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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. Digital tick


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The symbol shows the location of the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter which serves 1,870,000 homes.

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Radiation patterns

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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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Sutton Coldfield transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal max
C43 (650.0MHz)433m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		200,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One West Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal max
C46 (674.0MHz)433m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		200,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (West micro region)), 4 Channel 4 Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 Midlands ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Central west),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C40+ (626.2MHz)433m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		200,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal max
C42 (642.0MHz)433m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		200,000W
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal max
C45 (666.0MHz)403m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		200,000W
Channel icons
11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal max
C39+ (618.2MHz)433m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		200,000W
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others



Regional news from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter


BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.

ITV Central News 2.6m homes 9.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 15km south-southwest
to ITV Central (West) region - 46 masts.

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How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EEB E KB E KW
C4BBCtv
600C33com7
C35com8
C39+ArqB+ArqB+ArqB
C40BBC2BBC2BBC2+BBCB+BBCB+BBCB
C41+1
C42SDNSDNSDN
C43ITVITVITVBBCABBCABBCA
C44+2
C45ArqAArqAArqA
C46BBC1BBC1BBC1D3+4D3+4D3+4
C47+A
700C50C4C4C4
C51+Blocal
C52+C
C55D

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 7th September and 21st September 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Birmingham including Greater Birmingham area, part of Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter using C51
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Bromsgrove,Sutton Coldfield, The Wrekin SFN.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 1000kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 200kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-21dB) 8kW

History of Channel 3 in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Sutton Coldfield 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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jordan
Friday 23 March 2012 9:07PM
is there any high pressure due this weekend
KMJ,Derby
Friday 23 March 2012 9:29PM
jordan: I've just checked the William Hepburn Tropospheric ducting forecast over the weekend, it looks quiet for Friday to Saturday, but Sunday and Monday could see the inversion effect at work.
jordan
Friday 23 March 2012 9:34PM
Ahh so it looks like i might get wales tv again on sunday and monday and by the way thanks
Chris.SE
Sunday 8 April 2012 9:02AM
Joe:
I think it's 12294.
Janet Garratt
Monday 9 April 2012 10:48PM Derby
I have "lost" BBC East Midlands on my Freeview box, it was 802 but now I am getting "RABBIT" can you help me get back to BBC East Midlands please.
Keith Stanley James Lever
Monday 9 April 2012 10:52PM Derby
My freeview box on 802 has got RABBIT the BBC East Midlands is no longer on that channel has the channel moved, if so, what is the new number.
Briantist
Monday 9 April 2012 10:54PM
Keith Stanley James Lever: Look in the 800-899 channel range, "extra channels" are placed there in no particular order.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 10 April 2012 10:29AM
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Stuart O.
Tuesday 10 April 2012 7:33PM Wrexham
Transmitter Engineering: If Sutton Coldfield's Digital TV, Analogue Radio and Digital Radio are all working normally over the next week, Why bother posting and telling us this? Is this supposed to be reassurance for us that there is NOT going to be disruption to services due to NO engineering work for the next week?

I thought you only posted to tell us if there WERE any problems or engineering works at a transmitter, not posted to tell is if there WEREN'T any problems or engineering works at a transmitter.
Humax man
Tuesday 10 April 2012 10:00PM
Humax HDR-Fox T2 owners - anyone else having evening problems with COM6, ArqB?

Whilst the LG that the Humax is connected to, and passes RF through to is fine, the Humax is not. Film 4 for example is showing 100% signal quality and strength on the LG, whereas the Humax is showing 40-50% quality and severe break up.

I'm also noticing minor breakup on other Mux's.
jb38
Tuesday 10 April 2012 10:56PM
Humax man: Yes, but have you double checked to make sure that the Humax and the LG are definitely receiving Film 4's mux from the same source? mux channel info obtainable via the signal check screen, as Humax tuners are amongst the best for stability of reception under difficult circumstances, although its not known whether this might apply or not in your case as you havent provided any info on your location, this preferably being in the form of a post code (or one from nearby) for greater accuracy.
oldpaul100
Tuesday 10 April 2012 11:01PM
Humax man: Just checked my HDR-FoxT2 and Channel 39 gives 618MHz,8MHz,8K,1/32
Strength 81%, Quality 100% using Signal Checker.

