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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): C59: ArqA
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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst transmitter which serves 94,000 homes.

Other maps:Midhurst regionBBC SouthMeridian (East micro region)

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.

Midhurst 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
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		20,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One South, 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 C55 (746.0MHz) from 299m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		20,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Meridian (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Meridian south coast),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C56 (754.0MHz) from 299m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		20,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C58 (770.0MHz) from 299m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C54 (738.0MHz) from 299m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C59 (778.0MHz) from 300m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C50 (706.0MHz) from 300m datum.


Regional news from the Midhurst transmitter


BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 51km west-southwest
to BBC South region - 39 masts.

ITV Meridian News 0.8m homes 3.1%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 92km east-northeast
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 39 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20122012-133/10/12-2013-18
aerial groupC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E
700C50ArqBArqBArqB
C54 SDNSDN
C55BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C56+1 D3+4D3+4
C58ITVITVITVBBCBBBCBBBCB
C59+BArqAArqAArqA
C60+D
800C61BBC1BBC1BBC1D3+4
C62+ASDN
C64-C
C65+2
C68C4C4C4

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 29th February and 14th March 2012.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
Mux C*(-16dB) 2.5kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-17dB) 2kW
Mux D*(-20dB) 1000W

History of Channel 3 in the Midhurst transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Midhurst 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.

Ann
Tuesday 6 October 2009 11:19AM
I don't mind speculation. My husband may be able to do something if point in the right direction.
Ann
Wednesday 7 October 2009 8:50AM
Thank you. I read this but it doesn't really explain why we get poor signal in fine weather and vice versa - and the low power muxes are better than the high power ones.
It seems to be the opposite of the norm. It is not intermittent, as such. In fact, it is very predictable.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Bob
Monday 26 October 2009 10:50AM
Ann, the signal issue can be exaserated by thermal layers in the atmosphere. Radio waves bounce around and you may be at an optimum distance from the transmitter to effectively be in a dead spot for certain frequencies but not others under certain conditions.
Bob
Monday 26 October 2009 10:54AM
Further to the response I have made to Ann's post, I have a problem.
Following the retune a couple of weeks ago my signal has got progressively worse. I live in Crawley (Gossops Green) and the aerial points to Midhust becasue I am behind the hill preventing me from getting a good signal from Crystal Palace or Reigate.
It has got to the point now where even the analogue signal is poor. We had a new aerial fitted a couple of years ago with a mast head amp. I have chanegd the mast head power supply but this has not helped. Are Midhurst on reduced power for analogue and digital now? When will it be increaseing? Elsewhere on this site it mentions that signals will improve in April 2010 ahead of the main boost occuring in 2010. What is being done in 2010?
Ann
Tuesday 27 October 2009 12:35PM
Thanks, Bob. Yes, you are probably right about the dead spot.

We had also wondered if Midhurst was on reduced power some of the time.I had not heard of Midhurst increasing power in 2010. I do hope so.
Debbie
Tuesday 27 October 2009 3:24PM
10 days ago I lost reception to ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, 4+1 E4 & Channel 5. I have retuned but nothing has changed - this is veiwing through a Digi box. Today I have lost all these channels through my main TV which has an in-built DVD. What has hapened?
Bob
Tuesday 27 October 2009 5:09PM Crawley
My problem was down to the masthead amplifier having failed.
Darren
Wednesday 28 October 2009 2:33PM Reigate
Hi,

I live in Reigate (RH2) however I am unable to pick up the Reigate transmitter because of a near by hill. So my aerial points in a south western direction and I am unsure what transmitter I am pointing towards? Maybe Midhurst?

