Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 720,000 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 Mendip (Somerset, England) mast?
Mendip transmitter - Mendip transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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.
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 Freeview channels does the Mendip 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
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 Mendip transmitter?
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 23km north (11°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Cheddar | Transposer | 15 km E Weston-super-Mare | 1674 homes |
| Luccombe | Active deflector | 6 km w Minehead | 38 homes |
How will the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||
| C/D E | E | E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | |||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C36 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C48 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LBS | LBS | |||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | COM8tv_off | |||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-6dB) 126kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-8.4dB) 72.4kW | |
| com8 | (-8.6dB) 69.1kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LBS | (-17dB) 10kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013
John Boyce: The link you have provided is to the Danish edition of the model, which as you say, has a DVB-T2 tuner in it.
As you have a Danish model, have you set the country/nation to "UK" (or, incorrectly, "GB")?
As an aside, the UK edition does not have a DVB-T2 tuner in it:
27-inch T27B550EW Full HD 1080p 300cd/m2 5ms TN LED Monitor - Samsung UK - TECH SPECS
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John Boyce2:59 PM
Bradford-on-avon
Really? I do actually have a UK model, and it states clearly on the packing box built in HD tuner? If it doesn't have this then it will go back to Currys..
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John Boyce: It states either "Freeview HD" and/or "DVB-T2" then?
Evidently the box is incorrect. The specs on page 183 of the manual also quote only DVB-T.
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John Boyce4:21 PM
Bradford-on-avon
I think the literature is very misleading and I'l take it up with Currys on Saturday. If you see below, this is an HD TV with built in freeview. You are right, it does not specifically say Freeview HD, but in my opionion it implies it, and the guy in the shop fell into the same trap as me and told me it was HD freeview!
The box is in multi langauage and the Fench one states Tuner TNT HD integre, which means integral HD TNT tuner. In English it omits the HD part...
Many thanks for your help with this.
The Samsung LT23B550 Full HD 23" LED TV Monitor has a sleek and stylish design, combining monitor and TV capabilities.
This television is also equipped with a Freeview tuner so there are plenty of TV channels to choose from. There's even an Electronic Programme Guide so you have all the channel information you need!
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John Boyce: There are terms which I'm sure catch people out and is why there are so many people who think that they have a device that can receive HD broadcasts in the UK when they can't.
These are:
- HD Ready - means that there is no HD tuner in-built, but that it is "ready" to show HD pictures with a separate source (set-top box).
- Full HD - means that it shows HD pictures to the maximum ("fullest") resolution of 1080p. It doesn't necessarily mean that the set can receive HD signals.
Clearly "HD Ready" will have caught a lot of people out before switchover when they assumed that it meant that their purchase is "ready" to receive HD when it comes on air.
It is, of course a "HD Freeview TV", but this doesn't mean that it can receive Freeview HD. With hindsight it is clear to see that there is obvious room for misunderstanding.
The device will receive HD broadcasts in France because they use the DVB-T standard for them.
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John Boyce5:22 PM
Bradford-on-avon
OK Dave, the gloves are off! I'm ready for Currys. The assistant was a very young lad who clearly did not understand all this.
many thanks again, great service!
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Michael7:04 PM
John Boyce: I assume you mean this TV from the Currys website? Buy SAMSUNG LT27B550 Full HD 27" LED TV Monitor | Free Delivery | Currys
If you use the dropdown boxes on the left, you can select "by tuner type" Freeview HD - you'll see there are no Samsungs with Freeview HD under 32" (only a dozen from other manufacturers).
DVB-T2 TVs will have the FreeviewHD logo on the packaging or display as well.
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013
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E Bearman6:47 PM
Bad signal on Ch61 BBC1 and BBC2 - from about 5pm (could have been earlier) on Tuesday 22nd Jan. Receiving near Devizes with high gain aerial (never had a problem before!). No reported faults. Perhaps snow related?
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bruce7:48 PM
Yeovil
ba21 4nw loss of bbc1, bbc2, bbc3 & bbc4 since early evening now also lost/intermittent itv1
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bruce8:03 PM
Yeovil
20:02 everything off mendip now lost or intermittent at location ba21 4nw
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