Full Freeview on the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmitter which serves 120,000 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 Sheffield (Sheffield, 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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield transmitter?
BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 47km north (359°)
to BBC Yorkshire region - 56 masts.
ITV Calendar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 47km north (356°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region
How will the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1969-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 5 Feb 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W | W | K T | W T | ||||
| C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| 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 | com7 | |||||
| C35 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| C39 | +ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C55tv_off | LS | ||||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
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 10 Aug 11 and 24 Aug 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 5kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-3dB) 2.5kW | |
| com8 | (-6.6dB) 1.1kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 1000W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, LS | (-17dB) 100W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 50W |
Local transmitter maps
Tapton Hill Freeview Tapton Hill DAB Emley Moor TV region BBC Yorkshire Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area
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Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:25 PM
10:25 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Reduced quality due to a fault from 29 Jul 18:47 until 29 Jul 21:17. . [BBC]
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Friday, 28 August 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 PM
10:28 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Reduced quality due to a fault from 28 Aug 08:13 until 28 Aug 12:12. . [BBC]
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Friday, 18 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
1:28 PM
1:28 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Sep 10:13 until 18 Sep 11:01. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 23 Sep 03:58 until 23 Sep 13:25. Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Sep 10:13 until 18 Sep 11:01. . [BBC]
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Friday, 25 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
1:28 PM
1:28 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 23 Sep 03:58 until 23 Sep 13:25. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 12 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
1:57 PM
1:57 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Dec 12:40. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:10 PM
5:10 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Dec 12:40 until 12 Dec 14:22. . [BBC]
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Monday, 14 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
1:50 PM
1:50 PM
SHEFFIELD transmitter - AM: undefined due to a fault from 12 Dec 14:22 until 12 Dec 15:40. Off the air due to a fault from 12 Dec 12:40 until 12 Dec 14:22. . [BBC]
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Friday, 31 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:07 AM
10:07 AM
Sheffield transmitter - Sheffield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/03/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 3 April 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:08 AM
4:08 AM
Sheffield transmitter - Sheffield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 03/04/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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