You don't give you Post Code (mine is DE13 so about 8-9 mile from Sutton C but it's nearly in visible range). Have you got the Fox first in the chain from the aerial feed as recommended? If you have it would suggest your unit could have a faulty tuner. Rare I know but "when all options have been examined etc." I guess you've checked the signal cable is home and the connector is tight on the co-ax.

Also you don't say whether this problem is new or long standing.
Have you updated the System Software to the latest Rev. There was some suggestion that the decoding software had been updated to cover the change in Modulation system but I'm not sure about it. Humax were not very informative about what had been altered, only what new facilities they had added (new stuff in TV Portal etc).

Sorry not to have been more certain what you have wrong.
Humax man
Tuesday 10 April 2012 11:03PM
WV16 postcode area, Bridgnorth town centre.

Yes, compared both LG and Humax to check they are both tuned to the same MUX.

The problem as far as I can be sure has only started in the last few days and is more prominent in the evening. Owned the Humax for around 3 months with no problems until now.
Humax man
Tuesday 10 April 2012 11:50PM
Ah, all happy now. Traced to a failing splitter in the loft. Originally, we only fed one TV from the booster in the loft, but as we've added more sets, I've piggy backed a couple of cheap splitters. One had begun to fail.

I've replaced it, and now have 82% strength, 100% quality.

Thanks both.
Mr phillips
Saturday 14 April 2012 2:37PM
Im in redditch and my arial is on the gable end its a its been set up two years and all this week out picture keeps pixilating engineer says every thing is fine . So it must be suttons transmitter . We sould never have moved from anolog as in 28 year we never had a problen !
Briantist
Saturday 14 April 2012 10:23PM
Mr phillips: Given the other 1,869,999 homes using the transmitter are having no problems, I would suggest the problem is likley to be at your end. I would have a look at www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Transmitter engineering
Monday 16 April 2012 3:32PM
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 8 May 2012 9:27AM
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Possible weak signal. [DUK]
David Pound
Tuesday 8 May 2012 9:07PM Daventry
I have an HD TV with built in Freeview, and a Panasonic HDD recorder. I get good reception and I understand that my transmitter is Sutton Coldfield (I get Midlands Today on BBC1). But I cannot get any HD programmes. Ch 50 and 54 do not come up on the "Guide" on the Recorder nor when I try to enter them with the TV alone. How can I get these channels?
I should add that I am at present getting messages about a re-tune needed tomorrow (9 May) which seems to refer to Sandy Heath.
jb38
Tuesday 8 May 2012 10:54PM
David Pound: Are you sure that the TV in question is not an "HD ready" device? as if it is than cannot receive HD transmissions, if you have the manual for the set have a look in the specifications section / tuner and check if you see either DVB-T or DVB-T2 mentioned, as if its the former it cannot receive HD, if though you do not have the manual then if you provide the model number of the TV this can be checked out.

The re-tune message for tomorrow is because SDN is moving from ch31 to ch51 and increasing in power to 170kw, other than that nothing else is changing.
David Pound
Wednesday 9 May 2012 8:20AM Daventry
Thank you jb38. The TV (Hitachi 19LD4550U) does indeed say "HD Ready". My my understanding of that phrase is that it means the set is capable of receiving HD when that becomes available. That was certainly one reason I bought it. If it doesn't mean that, what does it mean?
I cannot see any mention of either DVB-T or DVB-T2 in the instruction manual. It does however have an HDMI input socket.
Rob
Saturday 12 May 2012 9:38PM
... HD ready - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (ST57SZ)
David Pound
Sunday 13 May 2012 9:59AM Daventry
"It DOES NOT mean that the set can pick up Freeview HD, Freesat HD, Sky HD or Virgin Media HD without a set-top box."

