Full Freeview on the Sudbury (Suffolk, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sudbury (Suffolk, England) transmitter which serves 440,000 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 Sudbury (Suffolk, 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Sudbury (Suffolk, 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 Sudbury 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 Sudbury (Suffolk, 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 Sudbury transmitter?

BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 77km north-northeast (24°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output

ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 78km north-northeast (24°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
Felixstowe West | Transposer | 1000 homes +1000 or more homes due to expansion of affected area? | |
Witham | Transposer | 14 km NE Chelmsford. | 118 homes |
How will the Sudbury (Suffolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 1 Aug 2018 | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | E T | K T | |||||
C29 | SDN | ||||||||
C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C37 | ArqB | ||||||||
C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C56tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
C58tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
C60tv_off | -ArqA |
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 Jul 11 and 20 Jul 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-7dB) 50kW | |
Mux 2* | (-14.9dB) 8.1kW | |
Mux B* | (-15.2dB) 7.5kW | |
Mux 1* | (-15.5dB) 7kW | |
Mux A* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
Mux C* | (-22.2dB) 1.5kW | |
Mux D* | (-23.6dB) 1.1kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sudbury transmitter area
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Friday, 1 July 2011
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 04:12 yesterday to 04:16 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 04:12 yesterday to 04:16 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Dale
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Ipswich
9:53 AM
Ipswich
Mike : pretty sure I've only noticed it on BBC 'Red Button' while watching Wimbledon. Have not had any genuine messages about Sudbury switchover on any channel! (though, to be fair, I usually watch analogue to make the most of it before it goes!)
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 03:57 yesterday to 04:01 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 03:57 yesterday to 04:01 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 16:29 on 28 Jun to 18:30 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO rel Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 16:29 on 28 Jun to 18:30 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO rel Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 04:12 yesterday to 04:16 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Si Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 04:12 yesterday to 04:16 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Si Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 19:29 on 27 Jun to 22:47 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Saturday, 2 July 2011
SUDBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 15:09 on 28 Jun to 15:18 on 28 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 04:12 on 30 Jun to 04:16 on 30 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air [BBC] Over the next week Sudbury main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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