done that and the picture is still awful, then you might have a duff panel (it happens), you should just take it back to the people you bought it from (who was it?), and get them to test it. The W7 series is a very decent TV, and the panel gives a good picture, so you might have just been very unlucky. At least go back to the shop, perhaps having taken a photo on a phone, etc of the screen, so that they can see what its like, and make suggestions.
If your not sure how to set it up, etc, then get a professional to do it. Obviously people who deal with aerials etc can do it, but its probably easiest to get the people who sold you the TV to do the setup/install. EXpect to pay fifty to sexity pounds. This sounds a lot, but its easier than stressing and no being able to use the TV you've purchased, and I know that at the place where I work, they will wire it up, tune it in , and show you how to use it.
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Sunday, 5 July 2015
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Bruno10:38 PM
hallo ich habe nach England vor 3 Wochen Ich habe Probleme mit meinem TV-Signal bewegt.
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Tuesday, 7 July 2015
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Fran10:08 AM
Cambridge
For the last few months, intermittent loss of reception of BBC channels only. Based in Cambridge, roof aerial. Channel 27 stations affected on two Freeview TVs (Sony Bravias). Signal strength is 100%, signal quality <10 - 20%. Have tried turning off various appliances to check for local interference, no change. Usually experience channel interference early morning, late at night, (including yesterday and this morning) but not every day. All other channels are fine.
Can you advise / help?
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Fran's: mapF's Freeview map terrainF's terrain plot wavesF's frequency data F's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Hovey6:00 PM
Fran YOU should cut the tv wire it maid my tv picture so much better .
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MikeB6:43 PM
Fran: Your 100% signal strength is a bit of a giveaway. Your signal strength is far too high. Search 'Too Much of a good thing' on this site for more info.
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Fran10:21 PM
Cambridge
Thanks for that - have ordered attenuators to try.
Fran
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Fran's: mapF's Freeview map terrainF's terrain plot wavesF's frequency data F's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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