Quite so. But the TV DOES have a box - or rather it has a built in Freeview box. So why can I not get the HD chanells?


jb38
Sunday 13 May 2012 11:06AM
David Pound: Its simply because that the tuner fitted in HD Ready TV's is only capable of receiving DVB-T coded transmissions and doesn't recognise anything other than type of signal, whereas tuners in genuine HD receivers are capable of recognising DVB-T2 transmissions as well as DVB-T, the "T2" being the thing that differentiates between the two.

I, right from the start, have always disagreed with trading standards allowing "HD Ready" to be used on TV's that can only display a Hi-def image via an external source as this misleading statement was guaranteed to cause problems, which of course it did at the time and still does.

By the way, its because that a DVB-T2 transmission is in effect invisible to a DVB-T tuner that a "no signal" indication is always seen on any attempt to manually tune in an HD mux.
David Pound
Sunday 13 May 2012 10:18PM Daventry
Thank you jb38. That answers my questions perfectly - and confirms that I bought a pup! Unfortunately too long ago to do anything about it now. And I quite agree with you that most sensible people (which obviously doesn't include Trading Standards) would regard this as a breach of the Trades Description Act. But Hey, we're only the customers!
MJ
Sunday 20 May 2012 9:07AM Birmingham
Anyone else in the Erdington area lost multiplex 2 (ITV1 Channel4, Channel5..) recently ?
Suddenly found reception was poor on these the other night - have retuned TV (built in Freeview) and they have now disappeared completely.....
jb38
Sunday 20 May 2012 10:49AM
MJ: As you are located at only about 5 miles away from the transmitter you have always to beware of the fact that your TV could be receiving a signal that on the verges of being excessively high and that the ITV mux could actually have peaked over it, so try a test by taking the aerial out and using a short piece of wire (about 12") pushed into the inner part of the aerial socket and then carry out another re-tune on the TV giving an update on results, as if it works OK then you will have to insert an attenuator in line with the aerial socket.
Steve
Sunday 20 May 2012 9:26PM
Until yesterday we were able to watch,in another room, whichever sky program was on the main tv using a tuned in analogue channel. This has now stopped and all that appears on the screen is 'no signal'.All the tvs have freeview built in. What is the problem?
jb38
Sunday 20 May 2012 11:28PM
Steve: Are you sure that the TV concerned hasn't been left on its Freeview mode (DVB) rather than analogue? However if this doesn't apply then can Freeview be received on these remote TV's? that is "if" you are feeding the Freeview signal into the Sky boxes aerial input and its passing through the box as well as picking up the analogue signal in the process, and if you are doing things this way then for a test remove the Sky boxes normal aerial input and see if Sky returns on the remote TV's, if it does then you will have to try a few tests using a different RF1/2 output channel on the Sky box and retuning the analogue TV's to pick it up again after every alteration.
SteveH
Tuesday 22 May 2012 8:13AM West Bromwich
We have lost our TV signal over the weekend. It went on Friday night, reappeared on Sunday night until mid morning Monday and was not there still this morning. This has happened for 3 weekends in the last 2 months, although the set up hasn't changed. The rooftop aerial plugs into a Hitachi Freeview+ box, which connects to the TV. The bedroom TV, which uses a set top aerial, has worked ok during this time. Postcode is B70 6EB.
SteveH
Tuesday 29 May 2012 8:01AM
Thanks, turns out it was the freeview+ box. Brought the bedroom tv down and connected that to the rooftop aerial and it worked fine. The set top aerial that worked fine for the bedroom tv did nothing for the downstairs tv, so took box back and got replacement and all fine now.
Lilian Mae
Tuesday 29 May 2012 9:27AM
Hi there, My tv is only 5 yrs old but yesterday suddenly stopped working. It now tells me no signal. The set has built in free view. I have connected a free view box and the tv now works. Is it likely that I can get this repaired or am I stuck with a separate free view box? I know this sounds silly but my tv is wall mounted and I now have a thick cable trailing down the wall, I am 60 and live alone - so handy man available.
jb38
Tuesday 29 May 2012 11:24AM
Lilian Mae: What model of TV are you referring to? and have you tried completely resetting the device? this usually accessed from the main menu, although if as aforementioned the model is given then this can be checked on.

Just a small point though, have you double checked to make sure that the TV's hasnt been accidentally switched onto analogue?

