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.
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._______
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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Friday, 4 February 2011
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zack 7:38 PM
Since xmas the signal quality dropped slowly over time.
Now for over a week we can only get a couple of poor quality BBC channels.
Out indoor set top aerial is far better than the main roof one. How does that work?
What is going on now?
I've changed all equipment and tried moving aerials and it makes no difference.
Over xmas all channels were perfect - all 116 of them including radio.
Now we cant get a single frame without massive corruption.
How on EARTH are we supposed to get a HD channel if they cant even broadcast the normal ones reliably.
According to our box we get a "West Midlands" transmiter in the B34 area. ]
Suprise suprise the web maps refuse to accept any postcodes round here we know of.
This isnt free- its costing a fortune.
WE ARE FUMING - ONCE AGAIN !!!
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Saturday, 5 February 2011
zack: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Neither Freeview nor your TV Licence pay for your own aerial, that is your responsibility.
The bad winter weather does cause damage to aerial, and they are not designed to last forever.
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Monday, 7 February 2011
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Scott4:58 PM
Dudley
Ive lost most channels since sunday night including HD channels too, only got bbc1 and 2 plus a couple of others , anyone know whats going on ?
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Scott's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Scott: It could be the current high pressure causing problems, see What is the Inversion Effect and why does it effect my Freeview TV reception?
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Ryan 8:43 PM
Ran alright at lunch time, has done this once before back last year. Then, like that moment last year, turned dire again.
It's just a joke if i'm honest. The extortionate price of a TV license yields this result.
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Ryan: Your TV Licence payment can't change the weather. See What is the Inversion Effect and why does it effect my Freeview TV reception?
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
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Scott10:31 AM
Dudley
Ive never had all my channels this bad since i got freeview the only one i can watch is bbc1 bbc2 the rest have gone or very poor :(
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Scott's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Jayne Knight11:16 AM
Tamworth
Hi there, great site, very helpful. Just wondering though, I think my aerial is pointing at the Lichfield transmitter and not the Sutton Coldfield one. On looking around the estate where I live other aerial seem to pointing to one or the other, but which would be the best for me. My postcode is B77 1DE
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Mike Dimmick12:17 PM
Reading
Jayne Knight: you should point your aerial to Sutton Coldfield. The Lichfield transmitter only transmits analogue Channel 5 and the early Freeview HD service. In September Lichfield will shut down completely and HD service will move to the Sutton Coldfield transmitter.
However, aerial positioning is not an absolute process, and it can sometimes be beneficial to point the aerial slightly off-beam, to reduce pick-up of another strong transmission in a similar direction. The aerial basically picks up signals in a cone in front of it, rather than just immediately in front.
It's likely that some aerials are aimed slightly north of Sutton Coldfield, to improve pick-up of C5 from Lichfield, and to avoid picking up the transmitter known as The Wrekin, which is to the south-west of SC.
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Mike Dimmick12:21 PM
Reading
Brian: in looking up that last response I noted that the frequency plan for Sutton Coldfield has changed. ArqB will now use channel 39, and BBC B will now use channel 40, both with a positive offset.
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