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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, 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
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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Friday, 29 August 2014
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jb388:25 PM
Richard : I think Anthony has mistakenly checked the info for Winter Hill's COM7 rather than the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, COM7 on the latter radiating at 89.22Kw on Mux C33.
However, even although 89.22Kw cannot really be classed as being low powered, it is when compared to the 200Kw radiated by other multiplexes, likewise the reception of COM7 is entirely dependant on your location, checking on this only possible with the aid of a post code or alternatively one from nearby, e.g: a shop / Post Office.
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Saturday, 30 August 2014
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richard9:16 AM
ok cool, i was just checking to see if there were any plans of a power increase before i get my aerial done again, thanks
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jb3810:29 AM
richard: Yes, but as to my knowledge there arent any plans to make further increases in power, then in order to check if its possible to receive COM7 in your area go into the tuning menu on your TV or box, selecting "manual tune" and entering Mux C33, but "NOT" followed by pressing scan or search but waiting to see if anything is indicated, as this action makes the tuner act like a form of signal meter which will reveal if any signal exists in the first place to be improved on, be it by an aerial upgrade or the use of a booster.
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richard3:16 PM
There is a signal there it just breaks up and some days disapears i removed an 18db attenuator off the aerial and replaced a low gain distribution amp for a four way f-splitter. Signals were fine when HD was all on ch40, i have no problems getting other muxs on 8kw its just com7 on 6.4kw i guess its falling off the slope i intend to keep the system as it is but change the aerial for a slightly higher gain one and dont worry we are in a very good signal area its DY4 hence i wouldn't be able to split the aerial like this. All signals checked on a meter, thanks
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jb387:43 PM
richard: Well, the DY4 area can be as little as 10 miles away from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter, and as such the area should in theory anyway, be capable of receiving a good signal from same, however, judging by what you have reported as far as the signal breaking up and disappearing on some days, then this gives rise to suspicion that although the transmitter is located at only 10 miles away you might not actually have a clear a line-of-sight to it, something which can cause problems not only related to atmospheric conditions, but also the surface condition of the terrain, meaning wet or dry.
This being another reason for requesting a reasonably accurate location, i.e: to enable the terrain checker site to be used as well as the signal level predictor, info obtained from both sites being based on a post code.
By the way, just to reiterate, according to DUK, all six multiplexes at Sutton Coldfield are radiating on 200Kw, COM7 being 89.22KW, and the local L-BRM Mux being on 10Kw.
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Monday, 1 September 2014
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Howard1:49 PM
What time is the digital retune happening on Wednesday 3rd September 2014?
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MikeP
9:20 PM
9:20 PM
Howard The information given at http://www.a516digital.co…tml, which was updated today 1st September, does not appear to give a time but does detail how the changes will affect viewers. Another page says "On-screen messages will prompt viewers to retune on or after mid-afternoon on 3 September." which is not very precise! Hope that helps?
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John Herbert10:25 PM
Hello all does anyone no what the channel frequenciesare for sSutton Coldfield after the free viewupdate on wWednesday 3rd sSeptember cheers
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John Herbert10:28 PM
Sorry I meant to say frequencieschannel numbers 39 46 etc
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Tuesday, 2 September 2014
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Gordon Insley3:49 PM
John Herbert......
You will find that info listed here:
All free TV channels | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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