Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin 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)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the The Wrekin 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)
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Local transmitter maps
The Wrekin Freeview The Wrekin DAB The Wrekin TV region BBC West Midlands Central (West micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the The Wrekin transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 25 April 2011
Yu: Please check the suggestions on the Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Yu2:06 PM
Thanks Briantist,
I checked the suggestions on that page and meanwhile I've spoken to my neighbor in the same building and found out we all have lost the signals.
We'll speak to the owner of the building who is responsible for the aerial tomorrow.
The aerial may have some problems...
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Steve3:29 PM
Wrexham
Yu - How many flats? the most likely problem is that power to the splitter amplifier has been lost. Either a direct supply, or for a smaller installation up from someone's flat through the coax and a box plugged int othe power supply.
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Yu6:35 PM
Steve,
There are 4 flats.
I think you are right, because we also have lost the electricity for the lights in communal area. We'll check it.
Thanks!
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Steve7:16 PM
Wrexham
Do yu know where it comes from? Probably just a tripped cut-off.
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John Low7:22 PM
Stourport-on-severn
Since the retune 20th April I have noticed that I am getting duplicated channels from Wrekin transmitter on PSB2 (ITV1 etc) and Muxa (ITV3 etc) there is no duplication of the PSB1 (BBC1 etc) mux. Where a channel is duplicated it seems to be of similar power and strength so it is more an annoyance than a problem. Why is it happening and is it likeley to go away after the final west Midlands switch on in September
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John Low: You probably just need to do this My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice to your box/set.
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Yu7:43 PM
Steve,
TV and the lights in the communal area are back! Someone was doing DIY yesterday;)
Thank you for your advice.
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John Low7:50 PM
Stourport-on-severn
I did a retune with the aerial disconnected before doing a full retune on April 21st. The problem occurs with both my JVC TV and Toshiba PVR and has only happened since April 21st.
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Steve8:17 PM
Wrexham
Yu - hen hao
John Low - It sounds like you are getting signals from two different places. Do either of your TV/PVRs helpfully show what broadcast channels different programmes come on? Some do, some don't. If they don't, you may be able to work it out by watching as it scans.
If you have duplicates, one should be on the "Proper" number; the other dumped in the 800 series. Then you can switch as you prefer.
I'm assuming that you understand the transmission frequency and Muxx/Programme info above, but do ask if not.
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