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The symbol shows the location of the Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) transmitter which serves 74,000 homes.

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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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Briantist
Saturday 14 August 2010 3:35PM
Ian: I'm glad to hear that it's fixed, I hope it stays that way.
Hazel Ward
Monday 27 September 2010 4:02PM
During a recent update of the free view channels a member of my family decided to exit before it was complete and I have now lost some of the channels. My TV is HD prepared with a wideband ariel.
KMJ,Derby
Monday 27 September 2010 5:40PM
Hazel Ward: Clear the channel list by doing a factory reset then scan for channels. This should find and store all available channels.
john cliff
Monday 11 October 2010 1:28AM
In preperation for digital switchover the analogue services of ch.3,4and 5 on the nottingham transmitter are intermittantly showing a caption at the top of the screen advising viewers that if they have not upgraded to a integrated digital tv or a set top box that they will start loosing programmes from march 30th [2011]
Briantist
Monday 11 October 2010 4:56AM
john cliff: Yes, that is what has happened everywhere else so far.
Grenville
Monday 11 October 2010 8:15AM Nottingham
I am having trouble with my digital reception. Especially the non-BBC channels? Interference from mopeds breaks up the picture. channel 3,4,5 etc were unwatchable the last few nights is it possible that the generators from the funfair (Goosefair Nottingham; I live close by) is causing all the trouble?
Phil
Saturday 16 October 2010 8:35PM
Has mux2 been lost from the Nottingham transmitter? Retuned TV earlier today when TV informed me that any mux2 channel (ITV1, Five, E4 etc) was in a state of "no signal found" and now after the retune they can't be found.
Have a separate freeview box attached to a HD recorder (which I haven't retuned) and that still reports "no signal found". Your site also reports that the Nottingham transmitter isn't reporting any problems at present.
Briantist
Tuesday 19 October 2010 8:42AM
Phil: The current problems have not been caused by transmission, but by the weather - What is the Inversion Effect and why does it effect my Freeview TV reception?
| ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - but otherwise please check Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Bob Huckin
Tuesday 19 October 2010 10:18AM
I had a similar problem with Mux2 last weekend (9/10/11 October). I retuned my box (Humax HDR FOX T2) on the Waltham signal and Mux 2 channels positioned themselves in the 800s whilst the "proper" slots were filled by Mux 2 signals from Kimberley. Did a manual retune in the end and all is sorted now.
Jenny
Wednesday 27 October 2010 3:29PM
I have lost all signal today at about 12:45. Does anyone know what is happending??
Briantist
Wednesday 27 October 2010 3:36PM
Jenny: There was a problem at the Waltham transmitter today, see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview on Waltham TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Phil
Thursday 28 October 2010 10:36PM Nottingham
Spent the whole week still missing Mux2 waiting for the weekend to be able to plug the TV into a neigbours' wideband aeriel pointing at the Nottingham transmitter. Sure enough Mux2 was picked up immediately. Went out and purchased a 32 element wideband aeriel which restored the missing multiplex. What I would like to know is why my original analogue aeriel (which successfully received all Mux's since the inception of Freeview and consequently wasn't upgraded) suddenly became inadequate as far as Mux2 was concerned?
Briantist
Thursday 28 October 2010 10:47PM
Phil: It tends to be like that with digital reception. As long as you have just enough signal quality, you get perfect reception. Just below, you get nothing.

The transmission mode of Multiplex 2 (64QAM) means that this is often effected first by failing equipment.

It is quite normal for aerials and cables to degrade over time, usually due to weather damage.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 1 November 2010 4:11PM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 15:10 today to 15:17 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 2 November 2010 4:12AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 15:10 yesterday to 15:17 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 3 November 2010 4:42AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) FAILURE from 02:10 today to 02:22 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 4 November 2010 4:12AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) FAILURE from 02:10 yesterday to 02:22 yesterday [BBC]
Colin Atkinson
Friday 3 December 2010 10:38AM Ilkeston
I live in West Hallam and when viewing BBC1 terrestrial I get East Midlands regional programs from Nottingham (which is what I expect) but when watching via freeview box I get Yorks/Lincs region. Both via the same aerial. Why is this - can I tune BBC1 to East Midlands on the freeview box?
Briantist
Friday 3 December 2010 10:42AM
Colin Atkinson: Go to channel 1 on your Freeview box and press CH- on your remote. You should find other BBC and ITV regions in the 800-899 channel range.
Colin Atkinson
Friday 3 December 2010 12:03PM
Thanks Brian, if I find the region in the 800-899 range can I make it channel one?
Briantist
Friday 3 December 2010 12:21PM
Colin Atkinson: It depends on your box. Sometimes you can swap the channels around.

Otherwise you can work-around it by clearing all your channels and adding the six multiplexes in manually.
Colin Atkinson
Friday 3 December 2010 12:33PM
Brian,

please allow for the fact that this is all new to me. What are the six multiplexes and how do I add them?

Colin
Briantist
Friday 3 December 2010 3:01PM
Colin Atkinson: They are listed at the top of the page: C29, C39, C53, C59, C63 and C67.
Colin Atkinson
Monday 6 December 2010 9:25AM
Good morning Brian.
I found the channel I wanted and was able to swap channels on my box.
Thanks for the help,
Colin
Briantist
Monday 6 December 2010 2:37PM
Colin Atkinson: I'm glad to hear that. Thanks.
John Thompson
Sunday 12 December 2010 5:50PM
I live on the West side of Stapleford hill near Nottingham and my aerial is tuned to Sutton Coldfield receiving mostly Birmingham programmes and news. Which is the best way forward for me at Switchover time?
peter robinson
Sunday 12 December 2010 6:01PM Nottingham
hi i live in a first floor flat in chilwell nottingham and have a lg lcd 42"SCREEN and when i go into the menu to look what signal strength i have is 53% and 100% quality so i brought a booster and the strength as gone up to 82% i had a digital aerial fitted about 6or 7 years ago my son lives in chilwell about 10minutes away from me and is picture from freeview is a lot better than mine and i dont think is is digital is there any advice you could give please
Briantist
Monday 13 December 2010 7:40AM
peter robinson: A booster will not improve the quality of the digital signal, and often boosting the power of the signal will reduce the quality of the signal.

