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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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This transmitter has no current reported problems

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

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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.


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Nottingham transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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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)175m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		400W
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

PSB2
D3+4
 vertical max
C24 (498.0MHz)175m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		400W
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),

PSB3
BBCB
 vertical max
C21+ (474.2MHz)175m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		400W
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
 vertical max
C51 (714.0MHz)175m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		400W
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
 vertical max
C52 (722.0MHz)175m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		400W
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
 vertical max
C48 (690.0MHz)175m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		400W
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 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

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Feb 2004Central Independent Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• 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.


Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Your comments are always welcome. Please use the form below to add your thoughts or questions to this page. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Gary
Thursday 12 June 2008 10:29AM Nottingham
I live near Arnold and point to this transmitter. Over recent weeks, the signal strength on all of the channels has dropped to the point of getting stuttering on the weaker channels (ITV etc). Am I the only one suffering this (and therefore it's likely to be my aerial)?
Gary
Monday 14 July 2008 10:38AM Nottingham
I got my answer. I had the aerial company back (very good, contact me if you want a recommendation) and it turned out that the problem was the signal strength. It was actually too high so the analogue signal was masking the digital signal. A couple of attenuators later and I now have a perfect picture again.
Briantist
Monday 14 July 2008 10:59AM
Gary: I'm pleased it is sorted. Why not tell people about the recommendation here - How much did your aerial or dish install cost? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
walter Lawson
Thursday 17 July 2008 8:44PM
when Notts County floodlights are on,Freeviw is scrambled, but analogue tv is ok, why please?
(i live off Meadows Way East, with the County ground between our house and Waltham)
Briantist
Friday 18 July 2008 9:44AM
walter Lawson: The digital signals are at very low power levels and are more effected than the high power analogue ones. The digital signals will increase from 40 W to 400 W at switchover making them 10 times stronger.
Vince
Wednesday 22 October 2008 2:40PM Nottingham
I used to get ITV and all other ITV+ channels through my freeview box and now all I get is the BBC channels and shopping channels, I have had a wideband arial but still only recieve these channels.
come on free view buck your ideas up or is this just a way to get the public to buy arials and freeview boxes to get extra cash
julian
Wednesday 17 December 2008 8:38AM Newark
i live in bilsthorpe near newark and up until yesterday i had perfect freeview reception then it has suddenly gone from over 40 channels to just 8 i have checked out all equpment and it seems fine
julian
Wednesday 17 December 2008 8:40AM Newark
ps i use bt vision box and it has been fine ive asked other people in the same street and they are having the same problem
Mrs S Willows
Friday 26 December 2008 8:08PM
We have lost ITV 2 and ITV 3 today.Could you explain why please?
Briantist
Friday 26 December 2008 8:21PM
Mrs S Willows: There seems to be a fault in the East Midlands. Please can you call ITV on 0844 8814000 or email them at viewerservices@itv.com - I'll see if I can find out more.
Tony Farr
Monday 12 January 2009 9:39PM
Over the last few days, we have lost the signal on Mux B, channel 63, Nottingham transmitter. It's never been a problem before. Has anyone else had this?
Karen G
Monday 26 January 2009 9:17PM
We had a new digital aerial fitted several weeks ago, and both digital and analogue were great. On Friday, the picture on analogue has gone all grainy, and Sky Sport and others on Mux C have gone down to around 1%,i.e. unwatchable. Anybody else found this? We use Waltham and are in NG9
Jordy
Monday 26 January 2009 10:52PM
Karen G - Could you check the condition of your aerial, some of this recent poor weather may have caused damage to the aerial. Is it just Mux C that's affected...
Michael
Tuesday 27 January 2009 2:21AM
Chris Tarrant Asks what is MUX C is it

A Man United 90 in Latin?

B Multiplex C

C Man United Loves Chelsea?

