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Google mapBing mapGoogle Earth53.379,-1.514 or 53°22'44"N 1°30'52"WS10 5GL

4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

Tests now show that SOME households that use masthead amplifiers (and some communal aerial systems) AND are in poor signal areas AND that are very close to a 4G phone mast MAY have their Freeview service disturbed: C21: BBCB
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This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmitter. Click to recheck

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The symbol shows the location of the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmitter which serves 120,000 homes.

Other maps:Tapton Hill DABTapton Hill AM/FMEmley Moor regionBBC NorthYorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

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What do the colours on the map mean?

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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Which Freeview channels does the Sheffield 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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 vertical max
C27 (522.0MHz)290m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One North, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 BBC Red Button 1, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 vertical max
C24 (498.0MHz)290m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 4 Channel 4 North ads, 5 Channel 5 The North ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 North ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor),

PSB3
BBCB
 vertical max
C21 (474.0MHz)290m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		1,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 vertical max
C42 (642.0MHz)287m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
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 21 others

COM5
ArqA
 vertical max
C45 (666.0MHz)287m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
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, 302 BBC Red Button 2, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 vertical max
C39+ (618.2MHz)287m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
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 22 others



Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Sheffield transmitter?


BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 47km north
to BBC North region - 55 masts.

ITV Calandar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 47km north
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region

How will the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

years1969~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFA KWWKKW
C1BBCtv
C6ITV
C21C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C24ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C27BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
600C31BBC1BBC1BBC1
C39+ArqB+ArqB+ArqB
C42DSDNSDNSDN
C45CArqAArqAArqA
700C532
C55local
C57A
C60B
800C631
C67C5C5

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 10th August and 24th August 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Sheffield including parts of Rotherham could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Sheffield transmitter using C55

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 5kW
Analogue 5(-3dB) 2.5kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 1000W
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-17dB) 100W
Mux C*, Mux D*(-20dB) 50W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014ITV
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Ezmerelda
Sunday 6 June 2010 9:26PM
I live in S10 and cant get ITV (any of them) E4 or many other chanels. Can basically only get BBC chanels. I have retuned moved the aerial and basically tried everything I can think of, any ideas of what I should do next?
Briantist
Monday 7 June 2010 7:49AM
Ezmerelda: Please see West Yorkshire to get reduced Freeview service for two months | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - you should probably wait until the middle of the month for work to be complete.
H
Hanson
Sunday 3 October 2010 6:25PM
I live in the Sheffield S10 area and have now started receving poot digital service with pictures pixalating or not receiving a picture at all. This has only just started this year, prior to then no problems to speak of.Hanson
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Andy
Tuesday 12 October 2010 3:36PM
was there a problem with the sheffield transmitter over the weekend (10th Oct 2010) I had problems with low signal on many channels including ones that are normally okay (itv) now after the weekend I seem to have lost mux c and D
Briantist
Tuesday 12 October 2010 3:57PM
Andy: The problem is related to the weather - please see What is the Inversion Effect and why does it effect my Freeview TV reception?
| ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 October 2010 6:41PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:05 yesterday to 11:55 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 October 2010 6:41PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:05 yesterday to 11:55 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 4 November 2010 2:40PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:33 today to 12:50 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 4 November 2010 2:40PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:33 today to 12:50 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 5 November 2010 7:12AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:33 yesterday to 12:50 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 5 November 2010 7:12AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:33 yesterday to 12:50 yesterday [BBC]
J
jonfrancis
Saturday 13 November 2010 3:34PM Sheffield
can anybody help me? I live in S1 and before the switch had tons of channels now i'm only getting the bbc channels on one of my freeview boxs and no channels on the other. I cant ring the people that installed it as it a Saturday. Thanks
Briantist
Sunday 14 November 2010 6:56AM
jonfrancis: This transmitter does not "switch" until 2012.