The other point being, that its necessary to have knowledge of your location (post code or one from nearby) so that the signals expected at your location can be assessed.
Paul Nield
Monday 4 June 2012 1:43AM
Hi i am not happy about the signal quality from the sutton coldfield transmitter today.
I know you have to do work on it but what a week to do this, The picture was breaking up all day long.
I am looking after my mother who is 86 years old and she was looking forward to watching the jubilee celebrations, i know work has to be done but i thought you may have given some warning about this.
yours sincerely
Paul Nield
MJ
Wednesday 6 June 2012 7:33PM
jb38
Sorry for taking so long to get back on here.. work and family stuff.
Have tried your wire suggestion and an internal digital aerial, and while channels on mux 2 do appear on the TV the signal is so weak I am getting either no picture or complete pixelation of sound and image.
This puts out TV receptionving back (approx) 3 yrs when they started "upgrading" the then prefectly good reception from Sutton Coldfield.
We lost mux 2 then as now.

MJ
Farrah Day
Tuesday 12 June 2012 7:58PM
I'm sick and tired of getting poor reception with digital TV. Never had any problems with analogue, but since we've gone digital, we've suffered regular reception problems with MUX2.

I thought the recent total lack of signal on our main living room TV was due to work being undertaken on the Sutton Coldfield transmitter (we completely lost MUX2 signal nearly all day Monday). However, it now says there is no work being carried out and no faults... but we still keep losing reception on all channels on MUX2.

While this does not seem to be such a problem with the portable TVs in our bedrooms, even those pictures tend to stop and stutter on MUX2.

Had to watch the England match on a bloody 14" screen. Very dissatisfied with digital in general and the quality of MUX2 in particular.

And how bad is it that we are never told about work being carried out. You think the very least they could do would be to inform us about it via our TVs so we don't all start suspecting our equipment, looking for faults that don't exist - or worse still buying new aerials or equipment.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 12 June 2012 8:19PM
Farrah Day: I looked back at your previous postings to find that you are in Nuneaton and that The Wrekin is within a few degrees of Sutton Coldfield.

Have you confirmed that BBC One is tuned to Sutton Coldfield on C43 and not The Wrekin on C26? Likewise ITV1 should be C46 and not C23. HD services are C40 and not C30.

If you find that any of these are tuned to The Wrekin, run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged for the first 30% of the scan.
Farrah Day
Wednesday 13 June 2012 12:53PM
Thanks for that Dave, I'll check it out.
Farrah Day
Wednesday 13 June 2012 1:14PM
Would you believe it, Dave! Though BBC was good at C43, ITV was indeed tuned to C23. Did what you said and this time it automacially tuned to C43, so hopefully things are going to be better from now on. Signal strength and quality now both 100%, whereas before the quality was constantly fluctuating between 20 - 60%.

It never occurred to me that I had somehow tuned to a weaker signal on certain channels, because of cause it's all automatic. I guess the whole of MUX2 was coming from Wrekin.

All this time and suffering and it was such a simple fix!

Thanks again, Dave.
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 13 June 2012 9:33PM
Farrah Day: That's how it goes sometimes; and afterwards you find that the solution was at your fingertips all along!
JE
Friday 22 June 2012 8:27AM Birmingham
Suddenly unable to get digital tv on Panasonic Viera tv. Normally able to initially see digital tv before than pressing AV button and switching to HDM1 for Sky. Today not even been able to switch get AV list up. Message says 'no channel found. Please check aerial or local signal availability. Press ok to start auto setup' which I did but did not change anything. Also, lost Bbc channels on sharp tv. However have these channels on Neon tv!
kevin
Saturday 23 June 2012 11:18PM Nottingham
For the last 3 weeks or so i have lost all bbc channels (apart from HD) in NG5 4LH, my TV has inboard freeview and the signal is from Sutton Coldfield, the screen shows no or week signal any ideas
IPG Derwent
Thursday 28 June 2012 11:37AM Warwick
My antenna serves a block of flats. It is directed at the Leamington Spa transmitter. I understand that this transmitter only delivers a 'light' service. Is this the reason why I only receive a small range of Freeview programmes? Should the antenna be turned towards either the Lark Stoke transmitter, or the one at Sutton Coldfield?
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 28 June 2012 12:13PM
IPG Derwent: This is correct.

