Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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.
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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 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
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Monday, 24 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:23 AM
10:23 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:24 AM
4:24 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Monday, 17 March 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:21 AM
10:21 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Saturday, 22 March 2014
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mike smith10:29 PM
Archant's Mustard TV now has a still promo page on Channel 8 (retune required on most TVs) on air from 5.30pm this coming Monday, March 24th. From the epg they appear to be just broadcasting evenings from 5.30pm until just after 10pm
Channel 791 now has POP broadcasting 24/7 and Channel 64 is broadcasting BonanzaBonanza, all channels on LCN57.
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Sunday, 23 March 2014
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Bob9:13 AM
So sign of Mustard at IP27, I guess is does not spread this far! Waltham also just about gets here, also on C57, so I guess thatis why Mustard has a north east directional signal from Tac.
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Mike Smith5:19 PM
Yes Bob, Mustard TV has a strange footprint strong to the NE of Taccy but very little to the south, obviously not wanting to conflict with Waltham. I suppose it does what it is supposed to do, covering Norwich and immediate suburbs. I live 8 miles west of Norwich the signal strength is a bit down on the other muxes but quality is coming in 100%. I believe from reports the reception is better than that of the expected footprint.
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James9:45 PM
Mike Smith: You can't be Mustard south of SE of Tacolneston as the Tx is directional and the other sides are screened too.
No reception in Harleston, Bungay, Beccles, Diss and even weak in Long Stratton.
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Friday, 28 March 2014
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bob10:35 AM
Sweet, managed to get the new mux on C57 just now :)
And 2 more QAM256 HD muxes coming soon, cannot wait for BBC4 HD.
Anyone know the exact date? this site only mentions April 2014
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Saturday, 29 March 2014
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Ian J Handley 7:24 AM
Hello, just to advise Mustard being received here in Great Moulton, good picture, sound out of synch though.
Ian
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Monday, 31 March 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:23 AM
10:23 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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