Full Freeview on the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmitter which serves 200,000 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 Bluebell Hill (Medway, 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)
Which Freeview channels does the Bluebell Hill 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)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Bluebell Hill transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 28km southwest (218°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 5km south-southeast (155°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Bluebell Hill (Medway, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||||
| E | E | E | W T | W T | |||||
| C21 | _local | ||||||||
| C28 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C39 | +ArqA | ||||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | SDN | ||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | ArqA | ||||
| C45 | SDN | BBCB | |||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | ArqB | ||||
| C54tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 13 Jun 12 and 27 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 30kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1.8dB) 20kW | |
| com8 | (-7.8dB) 5kW | |
| com7 | (-8.1dB) 4.7kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-10dB) 3kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-11.8dB) 2kW |
Local transmitter maps
Bluebell Hill Freeview Bluebell Hill DAB Bluebell Hill TV region BBC South East Meridian (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Bluebell Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 9 January 2014
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Bob Green9:21 PM
Tonbridge
Since 1st November I had problems. Live in Paddock Wood. Since 2009 had the new W band aerial pointed to Bluebell hill as T.Wells did not support all the Digital Channels. Since 1st nov the picture on Standard tv (channel 11 really) break up. HDTV channels have gone. This was on only 1 tv. So I thought it was the TV. I have since moved the TV to another room and it has the same problem. None of the other 3 tvs have problems.(not HDTVs though - but problem shows on SD channels). I have since returned to the aerial pre 2009 that is pointing to T.wells and while the signal is stronger, now the kids are reporting picture breakup on their tvs. (there is a 8 way dist in the loft). Aerials are in the loft. either I have a problem with the tv or the signal from bluebell hill has changed. How can I check?
I accept the aerial pointing to twells isnt w band and might not be good enough. This weekend Im going to move the bluehill aerial and point it to twells and see. Any help received - thanks
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Bob's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 31 January 2014
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Peter White2:41 PM
Gravesend
I live in DA13 0HH and get Freeview from Crystal Palace. I would like to get SE Regional news and programmes.
Will I need a new arial and will I get a satisfactory signal if I arrange to pick up from Bluebell Hill?
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Peter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Peter White: There's no easy way of knowing until you try. As you can see in this terrain plot there are a number of obstructions:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
The ground close to you slopes upwards, plus at 2.5 miles there is Hatch Hill whose tree-covering is probably in the way.
Have neighbours got aerials on Bluebell Hill?
You would probably need a different aerial if yours is a Group A one.
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
Bluebell Hill Transmitter
Crystal Palace Transmitter
I would retain your Crystal Palace aerial as a back-up. If it proves that Bluebell Hill reception is iffy, then you could always diplex the two:
Television Aerial Boosters / Amplifiers, Splitters, Diplexers & Triplexers
If you run the feeds from both aerials into your loft then you could switch aerials or diplex them without having to go up a ladder and you can do it in any weather.
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Peter White: If you're looking to receive the new HD multiplexes (BBC Four HD, BBC News HD etc) then you will almost certainly only ever get this from Crystal Palace. The diplexer will allow you to view Bluebell Hill's regional programming plus the HD mux from Crystal Palace and all other channels that are the same from either transmitter.
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Monday, 19 May 2014
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LMDriscoll4:11 PM
Rochester
I have a bush freeview+ box which I have not used for 15 months when I had virgin able connected. Someone has given us a JVC analogue TV. I have connected freeview+ box and reset it, bought a new remote and my husband fitted a new digital aeriel. However, we only seem to get one programme at a time usually BBc 1 or 2, the channel + - button does not get a new programme nor does the guide button. When I do a check for available channels 100s seem to clock up and they show on the guide list but all I get on screen is the aeriel missing icon. A freeview TV set piks up the channels when connected direct to the aeriel.. Hope you can help it is driving me mad.
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LMDriscoll's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
MikeP
9:04 PM
9:04 PM
LMDriscoll
Have you tried retuning the Freeview box? Many changes have happened since you last used it and it may not be set to get all the other programmes that seem to be missing.
Let us know if a retune is, or is not, successful, please?
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Tuesday, 17 June 2014
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C Harris9:37 PM
I have a breaking up of the picture on all my HD channels it also freezes and sometimes I loose the signal. I have tried retuning my tv channels but the problem still continues, this has been happening for the last week, I have a LG3D internet tv, with a digital areal, I haven't had this problem before
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Sunday, 2 November 2014
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Mike Johnson7:13 PM
Hello,
I live in Upchurch quite close to Bluebell Hill yet my new television insists on tuning itself to Chrystal Palace. How can I manually tune the thing to Bluebell Hill so as to get the local news?
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Dave Lindsay
7:18 PM
7:18 PM
Mike Johnson: Pull the aerial out for the first 30% of the automatic tuning scan (or until it gets to UHF channel 30. This will miss out Crystal Palace and get Bluebell Hill.
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