D Made Under Xtreme Conditions?
Malc
Wednesday 4 February 2009 10:37AM
Am I the only one who keeps loosing ITV channels, this loss only affects all ITV C4 but not BBC channels. Everything can be fine for a few days then they just cut of.
If anyone is experiencing the same problems or can suggest a solution please post a reply.
The Arial is the latest type and cost more than "freesat" which I am considering as a replacement for freeview.
NG15 Nottingham
Melenie
Wednesday 4 February 2009 12:41PM
I have been having a problem with ITV on the freeview box since Monday, was ok Monday night but now unwatchable. BBc channels are working fine and have been watching ITV through analogue but the signal isnt too great but at least it's watchable. This morning channel 4 isnt working aswell. Don't know a solution yet though.
howard
Wednesday 4 February 2009 1:12PM
how do i tune samsung tv to itv3
KAREN
Tuesday 3 March 2009 5:32PM
Mulitiplex c
Briantist
Wednesday 4 March 2009 2:12PM
KAREN: Which is why it is "Mux" and not "MUX"
Chris
Wednesday 11 March 2009 4:01PM
If there are any problems with this Notts relay transmitter try changing your aerial to Waltham, You should get a much stronger signal anyway especially after switchover when the Sheffield relay switches to high power digital bacause like with annalogue co channel interferance on channels 21, 27, 24 & 31 it will cause all digital multiplexes to break up. The majority of aerials which point to this relay transmitter might as well point to Waltham as houses on the same streets point to Waltham.
brendan c
Wednesday 8 April 2009 10:58PM
I would just lilke to report I am having problems with ITV and C4 and also Five, that is muxes 2 and A
which are tuned to channels 67 and 53 respectively.
I have had this for a few months. This has happened before for a brief period in the summer but never this early in the year.
Why are these listed as on low power? I can only get a poor signal and I am only 4 mimles away, albeit a loft aerial. Turn them up a bit please!!
They do need turning up as I can get the other muxes fine. I uses the analogues as back up for ITV and C4 which are reasonable, and Five which is excellent, but obviously no E4 more 4 etc on analogue. Please turn it up I can't ee how it can effect *anyone*.
MR Carlton
Wednesday 22 April 2009 8:22AM
Unable to recieve any ITV channels since 21/04/09 via built in freeview box on Goodmans make of HD ready TV
Tim Taylor
Saturday 13 June 2009 8:37AM
Big problems on all ITV channels for me too for the past few weeks - yet is showing as No Current Reported Problems?! Currently unwatchable - in fact auto tune on the TV doesn't even find them.
lynne
Saturday 11 July 2009 6:15PM Alfreton
Having big problems getting sky channels through freeview.No transmission problems reported
Briantist
Monday 13 July 2009 10:05AM
lynne: I'm guessing you can't get any of the Multiplex C channels (Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Three, Dave and E4+1? If so, please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 for more.
Margaret
Monday 24 August 2009 3:38PM
Had problems on and off for years with all ITV digitial channels on freeview except (ITV2+1) and C4 channels (excluding Film4 and E4+1). I have had 3 set top boxes and currently have a TV with inbuilt digitial receiver. Why is the transmission from ITV/C4 so poor?
Briantist
Tuesday 25 August 2009 1:54PM
Margaret: The channels are carried on different multiplexes.

ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, C4, More4, E4 and C4+1 are on Multiplex 2.

CITV is on Multiplex A.

ITV2+2, Film4 are on Multiplex D and E4+1 is on Multiplex C.

This means you are having problem with Multiplex 2, please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 5 September 2009 3:06PM
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Peter
Tuesday 29 September 2009 9:03PM
I assume that the Nottingham transmitter is a relay station and so after the retune I will lose ITV3 & ITV4. Does anyone know if this is correct ?
Briantist
Wednesday 30 September 2009 8:50AM
Peter: No, you are incorrect. It is only the switched-over relays that will not have ITV3 and ITV4. The Nottingham transmitter is a main Freeview transmitter. www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview on Nottingham TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 for details.
Docsmith
Friday 9 October 2009 8:03AM Nottingham
Retuned my freeview box as infomed. Now I have no ITV1 or 2 but I do have Channel4 Five More4.
Strange as the missing channels appear, according to the list to be transmitted from the same Mux!?!
Information on aerials seems to be mixed. I have a digital wideband (with mast amplifier) placed horizontal as per advice from other websites including the freeview site.
This site mentions vertical but should it make that difference when the transmitter is only 6 miles away and can be seen from my house?

All other channels and signal strength are showing excellent.

another strange thing is that where ITV should be on my digital Sony TV the signal strength is reorded also as High. So why can't I get ITV?

