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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) mast?
Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/05/2023 Screen may go black 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
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, 1 March 2019
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John Clark12:40 PM
Understand what you say about aerial connections.
But why in this instance can I get perfect reception for BBC1 & ITV1 when played through Humax box but no reception to these channels direct from Television. Also we do get good reception from our other TV which is on same aerial?
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hardy2:26 PM
john the coverage checker shows you are in a difficult area . partly because of distance , geography and the strength of Tacolneston signal in your direction . They cant increase the power to the south east as that would interfere with Dutch tv reception in high pressure weather conditions . Similarly you are so near the coast that you cannot avoid ocassionally receiving interference from Dutch transmitters. The power on BBC channels is lower than other channels again to avoid causing interference . Different TVs and boxes have different levels of sensitivity . The older Humax box is likely to be quite sensitive . Though the more recent Humax recorder boxes are a little insensitive. I think you would need two combined aerials for optimum reception but even then it would not be perfect and not cheap. In a similar situation I am putting up with a bit of interference on a freeview recorder and use Freesat for normal interference free tv watching
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John Clark3:11 PM
Thanks, I've found the answer to the problem & solution.
For some reason, perhaps due to the recent weather, the TV had retuned itself to BBC1 East (W) as against BBC1 East (E).
Retuned the TV & all now OK, & still no problems via Humax.
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Thursday, 7 March 2019
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Harry9:47 PM
I can't seem to receive C57, C55, C56 in Bury St Edmunds. Any ideas why this could be?
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MikeP
11:32 PM
11:32 PM
Harry:
Please provide a full post code so we can look up the expected reception at your location. The Tacolnston transmitter cover a wide are in East Anglia.
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Friday, 8 March 2019
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Harry6:09 AM
MikeP: My poste code is IP32 6FJ which may not come up as its new. The nearest postcode is IP32 6NT or coordinates 52.269539, 0.698076. I just can't seem to get Multiplex COM7 or C55 from Tacolneston.
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MikeP
10:42 AM
10:42 AM
Harry:
Do you get any of the programmes on channels 101 to 106? Do you have a wideband aerial fitted? Is your TV a Freeview HD type and not just an 'HD Ready' one?
COM7 and COM8 are on channels 55 and 56, so check on the manual tuning page of your TV whether they have been tuned in.
According to the Digital UK Coverage Checker, at Coverage Checker - Detailed View you should have good and reliable reception.
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hardy10:46 AM
Harry the coverage checker shows a strong signal at your location . A modest broadband aerial should be fine . Ch 55 and 56 are on a lower power than other channels but should still easily be receivable in your area . ch57 is not currently in use at Tacolneston.
Its sounds as though there maybe a fault in your aerial connections , plugs or cable loosing some signal.
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hardy10:53 AM
Bury St. Edmunds
Harry . there are some problem areas near Bury .The coverage report was based on IP32 6NT Its just possible you are in one of these . Also check that your TV is tuned to Tacolneston . The local relay transmitter only has limited channels .
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Saturday, 9 March 2019
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Harry7:12 AM
MikeP: Thank you for replying Mike.
Yes, I do get 101 to 106.
My aerial is wideband (SLx 27884K4 4G Filtered 48 Element Aerial).
I'm aware Tacolneston is C/D.
In the manual tuning page I see the following channels
40, 41, 45, 29, 39, 46 and 44.
I am suprised to see some channels that I did not expect to see which might mean I'm not tuned on to Tacolneston. But that is strange because I'm pointing towards it and there aren't any other transmitters in that general direction. Secondly, all channels for Tacolneston say Hmax except for C55 and C56 which are H -5.6dB and H -6.2dB. I'v tried to slightly tilt my aerial to no avail.
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