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52.518,1.139 or 52°31'6"N 1°8'22"E

NR16 1DW

4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

Tests now show that SOME households that use masthead amplifiers (and some communal aerial systems) AND are in poor signal areas AND that are very close to a 4G phone mast MAY have their Freeview service disturbed: C59: D3+4
See Expecting 4G interference? Tests now show that you have a one in 300 chance.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) mast?

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 15:04 on 18 Jun to 15:20 on 18 Jun, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 on 18 Jun to 14:20 on 18 Jun.

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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 homes.

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Anglia (East micro region)

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

What do the colours on the map mean?

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.

List by multiplex|List by channel number|List by channel name|See terrain plot

Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston transmitter broadcast?

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- (745.8MHz)	263m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	100,000W
	1 BBC One East, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 BBC Red Button 1, plus 12 others
PSB2 D3+4	horizontal max	C59- (777.8MHz)	263m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	100,000W
	3 ITV (Anglia (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 (Anglia east),
PSB3 BBCB	horizontal max	C50 (706.0MHz)	263m	256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4	100,000W
	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, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others 232 The Space,
COM4 SDN	horizontal max	C42 (642.0MHz)	263m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	100,000W
	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 21 others
COM5 ArqA	horizontal max	C45 (666.0MHz)	246m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	100,000W
	11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, 302 BBC Red Button 2, plus 9 others
COM6 ArqB	horizontal max	C39+ (618.2MHz)	246m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	100,000W
	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 22 others

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Tacolneston transmitter?

BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output

ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)

Are there any self-help relays?

Gt Yarmouth	Transposer	1 km S town centre	30 homes
Lowestoft (2)	Transposer	Rotterdam Rd	125 homes

How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

	years	1950s~85	1984-97	1997-98	1998-2011	2011-13	1/5/13-	2013-18	2019-
	aerial group	VHF	C/D E	C/D E	C/D E	E	E	W	K
	C3	BBCtv
	C22								SDN
	C25								ArqA
	C28								ArqB
600	C31							com7
	C37							com8
	C39						ArqB	ArqB
	C40								BBCB
	C42					SDN	SDN	SDN
	C43								D3+4
	C45					ArqA	ArqA	ArqA
	C46								BBCA
700	C50						BBCB	BBCB
	C52			C5	C5
	C53				+A
	C55		BBC2	BBC2	BBC2	-BBCA	-BBCA	-BBCA
	C57							local
	C59		ITV	ITV	ITV	-D3+4	-D3+4	-D3+4
	C60				2
800	C62		BBC1	BBC1	BBC1	BBCB
	C63				1
	C64				D
	C65		C4	C4	C4
	C66				-B
	C68				C

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 9th November and 23rd November 2011.

Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Norwich could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Tacolneston transmitter using C57
COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Sudbury, Tacolneston SFN.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4	250kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB	(-4dB) 100kW
Mux 1, Mux 2	(-14dB) 10kW
Mux A, Mux B, Mux C, Mux D	(-17dB) 5kW
Analogue 5	(-18dB) 4kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area

Oct 1959-Feb 2004	Anglia Television
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. Tacolneston 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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jb38
Saturday 18 May 2013 8:50PM

Peter Kaye: In addition to that said, if the interference is being radiated from some unknown source then use a portable VHF/FM radio with its telescopic aerial fully extended, then as done with the LW radio tune it to a blank space in the band and turn up its volume, because any interference of a non specific frequency being radiated will be heard as a high pitched raspy type noise.

By the way, with this test its not really necessary to place the radio near to a power socket.

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David A
Monday 20 May 2013 8:33AM

We tune to Tacolneston Transmitter (not Aldeburgh). Over the period Saturday 18 May to Monday 20 May 2013 (and even this morning) we have had regular breakdowns in transmission and loss of picture and sound on signal for BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, and BBC4 all on channel 55. Prior to this there were no serious problems of this nature. Nothing obvious has changed in the house or nearby area and the problem is found on different TVs in our house. We have gone through the Freeview reset procedure and checked for Freeview intermittent interference as you suggest.
We live in the Southwold and Reydon area.
1. Is this problem unique to our local geographical area or has this problem been noticed across Norfolk & Suffolk.
2. Have you any explanation as to what the problem might be?

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Kelvin Wilson
Wednesday 22 May 2013 7:46PM

Since the retune , I have been unable to receive any tv stations broadcast on C39 via my loft aerial . I have tuned these stations in using an amplified indoor aerial , but still get nothing from the loft aerial .

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Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 22 May 2013 7:50PM

Kelvin Wilson: If the loft aerial is a Group C/D one - with a green tip - then it might require replacement:

www.aerialsandtv.com link icon

Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial

Or perhaps it is in a dead spot for C39 and requires moving.

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Ralph Manning
Sunday 2 June 2013 4:32PM

My LG TV was fine until a few weeks ago, when it seemed we can not longer get the HD channels. All the rest are fine, but HD channels all come up as "no signal". Has something changed in transmission.Is there anything I can do about it?

Any help appreciated.

Many thanks

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jb38
Sunday 2 June 2013 4:42PM

Ralph Manning: Its not really possible for anyone to be able to assist on this unless you provide your location, this preferably in the form of a post code or one from nearby such as a shop / post office, as only then can the details of the transmitters covering your area be accessed.

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KMJ,Derby
Sunday 2 June 2013 5:24PM

Ralph Manning: The frequency of PSB3, the HD multiplex, from Tacolneston was changed to C50 on Ist May 2013. Try a manual tune on C50, ensuring that you enter DVB-T2 if prompted to make such a choice. As a matter of interest did you receive Film4 and ITV4 prior to May? - as these two services were carried on C50 until the frequency for ArqB changed to C39 on 1st May in order to free up C50 for the HD channels.

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Ralph Manning
Sunday 2 June 2013 9:24PM

KMJ,Derby: Many thanks. That update must have passed without warning. All fine now. Incidentally, I was able to see FIm4 and ITV4 before May.
Thanks again.

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Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 5 June 2013 4:33PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:30 today to 15:40 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 today, Radio 2 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 today to 15:40 today, Radio 3 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 today to 15:40 today, Radio [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Thursday 6 June 2013 4:31AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:30 yesterday to 15:40 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 yesterday to 15:40 yesterday, Radio 3 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 yesterd [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Friday 7 June 2013 4:31AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:30 on 05 Jun to 15:40 on 05 Jun. FM: Radio 1 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 on 05 Jun, Radio 2 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 on 05 Jun to 15:40 on 05 Jun, Radio 3 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 on 05 J [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Friday 7 June 2013 7:31PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:30 on 05 Jun to 15:40 on 05 Jun. FM: Radio 1 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 on 05 Jun to 15:40 on 05 Jun, Radio 2 FM Very Weak Signal from 10:06 on 05 Jun to 15:40 on 05 Jun, Radio 3 FM Very Weak Signal [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 18 June 2013 1:31PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 today. [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 18 June 2013 4:31PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 15:04 today to 15:20 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 today to 14:20 today. [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 19 June 2013 1:31PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 15:04 yesterday to 15:20 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 yesterday to 14:20 yesterday. [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 19 June 2013 4:31PM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 yesterday to 14:20 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 15:04 yesterday to 15:20 yesterday. [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
Thursday 20 June 2013 4:32AM

TACOLNESTON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 15:04 on 18 Jun to 15:20 on 18 Jun, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:12 on 18 Jun to 14:20 on 18 Jun. [BBC]

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