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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 25/03/2024 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),

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 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C45 (666.0MHz)246mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C39+ (618.2MHz)246mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 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

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

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.

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Wednesday, 30 July 2014
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MikeB
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7:31 PM

Fiona Unick-Wagg: OK, I'm assuming that you have a TV, but your not getting a TV signal (if you want a TV, then come and see me!).

You havn't given your postcode (you can put into the site when you post), so I can't say why you cannot get a signal, but Tacolneston and the surrounding area is problematic. In fact the whole of North Norfolk is a bit odd (in so many ways...), with poor reception due to various factors (my parents in law live on the coast, and we have lots of customers from the area).

The area tends to be surprising hilly, and so reception is often difficult from Tacolneston or Waltham, and since most people live on the coast, which curves, headland, etc can also block the signal. For this reason, many people tend to tune into Belmost in Yorkshire, which is often a clearer signal. Freesat/Sky is the other option, since the geography makes little difference. If we had your postcode, Google Earth etc would enable people to see where most aerials point in your area.

Also remember that you might have a problem with your own system. A corroded joint, a split or worn cable (which lets in water), and old aerial about to fall apart, or even just a duff aerial lead from the socket to the TV can all have an effect.

And of course a weak signal, caused by engineering work can plunge a marginal but working system into not getting a signal at all.

If you supply a postcode, we can help rather more, but at least you have something to start with.

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Thursday, 31 July 2014
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4:33 AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 yesterday to 00:28 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 today to 03:23 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 Jul to 01:44 [BBC]

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5:09 AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 Jul to 01:44 on 29 Jul. FM: Radio 2 FM Soun [BBC]

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Basil Magson
10:32 AM

During the last week, I have had problems with Channel 3 (ITV) programmes.
The problem is variable but last night I couldn't get ITV at all. I tried the automatic retuning and as a result deleted ITYV completely as there was no signal I did manage to retune ITV late at night and succeeded but the signal was not strong enough to give me a picture. The only time I have had a problem before was when there was a gale force wind. Can you help

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1:37 PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 yesterday to 00:28 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 today to 03:23 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 Jul to 01:44 [BBC]

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MikeP
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9:42 PM

Bill Magson

The page this entry is being shown on also gives details of work being carried out on the Tacolnston transmitter, which includes some periods of reduced power. That is likely to affect reception, especially if your previous signal reception was close to the lower margins of 'acceptable' for your equipment. A retune in these circumstances means you have lost at least one service.
Check this site over the coming days for when the maintenance work has been completed, indicated by no newer entries for such. Then, and only then, should you try another retune.

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Friday, 1 August 2014
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4:32 AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 on 30 Jul to 00:28 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 yesterday to 03:23 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 J [BBC]

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Saturday, 2 August 2014
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4:33 AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 on 31 Jul to 03:23 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 on 30 Jul to 00:28 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 J [BBC]

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7:38 AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 Jul to 01:44 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 Jul to 09:20 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 on 30 Jul to 00:28 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 on 31 J [BBC]

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1:31 PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:32 on 30 Jul to 00:28 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:28 on 31 Jul to 03:23 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:14 on 29 Jul to 01:44 on 29 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 01:44 on 29 J [BBC]

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