Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter._______
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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
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 (37°)
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 (38°)
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?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
com7 | (-9.6dB) 27.4kW | |
com8 | (-10.2dB) 24kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR | (-14dB) 10kW | |
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-18dB) 4kW |
Local transmitter maps
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Friday, 10 June 2016
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MikeB10:33 PM
shirley cooper: Talcneston is always problematic, because much of the coastal area has small hills which mask its signal. But looking at that postcode, you can see for yourself that supposed to be getting an excellent signal, and no, the signal strength is constant.
As other have already pointed out, if if you've got problem at the moment, its due to high pressure, which is both perfectly natural and beyond anyone's control. If you've got a problem long term, check your system.
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Saturday, 2 July 2016
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dale12:01 PM
sorry I should of said why cant I get talking pictures on my free view 81 im nr33df in Norwich my mum can
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Richard Cooper2:05 PM
Norwich
dale: Hi, Dale. Talking Pictures on Freeview Channel 81 is one of a group of channels called 'COM7'. These can only be received on a high definition (HD) receiver capable of decoding DVBT2 signals. It sounds to me as if you have a standard definition (SD) tv receiver which picks up and decodes DVBT but not DVBT2 signals, whereas your Mum has a high definition (HD) receiver. This would explain why your Mum can get Talking
Pictures TV and you can't. If you want to get this channel you would need to get a Freeview DVBT2 (HD) set top box to pick up and decode the channel. You'd also need an HDMI lead to connect the box to your tv, assuming it says 'HD Ready' on a label on your tv, otherwise you'd use a SCART lead, but won't get high def pictures using a SCART lead. You can get one of these boxes from Amazon for 43 pounds and an HDMI lead from Cables UK for one pound 99 plus postage/delivery. Hope this all helps, Richard, Norwich. PS I lived at NR3 3DS for a while last year, which must be quite close to NR3 3DF. Generally, the tv reception there was very good indeed.
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MikeB7:37 PM
dale: I've got one of the HD boxes, from Manhattan. Its OK (and came with an HDMI lead), but it does tend to lock up, etc, so you sometimes need to just pull the power lead out to get it to reset. Which is why its 43 pounds!
If your looking for a PVR, they should all be HD these days, and you can kill two birds with one stone.
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Monday, 18 July 2016
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:32 PM
2:32 PM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:32 today to 11:20 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 1 September 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:32 yesterday to 11:20 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 2 September 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
TACOLNESTON transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:32 on 31 Aug to 11:20 on 31 Aug. [BBC]
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Saturday, 17 September 2016
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Richard7:08 PM
Are there problems with Tacolneston HD transmissions?
Since yesterdays storms BBC HD is either very intermittent or missing altogether - again.
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