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 |
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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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Sunday, 12 March 2023
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Andy 5:36 AM
Hi mate, I'm located in Burton on Trent approximately 22 miles from the SC transmitter. I order an ANTIFERENCE TCX18BK AERIAL 18 ELEMENT BK, from Amazon, but their seller sent me a group K (grey end) instead. My question is will now not get all the programs that I would have got if they had sent me a group B like asked for?
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StevensOnln110:55 AM
Andy : Group K covers the entire UHF band that is in use for Freeview. Unless you have a very weak signal it should be fine.
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Chris.SE5:17 PM
Andy :
According to Antiference's data sheet the Group K has 0.7dBi more gain which is practically insignificant, but it should also help with rejection of interference from any unwanted mobile signals unlike the Group B which goes above C48 to C53. Mobile operators can now use frequencies above C49.
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Monday, 13 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Sutton Coldfield transmitter - Sutton Coldfield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/03/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 3 April 2023
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Anthony Bowkett9:49 AM
Kidderminster
Hi I live in Kidderminster (DY10 1YD,) Can I receive signals from Sutton Coldfield? What aerial should I consider?
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Anthony's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Aerialman2:18 PM
The answer is yes as long as you are on reasonably high ground and clear through to the north east .The strongest transmitter is Kidderminster, but is only free view lite!Other transmitters that may be usable is The Wrekin and Bromsgrove full free view in the north and north-east side of town.Ridge Hill is usable on high ground in central and Stourport Rd areas.
Best to put your postcode into www.freeview.co.uk checker,this is reasonably accurate!
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StevensOnln12:20 PM
Anthony Bowkett: You are predicted to receive a strong signal from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. It's generally recommended to use a Group K or wideband type of aerial such as a log periodic which will receive the entire UHF channel 21 to 48 range used for Freeview. Any reputable aerial installer should be able to supply and fit something suitable.
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Tuesday, 18 April 2023
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Phil Dalton3:22 PM
Warwick
Aerial is on roof on the longest pole providing maximum height without planning permission. CV35 9LX
Every mid-April the HD channel (40) loses signal strength and quality. Occasionally it will disappear altogether for a few days. This will go on until winter arrives when signal strength and quality will improve sufficiently to make the HD channels watchable.
Is there anything that can be done to keep the signal strength and quality at a watchable level.
Other channels measure a 10 out of 10 for signal quality and strength
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Chris.SE4:19 PM
Phil Dalton:
You didn't say what figures you were currently getting on C40.
The transmitter isn't currently listed for a Planned Engineering and I can't find any faults listed at this time.
In general I would have expected signal propagation to be slightly better now than in Winter and you are certainly predicted to get good signals from Sutton Coldfield for all 6 multiplexes.
Do you have any aerial amp/splitters to feed more than one TV?
The fact that you say you have signal strength 10 (& quality 10) for the other multiplexes leads me think there's a possibility you may have slightly too much signal and any overall improvement in signal with current weather conditions may lead to overloading of the tuner front end and hence a reduction in quality, in this case to the HD multiplex.
Does your aerial feed direct to this one TV or do you have an amp/splitter to feed more than one, if so, does it have a variable gain control?
If so, turn it down a touch, strength readings below 10 aren't really of any consequence (as long as they don't go too low!) it's Quality remaining at 10 (100%) that is important.
If you have an amp/splitter but no variable gain, the other thing you can try is unplug the aerial from it and connect it direct to the one TV feed (turn/power off the amp) and provide the readings for each UHF channel when connected like that.
if you don't have an amp/splitter, then maybe trying a variable attenuator might be worth a go. See for example eBay item number:310039226920
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Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:08 AM
10:08 AM
Sutton Coldfield transmitter - Sutton Coldfield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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