Full Freeview on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 920,000 homes. 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) mast?
Sandy Heath transmitter - Sandy Heath transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Sandy Heath 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Sandy Heath transmitter?
BBC Look East (West) 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Cambridge CB4 0WZ, 29km east-northeast (66°)
to BBC Cambridge region - 4 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
ITV Anglia News 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Norwich NR1 3JG, 119km east-northeast (60°)
to ITV Anglia (West) region - 5 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (East)
How will the Sandy Heath (Central Bedfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 12 Feb 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | K T | K T | W T | W T | ||||
| C6 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C33 | SDN | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | _local | ||||||||
| C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C39 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C43 | _local | ||||||||
| C48 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C51tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 30 Mar 11 and 13 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.4dB) 180kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-7.7dB) 170kW | |
| com7 | (-13dB) 49.6kW | |
| com8 | (-13.1dB) 49.1kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 20kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-20dB) 10kW |
Local transmitter maps
Sandy Heath Freeview Sandy Heath DAB Sandy Heath TV region BBC Cambridge Anglia (West micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sandy Heath transmitter area
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Saturday, 27 January 2018
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StevensOnln111:25 AM
John: BBC Four HD has moved to the COM8 multiplex. Do you get BT Showcase HD on channel 115? Please provide a full postcode (the first half covers a wide area and won't allow us to access your coverage prediction).
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Wednesday, 7 February 2018
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Dax12:03 PM
Hello since the retune have lost half the HD channels as well as sd ones on com 7 and 8 . We have previously recived these with no problems I am aware of moving frequency recently and presume the signal has weakened due to that . Postcode is NN48ND
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StevensOnln12:19 PM
Dax: There don't appear to have been any frequency changes at Sandy Heath yet (according to Digital UK the first frequency changes at Sandy Heath will take place on 6th June). Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? COM7 & COM8 are broadcast at a much lower power level than the main muxes so any problems are likely to show up with weak signal on COM7/8 first.
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John5:59 PM
If anyone is using the Digitalstream PVR please note that these boxes have been affected by COM7 and COM8.
For further info go to AV FORUMS Digital Stream DHR-8203/5U HD-PVR Master thread - [Part Twelve] | Page 71 | AVForums
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Dax7:20 PM
Checked all cables it is a now tv box with free view HD
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Sunday, 11 February 2018
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John12:58 PM
Chatteris
PE16 6BT Aerial on top of a two story house, very good reception for 14 years.
My problem is C52 COM5 all other COMs have really good signal so why is this particular multiplex showing such bad reception or no signal at all.
Aerial points on the ground floor and top floor are excellent. But middle floor bedroom is the one causing the problem if I want to watch COM5 multiplex. Any advice would be appreciated.
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StevensOnln12:18 PM
John: Do you have an amplifier or powered splitter to distribute the aerial feed to the various sockets around your house? What signal strength and quality readings do you get on the other multiplexes on the middle floor bedroom TV? What signal strength and quality do you get for COM5 on the other TVs where COM5 is working?
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John3:09 PM
Chatteris
StevensOnln1:
I have an amplifier to distribute the aerial feed around the house. On COM5 where it is working fine on other parts of the house Signal is 97% and Quality 100%.
In the bedroom it is Signal 16% and Quality 25%.
The funny thing is it has just come on when I went to check to get the signal check but often or not it would be pixelating or no signal.
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StevensOnln13:35 PM
John: Try taking the bedroom TV to one of the other working sockets if practical and check the signal strength/quality for COM5. If that results in a similar signal strength and quality to the TV normally connected at the socket you're using to test, that would indicate that there is a fault somewhere between the bedroom and the amplifier. It would be worth making some simple checks such as replacing the cable between the TV and aerial socket with a known good one and unscrewing the socket to check the connections on the back, also check the cable and connection at the amplifier for any signs of damage.
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John4:34 PM
Chatteris
StevensOnln1:
I have now ordered a better quality cable arriving Wednesday also the bedroom socket is a good quality one but I will check for bad connection. By the way it's a good quality PVR and I have tested on other sockets and it is fine.
I will also check the amplifier which is in the loft to make sure all is well. Thanks for your help.
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