Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
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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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, 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 Tacolneston 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 Tacolneston transmitter?
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
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 Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
| Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C32 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 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 |
Local transmitter maps
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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jak2:03 PM
Lowestoft
New aerial on gable wall. Lose BBC channels on both tvs. Reset on 17 Aug went fine. Seems if it rains I lose BBC channels, analogue keeps going! Help please.
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jak2:10 PM
Lowestoft
How weird. As I sent previous post, freeview BBC came back. Still missing picktv, yesterday etc I don't understand!
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jak2:36 PM
Lowestoft
Ok. Last post folks. Tv direct from aerial still missing BBC channels plus sky news, film4 etc. Tv connected thru booster & dvd recorder had BBC1 & 2 but still no film4, yesterday etc. Hard to work out what's going on. Any advice please?
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Mike Dimmick3:03 PM
jak: The most likely explanation for problems when it rains is that rainwater is getting into the system somewhere, which changes the performance of the cables, increasing the amount of signal lost along the cable. Higher frequencies are affected worse than lower ones - mux 1 and D are the highest frequencies carrying digital channels.
If Channel 4 analogue appears more 'snowy' when it rains, or you have more problems with Teletext, then this is most likely the problem.
Water could either be getting into a junction box or an external amplifier, the connection point on the aerial, or through the insulation of the cable itself. All junction boxes should be fitted with the lid and cable entry points on the underside, so that water is less likely to enter and can drain out. The edges of the cover should be sealed, as should all cable entry points. Any unused connections should be sealed up.
Cables should be secured at regular intervals as they travel over brickwork and tiles - if the cable can move, the insulation will be abraded by rubbing against this, and that can let water in. Cables that are on a sunny wall will lose their flexibility and go brittle, with prolonged exposure to ultra-violet light. If the cables haven't been renewed for more than 10 years, it may be worth doing this anyway.
Eventually the aerial itself will become damaged with exposure to weather - check that it appears to be intact.
The increased power levels after switchover will probably mean that the problem goes away for a while, but depending on the type of cable, it may be possible for water to run down the inside of the cable and damage your TV or set-top box.
There is a natural variation of signal levels - the amount of signal lost as it goes from the transmitter to you increases and decreases - so if the average levels are marginal, channels will come and go.
A well-functioning set-up at your distance from the transmitter should really have near-perfect analogue reception, so if it isn't, it may be worth getting it sorted out now.
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jak3:25 PM
Lowestoft
Thanks Mike. Aerial & all cables new. Analogue reception usually excellent. Only worsen at same time as I lose digital channels. Rain does seem to be the common factor here so I'll prob get someone out to check everything - again. Thanks for yr time.
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TACOLNESTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:42 today to 05:25 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:17 today to 05:25 today [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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TACOLNESTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:42 today to 05:25 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:17 today to 05:25 today [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Spencer Allen11:19 PM
It seems that the problem with not getting Sky News and other channels on the digital multiplex C61, is actually due to below average power (or not transmitting at all)and is intermittent in Market Weston, Suffolk. Hopefully this transmitter will be up and running with full power soon.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:42 yesterday to 05:25 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:17 yesterday to 05:25 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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TACOLNESTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:42 yesterday to 05:25 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:17 yesterday to 05:25 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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