Please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Modan
Tuesday 30 November 2010 11:26AM
Last week switched to freesat,great, today not receiving a signal. What can be the problem ?
Briantist
Tuesday 30 November 2010 8:27PM
Modan: Satellite's worst enemy - snow. Check the dish and in particular the LNB, taking care not to move the dish at all.
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Alekh
Tuesday 28 December 2010 5:10PM Sheffield
Hi, I just got a freeview+ box for my parents who live at post code S11 7RL. We're have some trouble getting channels. We got a new high gain wideband aerial and get the 6 channels in Mux 1 fine but we can't pick up any other channels including the radio channels. I've noticed a tiny non coloured strip, just on this road, on the transmitter maps for all 3 transmitters surround us. Does this mean we're in a dead zone? We're not in a valley and have no surrounding obstructions.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Briantist
Tuesday 28 December 2010 6:16PM
Alekh: Yes, you are not in a good reception area yet, but you will be after switchover.

Your best bet today is probably the Belmont transmitter.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 19 January 2011 6:10AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:11 yesterday to 14:18 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 19 January 2011 6:10AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:11 yesterday to 14:18 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 February 2011 2:14PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 February 2011 2:14PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 February 2011 6:12PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 today to 12:59 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 February 2011 6:12PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 today to 12:59 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 26 February 2011 9:10AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 yesterday to 12:59 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 26 February 2011 9:10AM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 12:57 yesterday to 12:59 yesterday [BBC]
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Andy Ellis
Wednesday 9 March 2011 7:00PM Sheffield
I am trying to receive a freeview signal using a new wideband aerial installed in the loft.
I have tried the Sheffield transmitter both horizontally and vertically and the same for the Emley Moor transmitter. The best I have got so far is a good picture on Multiplex 1 with nothing else.
Post code is S4 7FL.
Please help!
Briantist
Thursday 10 March 2011 5:44AM
Andy Ellis: Move the aerial to the roof. Loft aerials are not suitable for reliable Freeview reception.
K
Keel
Tuesday 15 March 2011 8:54PM Sheffield
Just bought a freeview box for bedroom. All other tvs in the house can get itv 1 ,channel4 and channel 5 with the exception of the new box. The new box could get the channels on mux 2 until yesterday but then disappeared. There are no other devices attached to the tv. Reset the box which didn't resolve the problem. The new box is attached to a roof top aerial shated by the other tvs.
Any suggestions?
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Anthony Johnson
Wednesday 16 March 2011 12:18PM Sheffield
We lost all our TV reception this morning (16.3.11) around 01:15am and it was still off at 03:00am.
There was a "No Signal" notice on the screen from both our Digital Recorders and the analogue reception on the TV itself had also been lost.
I cannot find any reference to this happening, anywhere on the internet and think that there should, at least, be a requirement for companies to explain the reasons for this.
Can't they warn us if they are going to do some work which may result in lost transmissions?
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Mike Dimmick
Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:23PM Reading
Anthony Johnson: It looks like you're probably using the Emley Moor transmitter rather than the Sheffield transmitter.

The Emley Moor transmitter was shut down completely (excepting C5 analogue and the HD service, which come from a different aerial, I believe) this morning until about 6am. This was for some work required before DSO happens in September.

Digital UK did put a note on their Planned Engineering Works page - on Tuesday morning. That's how engineering work is now announced. The days of reserved engineering hours and announcements are long gone.

As far as on-screen warning messages go, I don't think it's possible to only put messages up on multiplex 1 and 2 for Emley Moor itself and not for the other transmitters in the region (Chesterfield, Idle, Keighley and Sheffield). Mux A, B, C and D don't have regional variations in England - the same signal is transmitted by all the English transmitters, and B, C and D by all the transmitters in the UK.

