Full Freeview on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter which serves 1,870,000 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.
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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 Sutton Coldfield 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 Sutton Coldfield transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest (200°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 15km south-southwest (201°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
Burton (shobnall) | Transposer | 1 km W Burton-on-Trent | 60 homes |
Coalville | Transposer | 18 km NW Leicester | 600 homes |
Solihull | Transposer | Land Rover building | 400 homes |
How will the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | ||||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | W T | ||||
C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C33 | com7 | ||||||||
C35 | com8 | ||||||||
C36 | LOCAL2 | ||||||||
C39 | +ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C40 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C42 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C45 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
C46 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C48 | _local | ||||||||
C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C51tv_off | LB | ||||||||
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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 200kW | |
com7 | (-10.5dB) 89.2kW | |
com8 | (-10.7dB) 86kW | |
LB | (-20dB) 10kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 8kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter area
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Saturday, 12 February 2011
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Mike Dimmick6:00 PM
stuart arbon: While the Digital UK 'Planned Engineering Works' page shows all services 'Liable to interruption', I'd be surprised if any work was being done on a Saturday afternoon. Any outdoor works are done in daylight and usually on weekdays. A transmitter failure would affect all 1.8 million homes using this transmitter.
Did your aerial installer install an amplified splitter? I think the most likely explanation is that the power supply to such a splitter has been turned off or that the fuse to it has blown. My next best guess is that the cable's connection to the aerial was not made securely and it has worked loose. Check for the splitter's power first.
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Martin: Yes, the much stronger signals after switchover should push your reception above the "stable" threshold the whole time.
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Sunday, 13 February 2011
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Terry10:33 AM
Briantist
Re.- "maintancence work... Digital UK provide this information on a week-by-week basis."
Previously "detailed information" was easy to find.
I did search, but could only find the information on the map.
The link for "detail information" is not very noticeable.
Thanks for your help.
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Terry: If you click the "Digital UK" logo in the information it takes you their page.
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Bob4:52 PM
Saturday Sunday 12th & 13th February 2011
I have no signal to TVs connected to the six way aerial booster located in the loft next to the aerial. All was working until Saturday. Thought the booster had failed so bought another one with no success. The main TV in the lounge works ok with SKY but not when SKY box is turned off. This was also working OK previously. TVs work OK connected directly to the aerial. Please advise if it is a transmitter issue.
Regards
Bob
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Bob: No, it is not a "transmitter issue". I would see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
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ian, nottm7:23 AM
bob has the power supply stopped working ? swapping this with a basic booster will achieve nothing?
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011
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Ryan 4:44 PM
In reply to: Ryan: Not sure what I was supposed to make of "alright at lunch time ... then, like that moment last year, turned dire".
Sorry, didn't make myself clear. I meant that it went back to the picture breaking up and becoming unwatchable. Like it was towards the end of last year.
It appears that it will run alright in a morning, and at lunch time. Yet turn poor soon after lunch, and continue for the remainder of day.
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Thursday, 17 February 2011
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Derek Fairburn2:27 PM
When the Sutton Coldfield transmitter power goes up on 21 September 2011, should I be able to receive TV on my PC, with a desktop aerial? - and a PC tuner, of course.
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