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Full Freeview on the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter

51.017,-0.701 or 51°1'2"N 0°42'4"W

GU28 9EA

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): C59: ArqA
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

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

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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 94,000 homes.

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Midhurst region

BBC South

Meridian (East micro region)

Radiation patterns

Radiation patterns withheld

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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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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.

Mux	Aerial position	Frequency	Height	Mode	Watts
PSB1 BBCA	horizontal max	C55 (746.0MHz)	299m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	20,000W
	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
PSB2 D3+4	horizontal max	C56 (754.0MHz)	299m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	20,000W
	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),
PSB3 BBCB	horizontal max	C58 (770.0MHz)	299m	256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4	20,000W
	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 232 The Space,
COM4 SDN	horizontal -3dB	C54 (738.0MHz)	299m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	10,000W
	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	horizontal -3dB	C59 (778.0MHz)	300m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	10,000W
	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	horizontal -3dB	C50 (706.0MHz)	300m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	10,000W
	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 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

	years	1984-97	1997-98	1998-2012	2012-13	3/10/12-	2013-18
	aerial group	C/D E	C/D E	C/D E	C/D E	C/D E	C/D E
700	C50				ArqB	ArqB	ArqB
	C54					SDN	SDN
	C55	BBC2	BBC2	BBC2	BBCA	BBCA	BBCA
	C56			+1		D3+4	D3+4
	C58	ITV	ITV	ITV	BBCB	BBCB	BBCB
	C59			+B	ArqA	ArqA	ArqA
	C60			+D
800	C61	BBC1	BBC1	BBC1	D3+4
	C62			+A	SDN
	C64			-C
	C65			+2
	C68	C4	C4	C4

orange background for multiplexes names more

green background for transmission frequencies

lilac background for power levels in watts

800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013

700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more

600MHz 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

Aug 1958-Jan 1992	Southern Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992	Television South (TVS)
Jan 1993-Feb 2004	Meridian
Feb 2004-Dec 2014	ITV plc

Feb 1983-Dec 1992	TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010	GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014	ITV Daybreak•

• 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.

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Transmitter engineering
Monday 6 June 2011 9:33AM

MIDHURST transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:16 yesterday to 11:33 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 17:20 yesterday to 17:27 yesterday [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Monday 6 June 2011 2:41PM

MIDHURST transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:42 today to 13:51 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:16 yesterday to 11:33 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 17:20 yesterday to 17:27 yesterday [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Monday 6 June 2011 2:41PM

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Transmitter engineering
Monday 6 June 2011 5:47PM

MIDHURST transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:16 yesterday to 11:33 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:42 today to 13:51 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 17:20 yesterday to 17:27 yesterday [BBC]

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