Any ideas or is it just a case of those transmitter guys turning the wick up?

look forward to any comments that may help.

regards

doc
Briantist
Friday 9 October 2009 9:51AM
Docsmith: It's not going to be your aerial, the problem is that you have not reset the box to factory settings before scanning. If you can't find the instructions to do it, you can use this instead - www.ukfree.tv link icon My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002
docsmith
Saturday 10 October 2009 2:21PM Nottingham
Thanks Briantist for the quick reply.

I have tried your recommendation on the 3 tv's that have been affected but to no avail.

All tv's can not receive any of the channels being transmitted from MUX 2 Nottingham.

I've even disconnected all periphery equipment to find out if there is any interference fom them as suggested elsewhere.

This makes no difference either.

Because three tv's are affected leads me to believe in a common fault but what I do not know.

If it is MUX 2 (which is strange as I would think that there would be an outcry from all those people missing their regular dose of Coro') who do I contact to report my problem?

regards

docsmith
KMJ Derby
Saturday 10 October 2009 7:21PM
docsmith:if you wish to receive MUX2 from the Nottingham relay on ch67 your aerial needs to be mounted with the rods vertical.Reception from Waltham (ch23), Sutton Coldfield (ch44) or Belmont (ch48) require an aerial set for horizontal polarization.It is possible that you are receiving low level signals from one of these transmitters.Check for channels stored in the 800's for ITV-1.Try to store the multiplex manually if possible.
Nigel Wildgust
Sunday 18 October 2009 10:27AM
ITV, 4 and Five plus others keep disappearing from my channel list. Despite retune, they cannot be found now, even on manual tune. I reset my rf output channel before the recent change because of problems, but even adjusting this is fruitless now.
Its a built in freeview decoder and a full reset of the tv has not made a difference.
a morton
Friday 13 November 2009 8:47AM
I am having problems with interference, I live in the Bulwell area, my friends who live in Netherfield and Cinderhill are also having problems.These problems started on 5thNov. I have a new tele, aerial is ok. I can turn the tele on and it says no signal. What is going on.
Briantist
Friday 13 November 2009 8:54AM
morton: Can you please tell me your postcode?
james clifford
Wednesday 9 December 2009 8:54AM Nottingham
i live in nottingham NG5 and for the past 2 days my t.v and didgital set top box aren't picking up all the channels. i am getting limited reception for BBC1,BBC2 but thta is it. do you know of any issues?
Briantist
Wednesday 9 December 2009 9:00AM
james clifford: There are no issues on the transmitter, can you please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 for help with this?
Anne Mayor
Sunday 17 January 2010 3:46PM Nottingham
ive received poor reception (picture splitting on itv 2 channel4 and 5 i live in Ng5 *du postcode
kriss
Monday 8 February 2010 8:38PM Nottingham
Can anyone answer this question please - I have a portable tv with a sagem STB in my bedroom plugged into a wall aeriel socket butthe portable tv keeps losing the analogue channels and then they just return, the main television in the lounge is virgin but the analogue is working fine. My freeview is completely ruined as i can only get about 7 channels that actually work. when the analogue comes on the better picture i get on freeview.
Does any of this make sense to anyone.
I have tried someone elses set top box and its just the same so its not the set top box and the aerial is about 3 years old.

I have tried everything that has been suggested on here and still nothing works.

kriss.
kriss
Tuesday 9 February 2010 12:04PM Nottingham
Briantist - I have tried everything that has been suggested on here and nothing has worked.
My downstairs neighbour who has freeview it works perfect which makes it more of a puzzle. its so frustrating.
Briantist
Tuesday 9 February 2010 1:11PM
kriss: Is there anywhere where the Virgin Media and rooftop aerial wires get anywhere near each other?
kriss
Tuesday 9 February 2010 9:26PM Nottingham
Briantist - Not that i can see have had virgin for 10 years now and freeview for about 4 years and nothing has changed.
There is a car park next to me that has some portacabins in them (delivered about 2 months ago as there is some works around here) and to be honest I thought that maybe that might be the problem but only myself is affected with this, have been and checked with the other 3 flats in the block but they are all ok and so i ruled that out.
Kriss
Briantist
Wednesday 10 February 2010 7:58AM
kriss: If that's the case, you probably have had weather damage to your aerial or cables.



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