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 18/09/2023 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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Saturday, 10 September 2011
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Billy7:26 PM
Liz and others losing BBC and it will only sadly likely get worse, I'll repeat my post from the Waltham thread, okay:
HUGE MISTAKE.
Had I been in charge, I'd have had ch 61 at 30,000 max.
It makes no sense, cause over the last decade most on this and other transmitters, struggling to get them, got what, better aerial and cable and amps and box, oops, now signals boosted, too darn strong.
For me, YAY, no worries, wish 57 was 50,000 kws, for you, arghhhh, no, turn them down, too much.
What an absolute mess as usual, no wonder last 8 years and still, I enjoy satellite, simply the best, glitch what glitch, VERY rare, but on-digital, disaster, ITV, much the same, no Freeview also messes it up.
Maybe if enough complain to Arqiva or whoever it is in charge they may drop them.
BBC mux 1 far far too powerful, crazy, no need for it, unless, unless one knocks the others up, but I suspect that they can not cause of co channel interference, which again from what i'm reading on here and else where, is also causing trouble for many.
A complete mess it seems.
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See over the years those struggling or those close and not needing anything, now find after switchover, ouch, not coming in, overload, may day may day, :(.
You need an antenuator or however you spell it, from maplins, to reduce the signal, alternative, add cable and connection and so on, might help, lower amps, or remove them.
Fortunately for Sutton, think all are going to be 200,000, Waltham that is not the case, same at Lark Stoke, so those in weak, or fringe areas like me, in a dip, so can not get sutton at 16 miles away need amps, better aerial, but then you have problems, cause of the difference in power of the public ones like BBC, too strong, if you want the commerical ones, and so on, what a mess eh.
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Cyril Warren.8:34 PM
I live in Coleshill and I always received BBC2 to my bedroom TV using a Phillips Digi Box,and a loft aerial but since the changeover nothing, I have tried retuning numerous times,all the other stations are fine.
I can pick up the BBC2 signal perfectly on my lounge TV that has a built in digital tuner, this is served by an aerial on the roof. Will my bedroom TV be OK after the 21st?
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Cyril Warren.: Please check your box isn't on this list of ones that will not work after switchover - TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
If is isn't, then do this My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice to it.
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Si: You will need a new box. Perhaps it is a suitable time to get a Freeview+ recorder, they have excellent TV guides.
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Emma Jeremy10:34 PM
I live in the Longbridge area and can only receive the BBC TV channels and radio stations since the changeover. Before the changeover I could get all the channels. Someone please help
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Emma Jeremy: Can you possibly provide both your full postcode and the make and model of your equipment?
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Sunday, 11 September 2011
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Iain1:25 PM
Cheddleton ST13. Samsung freeview TV. Roof aerial.
Hi Briantist
I retuned my parents tv. They lost itv1 and gained a few freeview channels like BBC parliament/CBBC. Will the rest come on the 21st? And how can I get ITV1 back before then because Mums desperate to watch Downton Abbey next Sunday! Many thanks
Iain (ST13 Sa)
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Matt1:26 PM
What's the reduced quality about, in the engineering?
Bit rate, resolution, power?
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Phil5:56 PM
I notice that after 21st September we'll be using channels 39+, 40+, 42, 43, etc. I couldn't find any explanation on this site of what the + refers to but a bit of digging on google returns some info on the 166khz offsets. I'm just wondering if the numbers without + need to be offset by -166khz? (or not at all?).
Many thanks,
Phil
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Iain6:01 PM
Leek
Iain:
And one more question please, once fully digital can they still continue to use their old VCR to tape shows on the BBC/ITV or is a digital DVR required? Thanks
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Iain's: mapI's Freeview map terrainI's terrain plot wavesI's frequency data I's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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