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 29/05/2023 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 withheldSunday, 27 April 2014
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jb3811:23 PM
Sam: In addition to that said by MikeB, have you as yet verified that the problem you are suffering from is also being experienced by others in your area? because if its caused by some oddball problem connected with the transmitter then it should also be affecting other viewers receiving ITV on Mux C23 (490Mhz) from the Wrekin transmitter.
The other point being, when you say that the signal strength and quality is 100%, then does this still apply where the "quality" is concerned when the picture freezes? In other words, if you leave the TV sitting on the signal check screen and observe it over 5 to 10 minutes or so, is the "quality" seen to dive downwards now and again?
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Monday, 28 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:55 AM
10:55 AM
THE WREKIN transmitter - MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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brian12:32 PM
Barlows tend to fit log-periodic aerials which are genuinely wide-band with no drop-off zones and which don't get knocked about by high winds. I think there may be one multiplex on Wrekin which is less powerful then the rest as I sometimes get the odd pixellation and freezing problem when viewing channels which use it (West Wirral coast, where the alternative is Welsh!)
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:38 PM
2:38 PM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 today. [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
7:27 PM
7:27 PM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:54 today. [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Thursday, 1 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:30 AM
1:30 AM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 yesterday to 15:54 yesterday. [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Friday, 2 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 on 30 Apr to 15:54 on 30 Apr. [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:59 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:59 today to 11:50 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:41 AM
1:41 AM
THE WREKIN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:59 yesterday to 11:50 yesterday. [BBC]
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