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Freeview on the Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) transmitter

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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C21: BBCB
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The symbol shows the location of the Nottingham transmitter which serves 74,000 homes.

Other maps:Nottingham regionBBC East MidlandsCentral (East micro region)

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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.

Nottingham 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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
Channel icons
1 BBC One East 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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C27 (522.0MHz) from 175m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (East 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),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C24 (498.0MHz) from 175m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		400
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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C21+ (474.2MHz) from 175m datum.
COM4
SDN
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C51 (714.0MHz) from 175m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C52 (722.0MHz) from 175m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
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
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C48 (690.0MHz) from 175m datum.


Regional news from the Nottingham transmitter


BBC East Midlands Today 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Nottingham NG2 4UU, 9km east-southeast
to BBC East Midlands region - 17 masts.

ITV Central News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 72km southwest
to ITV Central (East) region - 17 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupA KA KWWWW
C21BBC1BBC1BBC1+BBCB+BBCB+BBCB
C24ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C27BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C29C
600C31C4C4C4
C34C5C5
C391
C48ArqBArqBArqB
700C50local
C51SDNSDNSDN
C52ArqAArqAArqA
C53A
C59D
800C63B
C672

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 30th March and 13th April 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Nottingham could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Nottingham transmitter using C50

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 2kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 400W
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 40W

History of Channel 3 in the Nottingham transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Nottingham 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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hel
Friday 30 December 2011 12:19PM Nottingham
I have a tv in the bedroom which is tuned to freeview and all channels work as expected. However each evening around 10.30pm to 11.30pm the signal to all freeview channels just disappears, and then will be back again when I check in the morning. I have tried the rescan option but it makes no difference. I thought it was my tv, but having tried a second one the same thing happens, so it must be the transmission/signal strength. any ideas what i can do about this?
Dave Lindsay
Friday 30 December 2011 12:33PM
hel: Sounds like there is some electrical interference, perhaps a timed appliance somewhere. Do you have storage radiators that run at night (on Economy 7)? See here:

www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

I would get a battery powered AM radio as it may be audible on there and move around to see if I can find what direction it is coming from.

It might be worth switching between the different wavebands on the radio (one with Short Wave, Medium Wave, Long Wave and FM gives you the most choice) to see which it is clearest on.

As it happens at a particular time, you might have the radio on tune to a frequency that you know that the noise appears on. If the noise starts at the same moment as your TV signal goes, then you know you are listening to the cause.

Once you have the noise on your radio, if you can, switch off all electrical appliances in your house at the time of the interference. Preferably this would be by switching off the main incoming supply at the distribution board/fuse box. That way there can be no little things you have forgotten about.

Go outside with the radio. See what direction it gets stronger in and where it is weaker so as to try and work out where it's coming from.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 18 January 2012 12:31PM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 today to 10:55 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 today to 10:58 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 19 January 2012 4:29AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 yesterday to 10:55 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 yesterday to 10:58 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 20 January 2012 4:30AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 on 18 Jan to 10:55 on 18 Jan HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:01 on 18 Jan to 10:58 on 18 Jan [BBC]
andy
Sunday 20 May 2012 1:09AM
Oh where to start.. i live in Nottingham and our antenna (along with 99% of all the visible antenna around) was pointing at the south yorks & lincs transmitter, which has worked fine for several months, however recently we have been loosing channels and getting poor reception, so after surfing the net and finding this website i discovered that there is another transmitter nearby ( east midlands, in Kimberly) so i adjust the antenna (remembering to change from horizontal to vertical) and do a full retune, nearly all channels have vastly improved signal strenght, however i am very confused if bbc1, bbc2, bbc3 share the same MUX how is it that bbc1 & bbc2 have a good strong signal, whilst bbc3 does not it is so bad that it's not watchable, all other channels appear fine.

Thanks Andy
KMJ,Derby
Sunday 20 May 2012 9:23AM
andy: This is usually because the channels are being received from two different transmitters, the corresponding BBC1 (and possibly BBC2) to the errant BBC3 could be stored in the 800's of the channel list. Did you do a factory reset to clear the channel list of all data before scanning for channels? I am wondering if BBC3 was off air when you rescanned, so the box did not treat it like the other channels that were broadcasting at the time, leaving the old reference from Belmont in place.
andrew rea
Tuesday 22 May 2012 7:44PM Nottingham
KMJ: I think you were right, apologies for not doing the 'full reset' correctly the first time, but having done it with the antenna disconnected and then connected again has cured the problem. Thanks for the help.

