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.
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?
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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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Monday, 27 June 2011
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:16 on 23 Jun to 05:39 on 23 Jun BBC TWO [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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Mike Dimmick5:01 PM
Mr R Pierrepont: While there is ongoing engineering work, it should not prevent analogue reception. They are only supposed to reduce power by half (3 dB) if there is any reduction, though some interruptions are possible.
Given what you say, I would check for a broken or disconnected cable somewhere in the system.
The notification of engineering works has been very poor all round, at all sites. Unfortunately Digital UK only publish the information - that they are given by the transmitter owner/operator, Arqiva - a week at a time, so we really don't know how long it's going to go on for.
The TV licence is for owning a TV and therefore you are not entitled to any rebate.
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:32 today to 13:59 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:32 today to 13:59 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 18:43 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:16 on 23 Jun to 05:39 on [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 18:43 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:16 on 23 Jun to 05:39 on [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 18:43 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Weak Signal from 17:54 today to 19:08 today BBC TWO W [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 18:43 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC TWO Weak Signal from 17:54 today to 19:08 today BBC TWO W [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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Ray Bates10:33 PM
Nottingham
Hi - looking around for an explanation of the problems I am having receiving Dave and Pick TV. Other channels are OK. Arial is on a pole on the chimney stack and is orientated the same as other houses nearby. Reception strength given by the television states 80 - 82 % but then it flicks to zero. Dave and Pick TV give a blank screen and then after a few minutes a broken frozen image. Any ideas? Post code is NG10 3FH. Thanks
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:50 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:51 on 23 Jun to 05:47 on 23 Jun Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 18:43 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:18 on 24 Jun to 13:45 on 24 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:07 on 23 Jun to 05:37 on 23 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:16 on 23 Jun to 05:39 on [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) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
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