Anyway, I am unable to get Mux C & D, is this an aerial issue?
KMJ Derby
Wednesday 28 October 2009 4:24PM
Darren:Mux C shares channel 64 with analogue ITV from Heathfield.Similarly Mux D shares channel 60 with analogue ITV from Reigate.No fault with the aerial, just no freeview signal on these two Muxes.
Darren
Wednesday 28 October 2009 7:28PM Reigate
What can I do then?
Bob
Thursday 29 October 2009 12:41PM
Wait until analogue gets switched off or find a way of getting teh signal from Reigate.
Darren
Thursday 29 October 2009 3:54PM Reigate
Ah ok, thought as much! :-(
Thanks Bob!
Ann
Thursday 29 October 2009 8:54PM
Can I ask which 'body' controls the transmitters? How can I contact whoever is in charge?
Briantist
Thursday 29 October 2009 9:45PM
Ann: They owned by Arqiva, the transmissions are licensed from Ofcom. www.ukfree.tv link icon Broadcaster complaints details | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 December 2009 8:39AM
MIDHURST transmitter - BBC One Weak Signal - From 0000 [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 December 2009 4:09PM
MIDHURST transmitter - BBC One Weak Signal - 0000-1405 [BBC]
Michael Miller
Monday 21 December 2009 6:00PM
In the afternoon of 21st December 2009, signals became very poor for all but BBC channels. Retuning leaves me with only the few BBC channels with no Pay TV channels listed at all
Phil D
Monday 4 January 2010 10:14PM Liss
I am not always convinced that the transmitters are reporting work or changes in power output. Living in GU33 and on the Midhurst transmitter, until recently I was getting Freview BBC channels clearly on channels 56 and 59. We also had reasonable reception although sometimes intermittent on channels 60, 62 and 64. I was never able to receive ITV freeview on Ch 65.
Before and over Christmas the only channels received were BBC on 56 and 59.
Suddenly today, I have strong freeview signal on 56, weak on 59, high signal strength but poor quality signal on 60 with no reception, good reception on 62, very weak on 64 with no reception and for the first time ever a high signal strength on 65 albeit with poor quality (broken and pixellating).
Unusually analogue CH4 reception is good - normally a good Ch 4 reception corresponds with poor Freeview reception. There seems to be no rhyme or reason.
Ann
Tuesday 5 January 2010 10:43AM
I agree. Our reception seems to vary with the weather and throughout the day.
Paul Spiller
Tuesday 19 January 2010 3:09PM
Hi,

My freeview was working fine with pretty much zero problems up until the heavy snowfall two weeks ago. I live in GU35 area so pretty close to midhurst, I figured it was because my aerial was iced up or something but since the thaw I am still having problems receiveing pretty much all the channels that are on the "low" power icons above. Can you advise if anything is going to be done about this or is there anything I can do?
Jez
Wednesday 20 January 2010 10:37AM Redhill
Hello,

Don't know if you have any info on this, having taqken your advice last year i put up a decent digital areial with pre-amp anda 20db amp in the loft, and ran the leads from that to the TV's (2) up untill about Nov 2009 in was getting a brilliant signal on all channels then trying to watch ITV4 (mux D) which tunes into channel 33 on my box started to beak up and i cannot watch this channel at all 95% of the time.

I've retuned as per your guide countless times and still i'm getting a really weak signal on channel 33 (mux D)

any ideas greatfully recieved, i live in RH13 (near Horsham) tuned to the Midhurst transmitter.

Thank you
Jamie
Tuesday 26 January 2010 4:02PM Godalming
Hi
Has anyone else noticed loss of signal on Muxd channels eg Film 4
Seemed to disapear altogether on Fri 22/01 and has now reappeared with lower strenghth.
I'm in GU8
Ann
Wednesday 27 January 2010 11:28AM
We have finally solved the problem we had in getting intermittent reception of Mux 1 (BBC). We have just bought a PVR which gives more signal information than our TV. It seems that we have been picking up Mux 1 from Rowridge (Ch 34) instead of Midhurst (Ch 56). The signal strength was stronger and so the auto-scan tuned into Rowridge but the quality was rubbish. We have now been able to do a manual re-tune to Midhurst and, voila, we can get Mux 1. Our TV dos not have the facility for manual retuning. Now, the only problem we have is Mux C, which is virtually non-existent from Midhurst, but slightly better from Rowridge, which is more powerful, but the quality is poor. Anyone else having problems with Mux C (Sky News, E4+1, Dave) from Midhurst?
Ann
Wednesday 27 January 2010 6:37PM
Having just looked at the Effective Power Level information above, Mux C is supposedly transmitted at maximum power and yet is the one Mux we cannot receive. Very odd.
Briantist
Friday 29 January 2010 12:20PM
Ann: It depends on the reason why you can't get it. please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 ?
Ann
Monday 1 February 2010 2:36PM
Thank you. Read that. We already have a wide-band aerial and I don't think that would be the problem because Mux C is Channel 64, but we can get Channel 65 (Mux 2). Regarding the local interference, we are using our new PVR but for the same reason, I don't think that can be the problem. We cannot get Mux C just tuning the TV either.
Briantist
Monday 1 February 2010 2:46PM
Ann: What's your postcode please?
Ann
Monday 1 February 2010 4:18PM
We live in the PO8 area but I do not wish to be more specific on here. Suffice to say, we live in a difficult area and if you search for our postcode, it will come up with Rowridge as being the optimum transmitter. However, we back directly onto a hill which is between us and Rowridge and so the only transmitter we can use is Midhurst.
Chris Wood
Monday 1 February 2010 5:40PM
Hi I have a problem in that my Digital TV is displaying "invalid channel" for 19 which is Dave.
It is the only Channel the TV will not pick up.

I have other TV's in the house on the same aerial booster and they pick up Dave with no problem.

