Freeview Light on the Harborne (Birmingham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Harborne (Birmingham, England) transmitter which serves 2,200 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 Harborne (Birmingham, England) mast?
Harborne transmitter - Harborne transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Harborne (Birmingham, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Harborne 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 195m | DTG- | 40W |
 1 BBC One (SD) West Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 19 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 195m | DTG- | 40W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Central (West 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 195m | DTG- | 40W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West 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 | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Harborne (Birmingham, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Harborne transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 6km east-northeast (59°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 5km east-northeast (57°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the Harborne (Birmingham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | |||||
| C52tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
| C59tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C65 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C67 | 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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 40W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-6dB) 10W |
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Thursday, 20 June 2013
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Gerald S. Davies11:52 AM
Birmingham
(postcode B29 4AX)
My sister-in-law is suffering from reception problems on the mainstream Freeview channels.
BBC1,2,3,4,ITV1,2,3,4,and Yesterday in the main.She has a rooftop aerial, but her house in a dip near the police station at Selly Oak. Your advice would be welcome. Thanking you in anticipation.
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Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
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HARBORNE transmitter - Freeview: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 1 Oct 01:56. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
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HARBORNE transmitter - Freeview: Reduced quality due to a fault from 1 Oct 01:56. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
HARBORNE transmitter - Freeview: Reduced quality due to a fault from 1 Oct 01:56. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 24 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
HARBORNE transmitter - Freeview: Reduced quality due to a fault from 1 Oct 01:56. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
HARBORNE transmitter - Freeview: Reduced quality due to a fault from 1 Oct 01:56. . [BBC]
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Monday, 11 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:48 AM
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Harborne transmitter - Harborne transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Shutdown [DUK]
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Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
1:49 PM
1:49 PM
Harborne transmitter - Harborne transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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