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 22/05/2023 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 withheldSaturday, 10 November 2018
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steveP10:01 AM
MikeP's advice is the best, but if an external aerial is a problem there are a couple of things you could try which might tip the balance.
One is to get your indoor aerial facing the Wrekin through a window - higher the better.
The other is an aerial amplifier. Not generally recommended with digital TV but might just tip the balance.
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Friday, 1 February 2019
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L Yarnall3:24 PM
we are linked to wrekin transmitter. for the last three weeks plus we are getting no signal notice and broken picture. This can last from fifteen minutes and in the last few days it has been worse and lasting as long as two hours at different times of the day. we have three televisions of which two are on indoor aerials which are also as above
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MikeP
8:07 PM
8:07 PM
L Yarnall:
It is essential that you provide a full post code for your location. Only then can we see what the predicted reception is at your address.
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Monday, 25 February 2019
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Colin Case11:48 AM
Shrewsbury
My Sky News and Dave (Com5 or ARQA) has lost signal.
This is worst in the morning (6am or so) and usually comes back mid morning.
I am 27km away from Wreking (SY4 1LR in Ruyton XI Towns)
I can see the transmitter from my bedroom window and the wide-band aerial is in the loft.
But I note it transmits on fairly low power - 10kw.
Other channels are 20kw.
Sutton Coldfield is further away (75km) but transmits at 200kw
Would I do better on that?
Or is there a problem at Wrekin?
Thanks
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MikeP
12:55 PM
12:55 PM
Colin Case:
Looking at the Digital UK Coverage Checker for your location, at Coverage Checker - Detailed View shows that Suton Coldfield is indeed a possibility. You would need a wideband or log-periodic aerial if you have not already had one fitted. The page mentioned tells you the direction towards the transmitters and the channels in use.
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Wednesday, 6 March 2019
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Andy Williams9:28 AM
I live in Oakengates,Telford. my aerial is pointed at the wrekin transmitter which is a mere 4-5 miles away,
and as far as i know have no troubles receiving television and radio chanels. Why then when i put my postcode into the freeview website it assumes i will be connected to the sutton coldfield transmitter, when it is much
further away?
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StevensOnln110:25 AM
Andy Williams: Perhaps because you are also predicted to get a good signal from Sutton Coldfield, which despite being further away broadcasts at a much higher power level.
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Friday, 15 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 today to 02:56 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 16 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 yesterday to 02:56 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 17 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 on 15 Mar to 02:56 on 15 Mar. [BBC]
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