Full Freeview on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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?
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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Sunday, 15 May 2011
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James Mooney8:40 PM
Warwick
Hi KMJ, many thanks for your suggestions. I have not changed aerial direction and am assuming all channels are coming from Sutton Coldfield, and were perfectly well received until end April. Removing aerial and selectively scanning still does not 'find' channels 41, 42 or 82. I've cancelled my Sky Sports subscription and will try again in September. Many thanks again. James
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James's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 16 May 2011
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Harold D Streets5:44 PM
Worcester
I have a free view box cost 10 pounds. the ariel is out side. Most of the channels say no signal.Thanks
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Harold's: mapH's Freeview map terrainH's terrain plot wavesH's frequency data H's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Harold D Streets: I would have a look at the suggestions on the Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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KMJ,Derby9:00 AM
Harold D Streets:According to the Digital UK postcode checker you should have good reception on all muxes from the Malvern transmitter (aerial set for vertical polarisation) It is possible that you found signals and stored the channels from Ridge Hill and/or The Wrekin which could cause the stronger Malvern signals to be overlooked as duplicates. Clear the channel list by doing a factory reset or complete scan with the aerial unplugged. Try doing a scan with the aerial unplugged until you reach channel 30, then insert the aerial for the rest of the scan.This should miss out the unwanted signals before finding the required Malvern muxes.
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Steve Watson12:20 PM
For some weeks now we have had no EPG data for MUX 1 Sutton Coldfield. We can recieve the channel okay but no EPG so no recording possible. Have cleared & re-set a few times without success. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Postcode B904LY
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Steve Watson: If 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 does not work, then you may have to find a "first time installation" or "factory reset" option on your box (or set).
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Matthew Cleverdon2:00 PM
Help with Freeview HD!
Hi. Until the middle of April, I used to receive Freeview HD no problem. Then, suddently, it all dissappeared and I have not been able to receive it since. I have a Humax HD PVR and have also taken that back to Currys for a swap (assuming that my unit was faulty). However, the replacement unit also does not find the HD channels. Does anyone have any ideas? FYI, I can pick up all the other channels no problem at all, just that the HD ones are just gone (a re-scan/factory re-set doesn't find them either).
Any help appreciated!
Thanks
Matt
Birmingham B13, Aerial on side of house with booster.
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Matthew Cleverdon: I would start by looking at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011
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Philip Evans12:51 AM
Just lost all channels freeview box and digital tv grr
aerial roof b23
all channels just gone poof
This upgrade bites too much disruption without warning and more outlay it seems in pipeline
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