The public-service broadcasters - BBC, ITV1, C4 and C5 - have promised to run captions for two weeks before switchover, telling you that you'll need to retune.
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dawn
Tuesday 19 April 2011 11:32PM Rotherham
hi,normal tv is fine on free view the picture has a green tint
Briantist
Wednesday 20 April 2011 3:38AM
dawn: Check your SCART cable is connected properly. If it is, replace it with a new one.
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Betamax_man
Tuesday 17 May 2011 11:02AM York
Will the Sheffield TX be 2k or 8k after switch over as Digital UK states 2k. Can this be right?
Briantist
Tuesday 17 May 2011 11:16AM
Betamax_man: Everywhere is 8k after switchover.
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Betamax_man
Tuesday 17 May 2011 11:17AM York
Thanks Brian, as thought, just a mistake then.
Briantist
Tuesday 17 May 2011 11:19AM
Betamax_man: Yes, 8k is required for network resilience.
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Mike Dimmick
Tuesday 17 May 2011 3:13PM
Betamax_man: I think that's a glitch due to the change in reception for your postcode at switchover - they reckon that you can get Mux 1 now but no muxes after switchover.
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Peter
Thursday 30 June 2011 4:07PM Sheffield
hello
We are currently receiving Freeview all ch annels with good reception throughout the range. When checking our needs post switchover, my postcode was recommended to use a wideband aerial. I am unsure what is the difference between a standard ae and a wideband ae, so cannot determine which ae we currently have. It is pointing at the Sheffield transmitter and is vertically aligned and matches that of all neighbours.
Any information would be most welcome
Thankyou
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KMJ,Derby
Thursday 30 June 2011 4:54PM
Peter: Aerials installed for reception of the Sheffield/Crosspool transmitter were originally "group A" type, which were (then) designed to receive the frequencies between C21 and C34. When Channel Five began transmitting on C67 it became necessary to install a wideband aerial which receives all frequencies between C21 and C68. If your aerial is reasonably new it is most likely a wideband type.After switchover you will initially have signals between C21+ and C63. After 27th September 2011 all signals will be between C21+ and C45. Whilst a wideband aerial will still be suitable after that date it might be better to fit "group K" aerials on new installations to limit the reception of future 4G mobile phone signals.
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Diane McFarlane
Wednesday 27 July 2011 9:06AM Sheffield
I usually receive all freeview channels with good reception
I am now only picking up 7 bbc channels
Never had problems before. I have auto retuned many times over last few days

Is this due to impending switch?

My postcode is s6 6na
Can you help?

Many thanks
Briantist
Wednesday 27 July 2011 9:16AM
Diane McFarlane: I would see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice . There will be no changes at the transmitter until the very day of switchover.
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Mike
Saturday 30 July 2011 3:29PM
I have the same problem as Diane McFarland in that I can now only get 7 BBC channels on freeview having lost the rest We are on Sheffield crosspool transmitter.
Briantist
Tuesday 2 August 2011 7:41AM
Mike: Also please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
KB Aerials Sheffield
Thursday 4 August 2011 6:31PM Sheffield
Peter did you get the answer you was looking for?

Keith KB Aerials Sheffield
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Andy S10
Monday 8 August 2011 9:37PM
I am currently receiving free-view channels using an aerial signal amplifier. Will I be able to remove it after Wednesday? when will the digital transmission power be increased and by how much?
Briantist
Monday 8 August 2011 10:05PM
Andy S10: On the Sheffield transmitter the digital services will go from 100W/50W to 1kW. See "Comparison of analogue and digital signal levels" on www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview on Sheffield TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

You may have to remove the amplifier, but you will have to wait for the second stage of the switchover on Wednesday 24th August 2011.
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Niven
Wednesday 10 August 2011 1:45PM
It would appear that MUX 2 (ITV1,C4,C5 etc) has moved to C63, the old MUX 1 frequency.
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Niven
Wednesday 10 August 2011 2:05PM
Further to the above, I've worked out it'll be because Belmont requires 53 for Arq A next week.
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dan
Wednesday 10 August 2011 5:10PM
ive retuned my box this morning and i have most channels but none of the bbc ones at all, has anyone else got this problem?

thanks



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