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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 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 Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) mast?

Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex ■ List by channel number ■ List by channel name
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Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston 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
C40- (625.8MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) East, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C43- (649.8MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Anglia (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Anglia east), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C46 (674.0MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD East, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South 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)263mDTG-8100,000W
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)246mDTG-8100,000W
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)246mDTG-8100,000W
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

LNR
 H -10dB
C32 (562.0MHz)263mDTG-1210,000W
Channel icons
7 Mustard,

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 Tacolneston transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast (37°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
regional news image
ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast (38°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)

Are there any self-help relays?

Gt YarmouthTransposer1 km S town centre30 homes
Lowestoft (2)TransposerRotterdam Rd125 homes

How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-1717 Jul 2018
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EEE TW TW T
C3BBCtvwaves
C31com7com7
C32_local
C37com8com8
C39 +ArqB+ArqBArqB
C40BBCA
C42SDNSDNSDNSDN
C43D3+4
C45ArqAArqAArqAArqA
C46BBCB
C50tv_off BBCBBBCB
C52tv_offC5wavesC5waves
C55tv_offBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves-BBCA-BBCA-BBCAcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off
C57tv_offLNRLNR
C59tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
C62BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCB
C65C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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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 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 250kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-4dB) 100kW
com7(-9.6dB) 27.4kW
com8(-10.2dB) 24kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR(-14dB) 10kW
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 5kW
Analogue 5(-18dB) 4kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area

Oct 1959-Feb 2004Anglia 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. Tacolneston 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
Friday, 1 March 2019
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John Clark
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10:32 AM
Halesworth

Thanks, my full Post Code is IP19 9BN.
I have I think always been latched onto the Tacolneston transmitter.
As I stated it is only the BBC1 & ITV1 channels that we can't get, & this has only just occured last night.
All other channels have good signal
We can also get BBC1 & ITV 1 when signal is through Humax box

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MikeP
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10:42 AM

John Clark:

Looking at the Digital UK Coverage Checker for your location, see Coverage Checker - Detailed View it appears that reception of any transmitter is likely to be variable at best or sometime poor.

Please check ths aerial cables and connections (a poor connection can affect just one channel!) and then check the signal strengths for all the multiplexes and what channel they are on. The channels for each possible transmitter are shown on the page mentioned above. Ideally you would like to have a strength of between 60% and 85% on all multiplexes.



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John Clark
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12:40 PM

Understand what you say about aerial connections.
But why in this instance can I get perfect reception for BBC1 & ITV1 when played through Humax box but no reception to these channels direct from Television. Also we do get good reception from our other TV which is on same aerial?

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hardy
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2:26 PM

john the coverage checker shows you are in a difficult area . partly because of distance , geography and the strength of Tacolneston signal in your direction . They cant increase the power to the south east as that would interfere with Dutch tv reception in high pressure weather conditions . Similarly you are so near the coast that you cannot avoid ocassionally receiving interference from Dutch transmitters. The power on BBC channels is lower than other channels again to avoid causing interference . Different TVs and boxes have different levels of sensitivity . The older Humax box is likely to be quite sensitive . Though the more recent Humax recorder boxes are a little insensitive. I think you would need two combined aerials for optimum reception but even then it would not be perfect and not cheap. In a similar situation I am putting up with a bit of interference on a freeview recorder and use Freesat for normal interference free tv watching

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John Clark
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3:11 PM

Thanks, I've found the answer to the problem & solution.
For some reason, perhaps due to the recent weather, the TV had retuned itself to BBC1 East (W) as against BBC1 East (E).
Retuned the TV & all now OK, & still no problems via Humax.

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Thursday, 7 March 2019
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Harry
9:47 PM

I can't seem to receive C57, C55, C56 in Bury St Edmunds. Any ideas why this could be?

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MikeP
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11:32 PM

Harry:

Please provide a full post code so we can look up the expected reception at your location. The Tacolnston transmitter cover a wide are in East Anglia.



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Friday, 8 March 2019
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Harry
6:09 AM

MikeP: My poste code is IP32 6FJ which may not come up as its new. The nearest postcode is IP32 6NT or coordinates 52.269539, 0.698076. I just can't seem to get Multiplex COM7 or C55 from Tacolneston.

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MikeP
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10:42 AM

Harry:

Do you get any of the programmes on channels 101 to 106? Do you have a wideband aerial fitted? Is your TV a Freeview HD type and not just an 'HD Ready' one?

COM7 and COM8 are on channels 55 and 56, so check on the manual tuning page of your TV whether they have been tuned in.

According to the Digital UK Coverage Checker, at Coverage Checker - Detailed View you should have good and reliable reception.



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hardy
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10:46 AM

Harry the coverage checker shows a strong signal at your location . A modest broadband aerial should be fine . Ch 55 and 56 are on a lower power than other channels but should still easily be receivable in your area . ch57 is not currently in use at Tacolneston.
Its sounds as though there maybe a fault in your aerial connections , plugs or cable loosing some signal.

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