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The symbol shows the location of the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter which serves 770,000 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 Waltham (Leicestershire, England) mast?

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Which Freeview channels does the Waltham transmitter broadcast?

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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C32 (562.0MHz)442mDTG-50,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) East Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C34 (578.0MHz)442mDTG-50,000W
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3 ITV 1 (SD) (Central (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Midlands ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Central west),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C35 (586.0MHz)442mDTG-50,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD East Midlands, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C29 (538.0MHz)442mDTG-825,000W
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20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C37 (602.0MHz)449mDTG-825,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C31 (554.0MHz)449mDTG-825,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LNG
 H -10dB
C41 (634.0MHz)442mDTG-125,000W
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from 27th May 2014: 7 Notts TV,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Waltham transmitter?

regional news image
BBC East Midlands Today 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Nottingham NG2 4UU, 28km northwest (306°)
to BBC East Midlands region - 17 masts.
regional news image
ITV Central News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 83km west-southwest (244°)
to ITV Central (East) region - 17 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (West)

Are there any self-help relays?

BraunstoneTransposer5 km SW Leicester city centre170 homes

How will the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-174 Mar 2020
C/D EEEWW TW TW T
C26LNGLNG
C29SDNSDNSDNSDN
C31com7com7
C32BBCA
C34D3+4
C35C5wavesC5wavesBBCB
C37com8com8
C41_local
C49tv_off BBCABBCA
C54tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offArqAArqAArqACOM8tv_off
C57tv_offArqBArqBArqB
C58tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C61ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCA
C64BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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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 17 Aug 11 and 31 Aug 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-5 250kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 50kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 25kW
com8(-12.7dB) 13.4kW
com7(-13.9dB) 10.2kW
Mux 1*(-14dB) 10kW
Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-14.9dB) 8kW
Mux C*, Mux D*, LNG(-17dB) 5kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Waltham transmitter area

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Feb 2004Central Independent Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Waltham was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Saturday, 3 September 2011
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Ray Humphrey
4:04 PM

Please may I ask what is the situation with Mux A on Waltham which is on very low power and transmits ITV3, QVC etc. It mentions C (306 MHz). Does this realate to a channel number? Will it improve in power? We live in a fringe area but can get most of the other Muxes except this one. Thanks.

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jb38
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4:28 PM

Ivan Dilks: A wise choice! as I have three Humax devices myself, one Freesat HDR and two older Freeview 9200's, all having proved totally reliable since purchase.

The other thing about Humax Freeview devices being, that due to the sensitivity of their tuners and generally good circuitry, any signals received in a category of less than perfect will not result in glitch levels anywhere near as bad as if the same signal was being received by some of the other devices around, albeit some of these devices (Vestel chassis based) being much more user friendly in operation.

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jb38
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4:44 PM

Ray Humphrey: Yes, you are referring to Mux Ch29 which will be on low power until 12th of October of this year, as I likewise (located near Stamford) have very erratic, and sometimes no reception at all from it, nor can I get it from Sandy (Anglia) on my other aerials either as its on lower power there as well.

Thank goodness for Freesat, as ITV3 etc is a popular channel in my household.

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Ray Humphrey
6:30 PM

Thanks for that jb38. I thought it may have something to do with Ch29 but wasn't sure.

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kB Aerials Sheffield
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6:51 PM

Rich - something I want aware of - looks like JB has pointed out that the mux that carries itv3 is on low power untill 12th of october

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John
9:22 PM

Hi, mostly OK after switchover except that all stations on PSB2 are totally unwatchable now on Freeview, with severe breakup. I am in NG3 and have had no problems with these before. It is infuriating that I can't watch ITV, CH4 or CH5 but can get wonderful reception on cr*p like QVC and Price Drop TV. I assume that this is a temporary problem - please advise.

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John
10:22 PM

Judging by the number of problems raised on various switch-over message boards right across the country, would it be not be fair to say that 'going digital' has been nothing short of a disaster for very many people.

How can something so long in the pipeline (allegedly overseen by experts) have caused so many ordinary viewers so much personal time and effort? The simplistic idea that it was just going to be a case of seamlessly replacing one system with another has been shown to be a load of old cobblers: most people just want to be able to turn on their television and get good reception on programmes that they enjoy, not have to endlessly fiddle around with manual tunings, repositioning the aerial or worry about getting 'too strong' a signal (quite the most bizarre notion to any rational mind).

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timonthenet
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11:46 PM

Hi.

I thought DSO had gone fairly well for our house-hold personally, but that was until trying to get the new HD channels.

Both our TVs were supposed to be Full HD, but as they could not have been DVB-T2 complient, a seoerate STB has had to be purchased to get HD Mux BBC B.

Tuned the new box in fine, and a strength of 85%, or thereabouts, was indicated for the HD Stations. The TVs displayed a full 1080p picture on HD (stable, and with good reception), for approx. 2 mins. After this, the box 'crashed', gave a CRC error, and then re-booted. SD was fine on all channels.

This happened repeatedly. I have two identical boxes, so is this a box error, a TV error, or a case of too much signal? Please could anyone with a similar problem say what they did to resolve the issue.

I usually watch TV on a PC, for recording purposes, but found it needed a new card for DVB-T2 reception. This means I have yet to sample the delight of trying to get an HD signal on a PC.

I have to agree with John. To say the DSO period has been well over four years in the implimentation, the whole episode has been an unmitigated disaster! There has been a total lack of co-ordination between Suppliers, Broadcasters, and Manufacturers. Just how my poor elderly Mother would have coped on her own, I do not know. I have had expense upon expense over the past few years, trying to get a decent Digital signal. Now we have no choice, it becomes even more complex. It looks as though we will have to be contented with just five SD Muxs in future. Let's hope Ofcom can step sought the problems out!!!


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Sunday, 4 September 2011
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Jim J (NG14 6**)
1:07 AM
Nottingham

Mike Dimmick: Thanks for the info.

Perhaps Central (West) ITV HD will be broadcast after DSO at Sutton Coldfield;
Waltham is at present definitely transmitting London ITV HD on Freeview (the local news being London Tonight).

Thank you once again.


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kB Aerials Sheffield
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8:11 AM

all these problems that are stated on here im not experiencing - as an aerial installer I would have thought the phone would be ringing off the hook if everyone was experiencing these issues but it all seems very quiet

Im in sheffield and i have customers on
Sheffield
Belmont
Waltham
Chesterfield transmitters and all is quiet

Emley moor starts this week so see how that goes

The only issues ive seen are within the pages of this forum

so I can only assume for the majority of people switchover has gone smoothly

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