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 15/04/2024 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 withheldFriday, 13 May 2011
Craig : After switchover, you will be able to choose signals from Tunbridge Wells, Crystal Palace, Heathfield AND Bluebell Hill.
However, today your only option is Tunbridge Wells.
You can always use Freesat, that doesn't cost much to install (and nothing to use) and switch back to Freeview from another transmitter next year.
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Pieter: The best place to look first is Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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KMJ,Derby6:17 PM
Pieter: If BBC3 is perfect check in the 800s of the channel list for a BBC1 and/or BBC2 that work. You are in range of several transmitters and have possibly stored the channels for a signal that is too weak to give reliable reception. Problems with C59 could be due to signals from Bluebell Hill receiving interference from Tunbridge Wells MuxD.
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KMJ,Derby6:31 PM
Craig: Regarding poor quality on C39, C42+ and C45+. You might be receiving interference from Bluebell Hill.Note too that C39 is used at Reigate and just over the horizon analogue services from Hannington use all three frequencies.It is possible that careful re-positioning of the aerial could lose the unwanted signals, giving better quality on the required signals.
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I will have a shot at moving it higher 10ft above the house.
As I have been though 3 aerials which would you say is the best one to use?
so far i have tried 2 x E aerials small and med size and now I am using a Log aerial which is wideband.
any suggestions?
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Pieter6:55 PM
Tonbridge
Briantist and KMJ: Thank you both. All seems to be better now, Channel 59 signal strength has gone from zero to 92% and Quality is shifting between zero and 60%.
The channels on Single Frequency Intereference are BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC News and 301. The last three were fine all the time so I don't know what the problem was though hopefully whatever is happening at the transmitter is now resolved. Thank you again for your time.
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Pieter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby9:39 PM
Craig: A log periodic is relatively low gain but is probably the best one for ignoring unwanted signals from different directions/opposite polarisation. Raising the height of the aerial usually results in a stronger (and cleaner) signal being received, but bear in mind that if the problem is a distant transmitter being received alongside the required signals, raising an aerial can also enhance the unwanted signal.Be prepared to experiment with different aerial heights and if possible different locations around the property. Sometimes using the house or chimney stack as a screen against an interfering signal improves matters.
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Monday, 4 July 2011
TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:35 today [BBC]
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:35 today [BBC]
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:35 today to 10:05 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:07 today to 10:14 today [BBC]
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