Unfortunately the UK now has a two-tier terrestrial transmitter network. It is likely that viewers will wish to receive from full service transmitters where possible.

Leamington Spa transmitter only carries the Public Service channels because the Commercial broadcasters don't wish to invest in it.

Looking on Streetview, there are buildings on the other side of Coventry Road receiving from Sutton Coldfield, and these are as high as yours, so it may be a possibility.

Obstructions such as buildings and trees can cause difficulty with reception. However, your chances could be increased by virtue of the fact that you are in a two-storey building.

Some aerials, particularly those installed in the days of four-channel analogue, only work with certain bands of frequencies (those frequencies that the designated transmitter uses/used). Should this be the case then a Leamington Spa aerial won't be suitable for Sutton Coldfield. If it is a wideband, then it will be suitable.

Recepion from Lark Stone would appear extremely unlikely, according to the Digital UK predictor.

I suppose that it will probably be down to your landlord to do something.
Steve F
Friday 29 June 2012 10:25AM Solihull
BBC 1 keeps freezing intermitently. Have only noticed in last 3 weeks.

B91 3JU Roof Arial.
Dave Lindsay
Friday 29 June 2012 10:39AM
Steve F: Check that you are tuned Sutton Coldfield for BBC, and not The Wrekin. Do this by bringing up the signal strength screen whilst on BBC One. It should say C43 for Sutton Coldfield and not C26 which is The Wrekin.

If you find that you are tuned to The Wrekin, run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged for the first 30% to miss out scanning of The Wrekin's channels.

If it is tuned to Sutton Coldfield, then maybe it is the signal level which is verging on being excessive. See www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Lee Warr
Thursday 19 July 2012 3:53PM
Question, for about the last week when I watch TV late at night (after Midnight) the picture pixelates and the signal and bit error rate goes up and down making it unwatchable. This only happens at night. Do they turn the transmitter down at night? Also it works fine in the day and all connections are sound. From my roof where the digital aerial is you can see the Sutton Transmitter. Any ideas?
Kim
Saturday 18 August 2012 10:56AM Coventry
Have had very poor signal strength approx 29% from the Sutton Coldfield Transmitter, affecting all channels for last 48 hours. Aerial on roof. Have switched off & retuned but no improvement. Weather has been worse without affecting reception & as far as I can tell nothing in the neighbourhood has changed. Anything else I can do?
Sam
Saturday 18 August 2012 2:31PM Nottingham
I live in a block of flats (a converted mill) in Arnold, Nottingham and recieve signal from here.

The past week, particularly yesterday, my signal has been very bad @Kim

My signal goes off every Saturday, without fail, at 2:15pm, for a few hours. Any ideas anyone?
Terry likes cactii
Saturday 18 August 2012 7:48PM
@Kim & @Sam, as above, we have had a poor signal for probably two weeks or so. Actually, thinking about it, last night I gave up with TV and put the radio on.

@Sam, we had a similar problem many years ago, we checked for local interferrence for 2 miles and there was no consitent identifiable source.
It was interesting how you could state the times the channels would stop and start.
Sorry, not much help, but at least you know others have had the same problem.

Terry likes cactii
Saturday 18 August 2012 7:51PM
Today COM4 SDN in north Coventry is almost non existent. All 5 other banks of channels are working okay.
ITV (the broadcaster in central Birmingham) says ."... there is no problem with the transmitter as they are watching it with out problem, and no one has reported a problem.", dispite my neigbour having reported it!
They also said there had been no signal problems in the past few weeks, otherwise they would have been inundated with calls.".
The ITV 'boss' on duty suggestion is "get your areal testd and fixed on Monday or local interference", he is an idiot! Two houses, different aerials, same problem, same time, so NOT aerial fault!
Question -
Are there different 'transmission aerials' at Sutton Coldfield for transmissions going to 'central Birmingham' and the transmisions going to 'north Coventry' ?
Thanks



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