Regards Andy
MRS J
Friday 22 June 2012 6:57PM Nottingham
AFTER THE MAIN NEWS BROADCAST THERE IS THE LOCAL NEWS HOWEVER I AM NOT RECEIVING EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL NEWS ON TV ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM, INSTEAD I AM RECEIVING WEST MIDLANDS NEWS ON ITV AND BBC WEST MIDLAND NEWS.
My aerial is on the roof.
Dave Lindsay
Friday 22 June 2012 7:35PM
MRS J: The fact that you are receiving different regional programming to which (I assume) your aerial faces and which you normally receive means that you are receiving signals from another transmitter. This is likely to be Sutton Coldfield. If you bring up the signal strength screen when on BBC One it will probably give you the UHF channel number (equivalent to frequency). For Sutton Coldfield BBC One is on C43. Likewise for ITV1, it is on C46.

There may be a workaround by unplugging the aerial during part of the scan so as to miss out scanning the unwanted channels and whilst scanning the wanted ones. Which channels you want depends on which transmitter your aerial faces. You've said that you aerial is on the roof, which is always a good place for it to be, but have alluded to its direction!

You've posted on the page for the Nottingham transmitter, but when I looked on Streetview, all aerials I could see were on Waltham. The Nottingham transmitter is situated at Kimberley and is intended to serve those who are unable to receive from Waltham, due to the topography.

Assuming that your aerial is directed to Waltham, then run the automatic tuning scan and unplug the aerial when it gets to 30%. Then plug it in again when it gets to 55%.

Once you have finished, (looking on the signal strength screen) BBC One should be tuned to C61, ITV1 to C54, BBC One HD (if applicable) to C58, ITV3 to C29, Pick TV to C56 and Yesterday to C57. (These channel numbers are those used by Waltham.)

If any of these are incorrect, then post back telling us what they are and I will see if I can suggest something else to try.
KMJ,Derby
Friday 22 June 2012 7:48PM
MRS J: Look in the 800s of the channel list for alternative BBC1 and ITV1 regions. If there are any, is one of them for the East Midlands? Your aerial might be pointing at Sutton Coldfield, which would give the strongest signal on West Midland services, or it could point at Waltham which should give a stronger signal on the East Midland channels, but due to the West Midlands being found first when scanning for channels, it often results in these channels being stored in the "normal" positions in the channel list with the different (East Mids) versions being stored in the 800s.
Christine Ratcliffe
Thursday 22 November 2012 11:42AM Ashbourne
DE6 5GY
I lose BBC + freeview channels when the weather is bad this is getting to be a very big issue as we ofton miss programs that we
wnat to watch. We have had the whole system checked out from the aerial down to the telivision input
and no problem has been found, our signal is very strong. The aerial is sited on the gable end of the house.
C Ratcliffe
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 22 November 2012 2:34PM
Christine Ratcliffe: You would appear to be receiving from Waltham rather than Nottingham. Waltham is undergoing engineering works which may affect signals. You may or may not have been suffering poor reception for a longer period.

Winter Hill also broadcasts high power on UHF channel 61, although I'm not so sure that it might be the cause of your woes.

The terrain plot shows that the path between the transmitter and you is close to the ground for the final few miles which could be a source of issue:


Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location

I see that other houses in the area have tall masts and large aerials which are probably a sign.

I'm not an installer, so the professionals may be able to add to what I'm saying.

Refer to the plot and imagine that the signal line is a light. With the path being close to the ground, objects such as trees and buildings could potentially be in the way. You know what happens when it gets near the end of daylight and the sun is low in the sky which causes long shadows.

Intermittent problematic reception caused by such reception can affect only one or two frequencies. Moving the aerial may be the only way - it is a try it and see thing I believe.


The only other thing I can wonder (as I say, I'm not a professional) is whether because your aerial is looking over your roof-top with the chimney not being immediately in front, but perhaps at 30 or 40 degrees to the direction the aerial is facing is whether when these get wet that they cause reflections such that it degrades the BBC frequency.

I note on Streetview that your roof tiles were replaced in 2009. I don't know whether that might have any bearing, e.g. whether newer tiles are more likely to be reflective, perhaps helped by them being wet.

