Full Freeview on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter
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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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) mast?
Sutton Coldfield transmitter - Sutton Coldfield 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 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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Thursday, 22 December 2011
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jb381:35 PM
revs: If you are receiving from Sutton Coldfield then the DRG site (trade view) power indicator shows Ch42 (SDN) as being on 141.6Kw / Ch45 (ArqA) at 100Kw / Ch39 (ArqB) at full 200Kw, the two lower powered muxes operating that way until April 24th 2012.
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011
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Gee6:15 PM
Bedworth
signal breaking up again....it's windy!!!! Aerial is ok, have super duper Panasonic freeview box. All works perfectly when weather is ok. Is it really acceptable that we can't watch TV just because it's windy...or raining.....unbelievable. BBC said they would email me after reporting this problem but heard nothing. Never had a problem until digital was introduced. No one is listening, no one is doing anything about these problems. Always it says the Sutton Coldfield transmitter is clear and no problems reported. Really????? Even ofcom were not very interested. Who is going to do something or is this how it's always going to be??????? It's so so annoying and frustrating when faced with a big fat zero from every 'helpline'
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Gee's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 29 December 2011
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Adam B1:34 PM
Dunstable
Gee:
Some things to check.
Do you have nearby trees/tall bushes between you and the Sutton Coldfield transmitter? If they are being blown into line of your signal when windy, this could be the problem. Rain can also cause the problem as it can increase the attenuation of the signal.
Secondly, when windy, is your aerial stable or does it blow about in the wind? Again a possible cause of the problem.
Lastly, a damaged connection between the aerial and the downlead may be allowing rain to enter the downlead and cause shorting, which again affects the signal.
Hope this helps,
Adam.
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Adam's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Gee: Like Adam B says, after discounting any issues with your aerial system (might be difficult, particularly high up), then trees would seem to be the logical suspects for poor reception during wind.
The BBC, Ofcom or any helpline is not responsible for removing or pruning trees that affect viewers' reception. It would also not be wise for you to take a chainsaw if the tree(s) aren't yours.
I had a look down your road on Google Streetview and there are a few talls masts and large aerials. One or two are on Waltham.
There are trees in your street that may affect reception of those on one side. There are also trees in the direction of Sutton Coldfield in and around the Weston Hotel. They could be the reason for the larger aerials.
The only solution might be to call in a rigger.
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Sunday, 1 January 2012
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Bob Loader10:49 PM
Getting excellent signal strength from Sutton Coldfield but on freeview I can't find ITV or BBC i players either on the TV or the Panasonic HDD recorder. both equipped with and connected to internet access.
However BBC i player is OK on Freesat reception.
Are they available on Freeview please?
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Monday, 2 January 2012
Bob Loader: BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4OD and similar services do not come via Freesat or Freeview. They come to you over the internet, either using a wired ethernet cable to your router or wirelessly (wifi) to your router.
Some Freesat and Freeview devices (TVs/boxes) have the capability to show iPlayer type services.
What are the make and model numbers of the TV and the HDD recorder so we might check up on their capabilities and advise as to how you might get it to work?
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
C
Chris Davies 7:04 PM
For the last Month, every WENSDAY we have not been able to change any channels unless we switch off both TV set and freeview box and then for a very short time we can change channels. We are using a humax box for freeview reception, and are tuned to the Sutton Coalfield mast. We have tried retuning but without any difference.
Any suggestions
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Sunday, 8 January 2012
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get it fixed2:45 PM
No colour on picture just black and white?
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
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Ali2:04 PM
Leicester
I live in Oadby Leicester,
postcode le24af.
I am recieving terrible pixelation on BBC1 BBC2 and BBC3 ( signal strength 25% for BBC channel) only rest of the channel are above 50 %.
any advice please/
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Ali's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby2:27 PM
Ali: If your aerial is pointing W to Sutton Coldfield the frequency for the BBC channels should be C43. Do a check on your receiver for the actual frequency being received, as C61 (Waltham) and C27 (Sandy Heath) are also possible at your location. Also check in the 800s of the channel list for another BBC1 that works correctly. If incorrect tuning is a problem, clear the channel list then do a manual tune for the correct set of frequencies. If manual tuning is not an option, start the scan with the aerial unplugged, then, for Sutton Coldfield, plug it in around C35 then unplug it again after C47. This should leave out any unwanted channels.
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