Sheffield (Sheffield, England) analogue radio transmitter
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UK Free TV shows the coverage area for a radio transmitter as a coloured overlay (orange for FM, other colours for DAB) on the grey map. We have computed the coverage by combining the terrain with the official radiation pattern. A single click will select the transmitter to view the coverage for a single site, and a double click goes to a page showing full details. Click on the buttons in the right-hand corner of the map to choose from different frequencies (or multiplexes for DAB).
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Sheffield (Sheffield, England) transmitter.
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Tapton Hill Freeview Tapton Hill DAB Tapton Hill AM/FM Emley Moor TV region BBC Yorkshire Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)Friday, 3 January 2014
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Steve Shaw6:48 AM
Sheffield
When analogue TV was the standard, my home apparently fell between the Sheffield Tapton & Totley transmitters, which I was advised had a 'shadow' created, so that the 2 did not compete on the same frequency in certain areas. My home was in that area. Can you please tell me if I can now obtain a Freeview signal from Tapton? I live high up, near Lodge Moor' & I can see Tapton transmitter about 1 mile away out of our bedroom window. I want to be able to receive BBC Yorkshire as our previous aerial was pointed at Belmont.
Thanks & Regards
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Steve Shaw: I would think there is no issue now.
Prior to switchover, Taptop Hill's digital broadcast on some of the channels that Totley used for its analogue. Thus, from what you say, the transmitter didn't broadcast in your direction so that viewers of Totley didn't find their reception degraded by Taptop Hill. Basically the pre-switchover was squeezed in where it could, with compromises as to coverage such as that afforementioned.
In the days of analogue TV, why didn't you use Tapton Hill? Or did you? Was the Belmont aerial installed specifically to give you Freeview before switchover?
P.S. You should also be able to receive the new quasi-national HD multiplex (BBC Four HD, BBC News HD etc) when it comes on air later this year.
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Steve Shaw: See here for confirmation:
http://www.aerialsandtv.c…3174
I doubt you will be able to receive the forthcoming "local" TV station for Sheffield. Click the word "Sheffield" in the previous sentence to go to the page for the transmitter. The radiation patterns have been overlayed on that page (below the map) and the local one is quite clearly directional a little clockwise of east. For this reason I suggest you aren't likely to be able to pick it up.
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