It is a 42 inch where as the others are only 19 and 22.

I hope you can explain the is to me strange happening.
Briantist
Monday 1 February 2010 6:20PM
Ann: It's going to be hard to help you without knowing exactly where you area.
Ann
Monday 1 February 2010 10:21PM
Briantist - We live on the outskirts of Horndean in Hampshire. As I say, all indications are that we would be able to receive our signal from Rowridge but the hill at the back of our house prevents this and so we have to get our signal from Midhurst (the opposite direction). The point is, why can we receive all the Muxes except Mux C (Channel 64)? I have checked the Mux channels received and they are now all coming from Midhurst. The signal strength of Mux C is similar to all the others but the quality is poor, just on that one Mux.
Briantist
Tuesday 2 February 2010 7:18AM
Ann: Without knowing EXACTLY where you are, it is impossible to compute what your problem is. Sorry, but reception changes dependent on your exact location.
Ann
Tuesday 2 February 2010 11:03AM
Briantist - Our postcode is very specific. Do you have a private contact address?
Briantist
Tuesday 2 February 2010 11:16AM
Ann: The whole idea of postcodes is they can't identify a person and they are all in the public domain... Sorry, but I don't do email support any more.
Briantist
Tuesday 2 February 2010 12:20PM
Ann: I'm sorry, but without knowing your exact location it is not possible to predict what is going on.
Ann
Tuesday 2 February 2010 2:32PM
Anyway, I can't really see how you could have helped in a specific way. Postcodes don't show up trees or other obstacles. I just thought you (or someone else) might have come across this type of problem before and have a general idea of what might be going on. Thank you for your time.
Briantist
Tuesday 2 February 2010 3:08PM
Ann: Knowing where the location of the aerial is allows for a prediction of the signals received and hence any problems that can occur. It is not possible to generalise about these things as moving a small amount can make a huge difference.
Ann
Tuesday 2 February 2010 11:47PM
Yes, I understand that but as we are receiving all the other Muxes really well, I don't see that it is the actual position of the aerial.
Briantist
Wednesday 3 February 2010 8:02AM
Ann: No, no, you don't do you?
Ann
Wednesday 3 February 2010 4:21PM
Briantist - I do not think it unreasonable that I don't want to put my exact postcode here. I do think you could give me some idea why it is sometimes possible to receive 5 Muxes perfectly well, but not the other one, as presumably have more idea than I do - or do you? Short of actually coming to my house, how on earth can knowing the exact postcode give you any more idea than the details I have already given you, ie the village I live in, the first half of the postcode and the fact that we back onto a hill preventing reception from Rowridge? It seems that either you have no idea, or you are being deliberately uncooperative, the reason for which escapes me. Maybe someone else can give me an idea of what the problem is, please?
Transmitter engineering
Monday 8 February 2010 1:39PM
MIDHURST transmitter - BBC One Weak Signal - 0000-1224 [BBC]
Ian
Wednesday 10 February 2010 11:48PM Horsham
Hi
Unable to receive Mux C or Mux D here in Southwater, Horsham, despite manual retune on Ch 64 and Ch 60. New aerial installation last summer with masthead amplifier. All other mux received fine. Rather confused because Mux C is shown as the strongest!
KMJ,Derby
Thursday 11 February 2010 4:18PM
Ian:MuxC is co-channel with analogue ITV1 from Heathfield on C64, likewise MuxD is co-channel with analogue ITV1 from Reigate on C60.
industrycynic
Thursday 11 February 2010 6:16PM
Ann: try the official digitaluk postcode predictor web site. Tick the I am in the trade box and then enter your postcode...
Ann
Thursday 11 February 2010 6:24PM
Thanks, industrycynic. Will do.
Ann
Thursday 11 February 2010 6:34PM
Tried that. Even though I put in my exact postcode and house name, it still seemed to think I would be getting my signal from Rowridge and there was no option to choose the Midhurst transmitter, that I could see. Clearly, it doesn't know about the hill at the back of our house!
Ian
Friday 12 February 2010 3:33PM Horsham
Hi KMJ
Many thanks for that. Guess the analogue signals from Heathfield and Reigate are stronger than I thought. looks like I will have to wait until 2012!!
sean Hillman
Friday 19 February 2010 7:35PM
I have been away for a few days I live in Petersfiels I came back on the 18/02/10 to find I had no reception in ITV/CH4. Today the 19th I got reception back at approx 15:00 and have lost it again at 19:00. The transmission rating is LOW.
Is work being done?.
Can you boost the signel strerngth?.
Please reply
Briantist
Monday 22 February 2010 8:42AM
sean Hillman: No the signal cannot be boosted, sorry. Please can you see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 ?



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