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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.

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Which Freeview channels does the Sutton Coldfield transmitter broadcast?

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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C43 (650.0MHz)433mDTG-200,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) West Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 19 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C46 (674.0MHz)433mDTG-200,000W
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3 ITV 1 (SD) (Central (West micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Midlands ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Central west), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C40+ (626.2MHz)433mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West Midlands, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H max
C42 (642.0MHz)433mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C45 (666.0MHz)433mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C39+ (618.2MHz)433mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LB
 H -13dB
C48 (690.0MHz)433mDTG-1210,000W
Channel icons
from 31st October 2014: 7 Big Centre TV,

DTG-8 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
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
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)Transposer1 km W Burton-on-Trent60 homes
CoalvilleTransposer18 km NW Leicester600 homes
SolihullTransposerLand Rover building400 homes

How will the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-137 Mar 2018
VHFB E TB E TB E TB E K TW T
C4BBCtvwaves
C33com7
C35com8
C36LOCAL2
C39+ArqBArqB
C40BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves+BBCBBBCB
C42SDNSDN
C43ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C45ArqAArqA
C46BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C48_local
C50tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4waves
C51tv_offLB
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
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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

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Feb 2004Central Independent Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Sutton Coldfield was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Saturday, 22 January 2011
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Martin
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12:29 PM
Machynlleth

What sort of programming is going to be on New8 after switch over. I have a group B aerial at the moment and forego channel 55 multiplex rather than change to group E. I could get a wideband but they generally seem to not be thought of too well. Unless there is going to be something worth watching on New* I'll stick with my group B. Alternatively I could couple in an existing group A from some previous experimentation.

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Roy Butler
12:42 PM
Kidderminster

Can you advise on the feild strength that should be avaiable at DY11 7XS after complete switchover from Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove and Ridge Hill. (microvolts or db is fine)

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Stephen johnson
5:20 PM
Northampton

Hey if my aerial is pointing north west picking up Sutton coldfield which way would I have to point it to pick up the main sandy Heath transmitter ? I'm currently at nn49sz and after a little research believe I'm on the fringe of both but due to location Sutton is easier to point at and although it's a fair distance away I think I can get a clear line of site to it as I live on the edge of Northampton
We also have a smaller transmitter near
to the town which is part of the sandy Heath group but I can't access it as I'm wrong side of hill hence I need to know where to point to main sandy Heath transmitter ? Thanks
I also have a wideband aerial I think tri boom with an amplifier

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Geoff Smith
6:51 PM
Rugby

Hi, Dennis,
Thanks for that. Yes it's a 1080p with a dvb-t2 receiver. But great news, I also received a PSU with the aerial, connected it in today and now get the hd channels. If I switch it off the channels go. Maybe on 21/09/11 I might get them without the need for the PSU.
Cheers,
Geoff.

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Dennis
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9:05 PM

Stephen I think you would be better sticking with Sutton Coldfield,for the reason's given to you in KMJ,Derby's reply.

However you will find the bearing for Sandy Heath here,based on your postcode,enter your house number yourself.

Postcode Checker - Trade View (B775LD)

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Dennis
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9:24 PM
Tamworth

Geoff,that's great,pleased to hear it the HD mulitplex from Lichfield is on 4KW now,when it moves to Sutton Coldfield,I understand that the power will increase to 200KW.

So I think you will be ok :) all the SD channels will also increase power, from 8KW now,to 200KW at the end of digital switchover.

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Sunday, 23 January 2011
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Graham
12:56 PM
Stafford

Tried setting up my new HD box today. All I get is the all SD channels no HD at all. I am in Stafford ST17. Freeview says we are supposed to get HD. Have checked all connections and multi scanned. But no success.

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stephen johnson
1:40 PM

hi dennis i think i do have a wide band aerial i think
do i live in the only place where everyones aerial points in a different diriction ?
i have a tri boom aerial

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Geoff Smith
2:55 PM
Rugby

Hi Dennis,
It's a Samsung LE40c750. The specifications include a DVB-T2 receiver, 1080p and 3d ready. When I tuned it in without the PSU I got 104 digital channels. With the PSU fitted I got 108. Choose channel 50 on the remote and BBC1HD comes up. The same with the other hd channels. As I said, if I watch an hd channel with the PSU on, no problem, but if I switch it off the channel goes off.
Cheers,
Geoff.

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Dennis
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3:59 PM

Graham,I understand that the radiation pattern of the HD transmitter is to the south,for Birmingham,not north where you are.
Your aerial is looking at Sutton Coldfield,but the HD transmission is from nr Lichfield,some thirteen degrees away from where your aerial is pointing.

It would seem that you have a hi-gain antenna,this would tend to limit the capture of signal,to a very narrow area, in degrees and miss the HD signal.

I am sure it will be fine,come digital switch over,when the HD multiplex moves to Sutton Coldfield on high power.

Take a look at the enclosed,it refers to ''analogue'' reception but gives the location of the Sutton and Lichfield transmitter sites.with reference to your location,notice the thirteen degree difference.
UK analogue TV reception predictor
(B775LD)

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