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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Thursday, 1 September 2011
OK Have reset all the chennels on the BT box. I switched it off. Rescanned with no RF lead in the back so it sets them all to 0 and then rescanned. Still 52 channels (had 64 yesterday) and no Sky Sports. ESPN is there though. have Sky News?
How do I dind out what channels I need to find my transmitter. My BBC is Channel 1m all the BBC Channels are at 794MHz, ITV is 737MHz. ITV3 538MHz (ESPN is at this one too). What does the C21, C22, C23 thing mean. I can't find any of them on any of the channel information through the set top box?
The signal quality is not great either dropping to between 0 and 18%on some channels. My dad is having a similar problem with his signal in Swadlincote - it hasn't been this bad before.
The Housing Association put new (huge) aerials on earlier this year and when they did that we received loads of stuff.
I have just been confused by the messages on the BT box saying out switch over was 17th and 31st August and now they are telling us it is the 7th Sept.
I am really confused. Sorry really dim - I just want the TV working properly. Why the heck can't they leave these things alone!
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KMJ,Derby10:36 AM
Chris O: Those frequencies are for Waltham. If you are a resident in the block I am thinking of the latest aerial installation does point to Waltham - the tall pole on Abbey Street! There are older aerials pointing to Sutton Coldfield and Kimberley at the top end of the block too, are these still connected up to your apartment? The frequency you are looking for to receive Sky Sports, now on Mux ArqB, is C57 (762MHz). The Digital UK postcode checker shows this frequency to have poor reception at your location, possibly because it is also used at Bolehill and you are high enough to receive a signal from that transmitter too.
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The tallest one is pointing at a right angle to ours, towards Chellaston. Our points up Burton Road towards the A38.
So how do I get Sky Sports back - I'm paying for it :-(
BT insist I can get it
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Sue2:45 PM
I would be grateful for your help. Since yesterday I have been unable to get any reception on a lot of non BBC channels. Can you please advise
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Sue2:47 PM
Birmingham
B45 8BU - Sorry I have just asked for help about reception in my area, but failed to give my post code. Sorry
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Steve4:39 PM
What has happened to the HD channels from sutton coldfield? I have retuned the tv and they have gone,any idea what has happened as they were all okay yesterday. Postcode is CV12. (52.4770,-1.4268)
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Jev5:12 PM
I have also lost my HD channels from Sutton Coldfield. They have been all OK for months. WV12.
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Ezra Pound6:07 PM
Jev Wrote :-
Thursday 1 September 2011 5:12PM
48 minutes ago
I have also lost my HD channels from Sutton Coldfield. They have been all OK for months. WV12
I live in Sutton Coldfield and My HD mux is also down It's them not us Phew ! !
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Lesley6:10 PM
I have also lost HD channels - main transmitter Sutton Coldfield but HD may still coming from Lichfield until DSO. Postcode B74.
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MacD6:16 PM
Birmingham
HD is down in B13 also.
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