Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
 | Google Streetview |  | Google map |  | Bing map |  | Google Earth |  | 52.670,-2.552 or 52°40'13"N 2°33'6"W |  | TF6 5AH |
The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
_______
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)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 The Wrekin 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)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the The Wrekin transmitter area
|
|
Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSunday, 8 May 2011
I use a log 40 £20-25 with an amplifier as i'm 58 miles away from the wrekin but i think you could get away with just the aerial as i think the aerial you have is not performing well on UHF CH 53/57.
You could try moving the aerial up or down 6" at a time if possible to see if you can improve UHF CH 53.
Andy
| link to this comment |
Andy's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
K
KMJ,Derby2:44 PM
Paul: You are not currently expected to receive C53 or C57. After the September frequency change and power increase The Wrekin is predicted as giving the best reception for all six muxes at your location.At present Brierly Hill is shown as offering six muxes and Ridge Hill too is another possibility.
| link to this comment |
Saturday, 4 June 2011
C
Colin Jones6:07 PM
Telford
My aerial is in the loft, it has been upgraded recently but I do not seem to get a lot of the freeview channels such as 11 upwards. But my neighbours do ?
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
C.Jones
| link to this comment |
Colin's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
S
Steve7:15 PM
Wrexham
Colin J - Are the neighbours ae also in lofts? If so, maybe you pointing wrong; cable fault, or less sensitive tuner.
Can you try your tuner next door and see if it does better?
| link to this comment |
Steve's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 5 June 2011
C
Colin Jones11:56 AM
Telford
Hi Steve,
Thank for that..Had an aerial upgrade by the switchover team, reception has been poor ever since. Aerial is in the loft and so is my neighbours. Checked another tv and box, but the problems are still the same. Im only 4.5 miles from Wrekin Transmitter. Im thinking its the aerial thats causing the problem. Never had problems before the upgrade. Yes tried tuner next door, works fine there.
| link to this comment |
Colin's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
S
Steve3:25 PM
Colin - do you mean the free/£40 thing for disabled/older viewers? If so, gat them back to do a proper job.
If they are frightened to go on the roof (ours were!) you get Freesat instead, for same price. I'm a convert.
And if not them; whoever did it needs to fixit.
That said, you are so close to the transmitter that your problem may, oddly, be too strong a signal!
Have you got a built in loop? Or try an unshielded wire into the middle hole.
Wolfbane ios very conservative, and thinks you need only a set-top. Unless you are in a dip; behind an obstacle, etc.?
UK digital TV reception predictor
| link to this comment |
C
Colin Jones4:16 PM
Telford
Thank you Steve,
I appreciate your advice very much. Yes it was the Gov Help Scheme who did the job, they have had Engineers back here 5 times so far, they are due back again Monday but I had to fight to get them to send anyone out.
They fitted a booster and an attenuator at back of my tv, then the next Engineer removed them. They fitted a broken aerial in my loft too [no reflectors on it ] thats now been replaced, but I think it needs realigning ?
| link to this comment |
Colin's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 12 June 2011
J
jordan6:29 PM
multiplex c is now very crakley before i could pick it up really good but now it is not watchable
| link to this comment |
Monday, 13 June 2011
jordan: You may have to wait for the full power service (September 2011) from the ArqA multiplex, but also see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
| link to this comment |
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
D
Derek5:49 PM
Bridgnorth
I'm in Bridgnorth High town and do not seem to be able to get some freeview channels, I have two tv cables running off the arial to up to 4 sets, I have a high gain aerial aimed at the wrekin. What do I need to do to get all the channels,(I can't put a booster in the loft but could possibly put something in the room the tv is in
| link to this comment |
Derek's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Select more comments
Your comment please