Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the The Wrekin 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the The Wrekin transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 6 May 2011
CFBlackhurst: "After the PSB multiplexes switch at The Wrekin, the Arqiva multiplexes will remain on their pre-switchover frequencies and powers, and SDN will use a temporary frequency, for a short period before all three multiplexes adopt their final frequencies and powers during September 2011. During this transition period the commercial multiplexes will use the following frequencies: SDN ch49 and ch31 (both 2kW), Arqiva A ch57 (not 53) (1kW), Arqiva B ch53 (not 57) (1kW)."
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Steve7:29 PM
Wrexham
CFB - You men on Freeview? You should be able to get Sky News on 82 NOW.
But most Sky channels are only on Satellite!
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Saturday, 7 May 2011
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Paul2:35 PM
Wolverhampton
HI,
Live in Wombourne quite high up and have a clear view to the Wrekin (18.1 miles away according to GoogleEarth)
I was using brierly hill and have now re-aimed (and rotated) my aerial to the wrekin, but no longer have Dave, etc.
Are the 'commercial' MUX not at full power yet ?
Any help would be appreciated, before I get back on the roof and swap back to B.Hill !
Thanks
Paul
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Steve3:18 PM
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Paul - see note in bold text above re low power from Wrekin until Sept. Though I get them OK from further away.
But your aerial is probably not a correct gropu for Ch53/57
From the link BH still seems best. Why did you change? (LL145HD)
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paul3:28 PM
B.hill is a bit behind a hill to us and due to its low power we get channels dropping and epg probs. Thought i was being clever !.
Aerial is wideband, but is a screwfix special, maybe should have spent more?
Paul
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Steve4:20 PM
Wrexham
The wolfbane link thinks you should be OK, but if your postcode area is large you may be in a bad bit.
How have you optimised your aerial pointing? Harder to do without special equipment. And do you have a new direct feed coax from aerial to TV?
What do neighbours experience?
You could use two aerials - one V one H. Some boxes accommodate dual feed ins - if not, plug in/out.
And finally, IMHO what you pay an aerial fitter for is local knowledge, as well as clambering around!
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Paul7:44 PM
Wolverhampton
I have a direct line to the wrekin, and on a clear day can actually see it, so aiming was easy !.
The cable was replaced several years ago, and may be the culprit together with a cheap aerial.
My neighbour has what looks like a standard Yagi18 and gets the channels I am missing, but with a very blocky signal.
I think once September comes and the signals reach their final levels all will be fine.
I get 70% upwards on signal strength and perfect results in the main.
I am going to replace the cables with new GOOD quality as a starter and will get a better quality aerial as the Screwfix specials are (literally) tin foil!
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Paul: You are not predicted to get the commercial multiplexes until 28th September 2011, when they go to full power on the final channel allocations.
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Sunday, 8 May 2011
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Steve12:13 AM
Wrexham
Paul - try a cheap booster amp - might make a critical difference.
Or a masthead!
Or ask local ae fitters what they can do for how much. You may get useful advice for free!
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Paul9:57 AM
Wolverhampton
Thanks for all your help, due to it being a bit Windy I will may not be on the roof today & will report back soon.
As I can get the commercial channels from B.Hill (albeit a bit dodgy) I will swap back for now, and then move back to the Wrekin in September.
Paul
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