Full Freeview on the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter which serves 53,000 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) mast?
Tunbridge Wells transmitter - Tunbridge Wells transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, 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 Tunbridge Wells transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 5km south-southwest (205°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 21km northeast (53°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | ArqB | ||||||
| C39 | _local | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | BBCA | ||
| C42 | SDN | +SDN | +SDN | ||||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | D3+4 | ||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C49tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | _local | _local | _local | |||
| C52tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA |
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 30 May 12 and 13 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 10kW | |
| Analogue 5, SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tunbridge Wells transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 11 January 2011
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peter3:09 PM
Oxted
I live in Oxted Surrey.Over Christmas I was able to receive Freeviw on my aerial dirrected towards Tunbridge Wells,after Christmas NO Signal,any comments please
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peter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
peter: Please check the suggestion on Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Friday, 14 January 2011
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Jim Moth11:14 AM
I have just purchased a new TV set and after the tuning-in procedure I find that ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have not been accessed. I have been told that routine maintenance work on the local transmitter in the Tunbridge Wells area is resulting in a weak signal thus causing these channels to be omitted. Is this correct and when can I expect the signal to improve?
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Jim Moth: There is no "routine maintenance work" (who tell you such claptrap?) - please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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Friday, 21 January 2011
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Richard 11:30 AM
Tunbridge Wells
I am trying to get Sky Sports through Top-Up TV in Tunbridge Wells but the signal seems non-existent on Frequency 45 which is seems to be using. Am I wasting my time trying? I have a new broadband aerial filtered to only receive transmissions from Tunbride Wells. All other channels except BBC4 are fine.
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Richard's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 24 January 2011
Richard: You should not be having problems with C45 - assuming you have a rooftop aerial - please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Richard 12:13 PM
Tunbridge Wells
Brian - Thanks for that. All the problematic channels are on the same frequency.
The only other electrical items in the vicinity are :
1. DVD connected to Freeview box by Scart.
2. Disused Sky cable which used to be connected to a Sky box.
I have a wideband aerial. Any further thoughts - thanks.
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Richard's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
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Richard 9:52 AM
Tunbridge Wells
Dismantled set up and started again with no other devices attached to freeview box and TV. There are no other electrical devices nearby. Could it be that the tuner in the freeview box is too weak to pick up this frequency with any strength or quality?
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Richard's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Richard: Well, yes, but that's multiplex A that is weak and not Multiplex B.
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Richard 5:04 PM
Tunbridge Wells
Whatever it is it can't be single frequency interference as there are no other devices around. Must be a problem with the (new) aerial.
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Richard's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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