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?
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John Low8:35 AM
Stourport-on-severn
Thanks Steve, My aerial is pointing north to The Wrekin but I am receiving two channels from Ridge Hill which is towards the south west.
Now I know what is going on I will sort out the channel numbering.
I just did not expect such strong and viewable signals from a different direction.
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John Low: Yes, Yagi aerials perform almost as well for transmitters directly behind the aerial as they do "in front".
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Steve11:17 AM
Wrexham
Some yagis have reflector elements that are wire; others a sheet with holes in it. Is the latter better at keeping out rear signals?
John Low - if you know what is happening, you may be able to avoid unwanted channels(broadcast) by disconnecting the aerial whilst the box is scanning that frequency.
Brian - Is there approved terminology to distinguish between "Channel" a transmission frequency and "Channel" a programme?
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Robin Oliver11:36 AM
Just prior to the Wrekin Switchover I was able to record digital channels from my TV onto my non digital video - using Ext 1
Since switchover I cannot do this.
I want to be able to still record to my video. How can I do this now?
Someone has suggested connecting a freeview box to the video - (although I have a digital TV). Is there any point to this?
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KMJ,Derby12:08 PM
Robin Oliver: if your video has its own dedicated freeview box you will be able to record a different channel to the one you are watching and also record when the tv is switched off. You just have to remember to set the freeview box as well as the VCR for timed recordings.
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KMJ,Derby12:47 PM
Robin Oliver: If you did a factory reset when rescanning for switchover you might have changed the settings in the menu for what is available on the output on Ext1. The switchover should not have changed the facilities on your tv (except for receivers not supporting the 8k mode which don't receive signals post switchover). Selecting the required option in output settings might be all that is required.
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NickA3:57 PM
Following the recent updates to the Wrekin transmitter I still cannot pick up any HD channels on the Welsh border near Oswestry.
Why is this, am I missing something mindnumbingly simple?
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Steve4:20 PM
Wrexham
NickA - do you hgave an HD Tuner?
"HD Ready" does not mean all you might think!
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Mike Dimmick5:46 PM
Steve: My understanding is that the length of the reflector elements is more important than the number and type.
The stamped plates are usually indicative of 'contract' aerials which have relatively poor gain and usually uneven gain across the band.
Justin Smith of AerialsAndTV.com performed some tests with the reflector missing and fitted incorrectly at Aerial Positioning Tests . Bill Wright has written about short reflectors at http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/articles/whatsat-short-reflector-syndrome.pdf . I'm sure I've seen one of them comment on folding the reflector plate to reduce its height, with no noticeable impact on the performance, though that probably matters more for vertical polarisation acceptance angle than for the horizontal example.
Briantist: Please look at some polar diagrams at Aerial Polar Reponse Diagrams . The claim that aerials work nearly as well behind as in front is completely unsupportable. If the reflector is missing, this is possible, but if all elements are intact, it's simply untrue. The diagrams show -20 to -24 dB front to back in the examples.
Digital UK's predictor only allows for -16 dB of attenuation, based on ITU-R recommendation P.419-3, so it can indicate co-channel problems that turn out not to be a problem.
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