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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) mast?
Sutton Coldfield transmitter - Sutton Coldfield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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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Thursday, 9 June 2011
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 18:00 on 06 Jun to 18:57 on 06 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:00 on 06 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 18:00 on 06 Jun to 18:57 on 06 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:00 on 06 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:18 on 07 Jun to 03:30 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 11 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:18 on 07 Jun to 03:30 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 11 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:18 on 07 Jun to 03:30 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 18:00 on 06 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:30 on 07 Jun to 03:45 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:18 on 07 Jun to 03:30 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 18:00 on 06 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Stuart O.
8:19 PM
Wrexham
8:19 PM
Wrexham
I've mentioned before that I live in a flat and the communal roof aerial is pointing to Winter Hill. In my loft, I have a tv set top aerial connected to an amplifier that receives excellent signals from The Wrekin, Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield.
For some strange reason, I have never been able to get a decent picture from having an outdoor aerial fitted in the loft yet I can get great pictures from a set-top aerial!
Why is this?
I have tried in turn 10, 32 and 48 element aerials. Using an amplifier makes the picture worse. I am using good quality satellite grade coax cable so why is such a little indoor aerial capable of giving better results than an outdoor aerial?
It's got me baffled!
I wanted to use an outdoor aerial in the loft instead of the set-top type because that aerial is mounted on top of some boxes to give it more height and improved reception which doesn't look and feel all that great or safe and an outdoor type would look better and thought it would further improve reception but this has not been the case.
Would anyone be able to tell me why I am experiencing such unexpected results?
Hope to have an answer soon.
Thanks,
Stuart.
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:44 on 07 Jun to 03:49 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:48 on 06 Jun to 10:59 on 06 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:44 on 07 Jun to 03:49 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:48 on 06 Jun to 10:59 on 06 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:36 on 07 Jun to 03:38 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 05:30 on 07 Jun to 05:40 on 07 Jun BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 03:44 on 07 Jun to 03:49 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:48 on 06 Jun to 10:59 on 06 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03:49 on 07 Jun to 05:17 on 07 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 03 [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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