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.
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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?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-midlands-today.jpg)
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest (200°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-central.jpg)
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, 23 June 2018
MikeP
3:17 PM
3:17 PM
Alan S:
At only 19km from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter you should be getting an excellent service. Being that close, it is possible that you may have too much signal (see 'Too much of a good thing' on this website). Please check the signal strengths of all the multiplexes. They should be between 60% and 85% - not more and not less. If it is more on any of the multiplexes you need to fit an attenuator in the aerial feed. Add that with an extra short flylead so the weight of the attenuator does not 'hang' on any coaxial socket. Whilst doing that, check all your leads and joints are in perfect confition.
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Wednesday, 11 July 2018
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Mr D Metcalfe8:16 PM
What is happening on Freeview signals in north Leamington Spa area. Over last few TV's are pixelated or channels lost.
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Thursday, 12 July 2018
MikeP
3:26 PM
3:26 PM
Mr D Metcalfe:
In short - warm weather. That causes signals top travel further than usual, resulting in interference in some afreas from signals travelling longer distances than usual. It is a perfectly natural occurence and has happened for many, many years. DO NOT RETUNE.
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Thursday, 19 July 2018
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ntscuser1:26 PM
The Leamington Spa relay station moved from Group C to Group B in March. It's possible some people in that area require a new aerial.
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Sunday, 12 August 2018
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Carol3:30 PM
Hi, I am in the Sutton Coldfield area not too far from the transmitter. I have noticed recently, that com 7 drops off, usually in the evenings and then returns the next day. Shall I put this down to the weather or as mentioned in an earlier post, 'too much signal'? Not noticed it before but then to be honest have not been checking. My aerial is roof mounted by the way and therefore not that easy to check cables etc.
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Monday, 13 August 2018
MikeP
10:05 AM
10:05 AM
Carol:
Please provide a full post code so that we can see what your reception is predicted to be like.
You can check all the aerial cables and connections as far as you can safely reach. Please also check what the signal strengths are like on all the 8 multiplexes broadcast from Sutton Coldfield (your TV User Manual will tell you how to do that but do not retune).
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Sam12:48 PM
Lichfield
MikeP: This happens to me too! I thought it was just my TV! When watching Channel 47HD and BBC NEWS HD I get no service in evenings and as Carol said, it comes back the next morning fine.
My postcode is: WS13 8SD
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Sam's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
MikeP
10:57 AM
10:57 AM
Sam:
You are less than 8 miles from one opf the most powerful transmitters in the UK.So there is every chance that you have too much signal. Please check the signal strengths shown by your TV (the User Manual will tell you how to check that). It needs to be between 60% and 85%, any more will cause the symptoms you describe.
Look at 'Too much of a good thing' on this website for further information.
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Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Monday, 3 September 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:23 PM
12:23 PM
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:03 today to 10:30 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:03 today. [BBC]
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