I would just remove the booster, 100% quality is what you need.

You won't get any better pictures or sound with a stronger signal.
Briantist
Monday 13 December 2010 7:41AM
John Thompson: The old advice is the best "do not adjust your set". There is no need to do anything.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 14 December 2010 6:53PM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 16:04 today to 17:19 today [BBC]
malc lucas
Tuesday 14 December 2010 7:27PM Nottingham
hi - i live in stapleford - not sure which transmitter i am pointing at, but lately ITV digital channels are very poor. i once tried a re tune and lost itv channels completly ntil the next morning. is there more i can do please? Also bbc analogue poor yesterday and today? BBC great, ITV poor
Advice please?
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 15 December 2010 6:56AM
NOTTINGHAM UHF transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 16:04 yesterday to 17:19 yesterday [BBC]
Briantist
Wednesday 15 December 2010 8:46AM
malc lucas: If you have any poor analogue signal, this suggest your aerial is in a poor state and probably requires replacement.
Richard Shaw
Monday 3 January 2011 10:24AM Heanor
Richard Smalley.Address DE75 7RZ I currently receive our signal from Waltham on the wolds but having just purchased a Sony Bravia with freeview HD built in I am not receiving hd tv.Question would I be ebtter tuning in to Nottingham/Kimberley (\\\\DE757RZ).
Briantist
Thursday 6 January 2011 8:12AM
Richard Shaw: No. You will have to wait for switchover.
Dezza
Sunday 9 January 2011 3:47PM Alfreton
I am in Somercotes Alfreton (DE55 4NF) and my aerial points SE, would it be picking up Freeview from Waltham or Nottingham transmitter? Is there a way of finding out?
KMJ,Derby
Sunday 9 January 2011 5:40PM
Dezza: If your aerial is mounted with the rods horizontal and is pointing at 129deg. it is receiving from Waltham. If the rods are vertical and it is pointing at 146deg.it is receiving signals from Nottingham (Kimberley). A further check is the channels being received. Waltham currently uses C23, C26, C33, C42, C45, C49. Nottingham uses C29, C39, C53, C59, C63, C67. This is the case until 30th March after which alterations are made to the frequencies in use at both transmitters on various dates.
Sam Turner
Monday 14 February 2011 6:07PM
I have moved to new flat in Arnold, Nottingham. My aerial (according to a website) is pointing at Sutton Coldfield so I get Midlands news, I want East Midlands news. There is no other option on the channel list. How do I manually get this? Thanks Sam
Briantist
Monday 14 February 2011 6:55PM
Sam Turner: You have to point the aerial at a transmitter that has that region on it, such as Waltham. See www.ukfree.tv link icon BBC East Midlands map | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 February 2011 10:11AM
NOTTINGHAM transmitter - Over the next week Nottingham main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Dave W
Wednesday 2 March 2011 4:56PM Nottingham
Can you confirm that after Wednesday 13 April, the Nottingham transmitter will carry the HD channels.
Briantist
Wednesday 2 March 2011 7:44PM
Dave W: Yes.
Matt
Thursday 3 March 2011 6:34PM
Tuned to waltham transmitter but currently getting little or no digital signal whatsoever, also analogue signal is rather poor. My aerial was checked last year and was told that signal strength was fine bit the coax was replaced due to water ingress. Still getting horrible signal break up.
Keith Walker
Sunday 6 March 2011 6:52PM Mansfield
I have a roof aerial which is pointing towards the Yorkshire transmitter as we were told the signal was too weak from the Nottingham one when it was installed. We get all programmes but some are weaker than others. My question is can I now have it pointed to the Nottingham transmitter in order to get local news? Someone told me that the Notts transmitter will broadcast in HD this month is this true? Will the signal be stronger?
Briantist
Sunday 6 March 2011 6:54PM
Keith Walker: Yes, you have to point at the appropriate transmitter to get the local news service.

Freeview HD starts from Nottingham on Wednesday 13th April 2011.

See "Comparison of analogue and digital signal levels" for details of the signal strength - basically 40W increases to 400W per multiplex.
Ryan
Saturday 12 March 2011 4:21AM Alfreton
Recently heard Nottingham transmitter will be switching before Sutton Coldfield.
When I put my aerial up I couldn't receive a good enough picture via the Nottingham transmitter. Just wondering, Briantist, with the transmitter being made more powerful, would I be likely to pick up a good signal from the transmitter?

I'm in the Alfreton (Derbyshire) area.

Thanks.

Mike Dimmick
Sunday 13 March 2011 2:10AM Reading
Ryan: your best bet will be to stick with the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. You're not expected to get any service from Nottingham, because there's a big hill in the way.

If you really want East Midlands news, you could use the Ambergate relay once that switches over in August, but you'd lose the commercial multiplexes, unless you got two aerials and a diplexer to combine signals from both aerials onto one cable.
PETER RADFORD
Sunday 13 March 2011 11:12AM
When does 'Nottingham KIMBERLEY' commence transmitting HD Channels ?

Regards,

PETER
ian, notts
Sunday 13 March 2011 12:05PM
ryan, i work in your area and have managed to get waltham in areas of alfreton on s/coldfield, even near watchorn! but i would advise waiting till end of switcuover or going freesat on one tv ?



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