"If" any of these (roof tiles or something else on your roof) is the cause of the issue, then perhaps mounting the aerial on the gable end that faces the transmitter. I say "if" because it could be some effect (reflection or refraction) that occurs further away from you such as if vegetation is in the way, and for that the solution is much more difficult.
Christine Ratcliffe
Thursday 22 November 2012 4:33PM
I can not receive BBC & Freeview channels when the weather is bad this is now geting be yond a joke and is quite maddening when you want to watch a surtain program, we have had the system checked from the ariel right down to the input in the telivision and can not find a problem there, we have a good strong signal so no problem there.
I asked the same question on the net and was told to get intouch with with our tranmiter so can you please sort some thing out.
We pay a full telivison licence but cannot watch half the channels.

PS no telivison tonight as the weather is bad so will not be able to watch my favourite channel.
C Ratcliffe Mrs
Deb
Saturday 8 December 2012 2:05PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/millions-will-have-to-pay-to-get-freeview-tv-7899834.html

This article basically says that if you live within 2k of the new 4G transmitters you will get interference from them and will not be able to tune in to many freeview channels. I am unable to get BBC1, 2, 3 and 4 and intermittent reception for Dave and Dave ja vu. The above link may go some way towards explaining your problem. I am presently looking into getting rid of virgin media as they keep putting their prices up but having read this article in the Independent I may wait a bit until the Government agrees to pay not only the filter costs but also the installation costs before switching to Freeview +. Hope this helps.
Dave Lindsay
Saturday 8 December 2012 2:25PM
Deb: It does not help spreading misinformation. The article says that "Estimates suggest that between 2.3m and 3m households – within 2km of 4G transmitters - face interference with their television pictures, with some losing their signals entirely."

This does not say that all those who live within 2km of 4G transmitter will be affected.

The link does not explain Christine's problem unless you are suggesting that a 4G operator is acting illegally by broadcasting on the 800MHz frequencies which are those that will affect TV reception. These have not been auction off yet and so should be silent.

EE has been allowed to run its 4G network using some of its 1800MHz allocation which is what it uses for GSM/2G services.
KMJ,Derby
Saturday 8 December 2012 6:13PM
Deb: The most likely scenario for interference from 4G is where the Freeview signal is weak and the 4G signal is strong. Adding a wideband amplifier to the viewer's aerial with no filtering will result in the 4G signal becoming so strong that it overloads the tuner. The use of group A, B or K aerials where frequency allocation permits, plus good quality double screened coax will minimise unnecessary pick-up of the 4G signal in addition to the use of filters. A very small percentage of viewers who wish to receive C60 or C59 could have problems filtering out a strong 4G signal on say C61, especially if they are receiving from a vertically polarised relay transmitter.It has been acknowledged that changing to a transmitter in a different direction/ on a lower frequency/ horizontally polarised if possible could offer a solution in such cases, otherwise satellite or cable reception might be the only suitable alternative.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
NOTTINGHAM transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:59PM
NOTTINGHAM transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
M Kingshott
Thursday 4 April 2013 1:29PM Huntingdon
I have pixelleted picture going every few seconds to "no signal" on my freeview television since 2nd February 2013 (2months now)I have a roof aerial and should be receiving from Sandy Heath transmitter. I can only get BBc Look North News instead of Look East now. This is also pixellated and loses signal. I have already asked for assistance to resolve this. I have re-tuned many times with no difference in transmission quality. Please Help
Michael
Thursday 4 April 2013 3:02PM
M Kingshott: If you're not getting Look East then clearly you aren't tuned in to Sandy Heath - Look North will be from Belmont.

You should do a manual retune after clearing the channel from you TV (first time installation/factory settings with aerial out) then add back the following UHF channel in the manual search option: 27 24 21 (HD) 51 52 48.
Charlotte
Sunday 28 April 2013 10:04AM
Having reset my tv and tried scanning for channels... Nothing! Just keep getting a 'No channel found. Please check local signal availability' message. Live in city centre of Nottingham and have had numerous power cuts recently... Anyone know anything? Thanks
Charlotte
Sunday 28 April 2013 10:07AM
Should have also said I live in a block of flats- no idea about aerial!
jb38
Sunday 28 April 2013 10:13AM
Charlotte: You best policy would be to first of all check with a neighbour to find out if the problem is confined to your installation or not, as maybe others are also experiencing the same as yourself, if they are then its the landlords problem.
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