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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Saturday, 13 August 2011
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Elliot (hockley) 11:31 PM
Hockley
Im still having problems with my freeview since the DSO I cant work out why i cant receive mux A as its transmitted at a stronger power when i can receive COM ArqA with very good signal around 90% and about 80% quality and its transmitted at a lower power I cant receive COM ArqB any more however every day at around midnight for about 1 hour i can receive mux A channels which i cant workout my aerial is a 91 element which worked great before the DSO however its not mounted right on the roof its no the side of an extension about 8 metres high could this be why I am having problems however I am thinking about twisting it round to crystal palace as i cant work it out, I was also thinking that the Rouncefall transmitter may be affecting my signal as I don't need my Arial plugged in to watch all the channels broadcasting from this transmitter my post code is SS5 4LG if you need any more info just ask
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Sunday, 14 August 2011
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jb388:30 AM
Elliot (hockley): Well looking at DUK's trade predictor indicates that you should be getting a first class signal from the three main Mux channels from Sudbury, namely BBC1(Ch44) - ITV1(Ch41) HD service(Ch47)
The point is that your local transmitter at Rouncefall (1 mile away) transmits on the same channels as Sudbury, and there is a possibility that with the type of aerial you are using its overloading and desensitising your receivers input for any other lower powered stations, as only the three Mux channels mentioned are shown as being possible for reception anyway at your location, as there are no indications shown for the reception of Mux's A(Ch49)- Mux C(Ch54) - Mux D(Ch50).
It should also be noted that Mux A is only temporarily operating on Ch49 @ 14kw, and will be doing so until mid 2012.
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Elliot (hockley) : You might have problems as long as Dover uses C58. The official predictions do not five you the commercial multiplexes until 27th June 2012.
You are predicted no signal at all from Crystal Palace.
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jb388:44 AM
Elliot (hockley: Just another small point based on what was mentioned about signal strength, you should try reducing your signal slightly rather than increasing it, as if a powerful signal is desensitizing the tuners input this would help in this type of situation, the reduction done by incorporating a simple attenuator in line with the aerial socket, these generally obtainable from TV shops. (some of anyway!)
It should still be appreciated though that you are in what could be classed as an "iffy" area for reception, the signal strengths you have indicated somewhat proving this, and in these type of areas most things tried have an element of hit and miss about them, as nothing can be guaranteed.
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Gary Dadds: Yes, you should be receiving the four HD channels on C47 from Sudbury.
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KMJ,Derby9:28 AM
Elliot (hockley): Have you tried Bluebell Hill? There is a chance that you could receive MuxD and a lesser chance of MuxA, both are predicted as variable reception by the Digital UK postcode checker.
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Gary Dadds10:21 AM
Thank you for the replys
I tried a manual scan on channel 47 and received no results. As a check I did a manual scan on Ch44 and got 31 hits. I get 91 programs altogether with an auto scan, my tv finds 104 although it doesn't have an HD tuner so obviously doesn't list the HD channels.
I also tried a manual scan on Ch21 to see if I could pick anything up off the back of the aerial but with no results.
I must admit that I do have suspicions about the Freeview HD box. I think I need to either find someone local who is recieving HD and try my box there or take it to my parents who are getting HD off of Sandy.
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jb3810:45 AM
Gary Dadds: Yes I think it best for you to try it as you have suggested at your parents house, and in that case its Mux Ch21 that will apply for Sandy's HD service.
I tried, but failed, to get more detailed technical spec info on your box, as I have to admit that I also was a bit suspicious of your box being the problem based on what you had originally said, albeit it is advertised as having an HD tuner.
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Elliot (hockley) 3:29 PM
Southend-on-sea
thank you for your help looking at the aerials near my house most of them are pointing towards crystal palace accept for my neighbour who had a new one fitted and its pointing towards blue bell hill from what i can gather looking at the coordinates, would it be better to alter the position of my bigger 91 element aerial towards one of the London transmitters and put my newer 41 element in the position of sudbury?
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jb385:21 PM
Elliot (hockley): Well with regards to what you suggest, I really do think that before altering anything you should try and investigate exactly what your neighbours are receiving channel wise, and at what level of reliability, as just because they pointing at Crystal Palace it doesn't by any means mean that they are having good reception, as reception from Crystal Palace on DUK's trade predictor shows a mixture of variable and poor right into 2013. Bluebell Hill by the way showing far worse, with more "poor" reception, or none at all, being indicated right into 2013.
That said though, in situations such as yours even moving a few yards or so to the left or right can make big differences in reception, this likewise applying to aerial heights, as in many circumstances an aerial at gutter level can sometimes out perform an aerial perched on top of a pole mounted on a chimney, and so it shouldn't always be assumed that highest is best, a mistake made by many! but it does require time consuming experimentation to find the best spot.
Another point is, that even although you are about 30 miles or so from Sudbury I feel your reception problems might be caused more by signal obstructions rather than sheer distance, and large multi-element aerials with their "sharp pick up pattern" does not help in this type of situation, and indeed can actually make the situation worse in certain respects, so if its easy to arrange you "might" benefit slightly by using your newer aerial for Sudbury.
It could well be that where you are located pockets of good reception exist for "some" Mux's, so I wouldn't be surprised if some of your neighbours can receive what you cannot, but that's just the nature of RF signals insomuch that nothing can really be guaranteed in these type of areas.
Anyway, I would be interested in knowing the outcome of any investigations carried out on what exactly your neighbours are receiving, especially on the channels you have problems with.
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