Full Freeview on the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter which serves 53,000 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, 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)
The Tunbridge Wells (Kent, 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, 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 Tunbridge Wells transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 5km south-southwest (205°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 21km northeast (53°)
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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | ArqB | ||||||
| C39 | _local | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | BBCA | ||
| C42 | SDN | +SDN | +SDN | ||||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | D3+4 | ||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C49tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | _local | _local | _local | |||
| C52tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA |
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 30 May 12 and 13 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 10kW | |
| Analogue 5, SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tunbridge Wells transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 19 March 2012
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simon miller8:59 AM
I have just purchased a freeview digital TV and have autotuned. Aerial is directed towards Tunbridge Wells aerial. BBC 1,2,3 and various others (Dave etc) are good but signal is very weak on ALL ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Will the situation improve after the digital switchover at end of May, early June or am I looking at a new aerial?
Many thanks
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Simon Miller: It should improve come switchover.
Tunbridge Wells is traditionally a "Group B" transmitter. That means it uses frequencies in Group B which is roughly the middle third of the band used for television.
Consequently, Group B aerials are likely to have been fitted. They are aerials that are much more sensitive around Group B frequencies.
Unfortunately, some of the pre-switchover digital channels are outside of Group B, them being higher. This means that your aerial (if it's Group B) won't "hear" these as well. The affected multiplexes are Mux 1, Mux 2 and Mux D; see the top of the page for the services that these carry.
After switchover, all multiplexes will use Group B frequencies. So I would not replace the aerial because the current one should work OK from 13th June.
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Sunday, 25 March 2012
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John McCann9:03 PM
I posted some months ago about the decision whether to stay with the Eastbourne Transmitter or go to Tunbridge Wells at switchover date. I had thought of staying as-is. However, during th last two weeks, I am having increasing pixellation and complete loss of reception on BBC 1 and 2 ( Freeview)I am OK on Freesat. Is there a current problem I am not aware of? I have retuned etc and BBC has always been the best of my channel reception until now?? Both Eastbourne and T. Wells are in a fairly straight line from me, although T. Wells is much nearer. I chose Eastbourne 3 yrs ago on advice of ariel erector as I could not receive Freeview from the northern transmitters at Bluebell Hill etc...
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John McCann9:06 PM
Tonbridge
SORRY SORRY SORRY !!!!
My last message should say Heathfield NOT Eastbourne.
Bugger!
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Melvin Rainbow11:53 PM
Tunbridge Wells
Mux 1 channels have been unwatchable for weeks, you start to watch a program and then have to boot-up iPlayer to finish the program. Channels disappear completely with message "no signal".
I can actually see the Tunbridge Wells transmitter from the roof where my aerial is located, it is in direct line of site.
There cannot be many people left with analogue televisions so why not put the rest of us out of our misery and turn the signal up just a little so that we can watch what we are paying for. Many thanks, Melvin Rainbow
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Melvin's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb3811:56 PM
John McCann: If your problem has only started occurred during the last two weeks or so then do not do anything, as numerous people are suffering from the effects of a wave of high pressure that is affecting reception across a large part of the country, and which is causing distant transmitters to be received which are clashing with local channels.
Needless to say its really a case of waiting until the situation reverts to normal, as its something that has always happened at times although only having caused poor picture quality when affecting analogue with wavy lines or patterns appearing on the screen, whereas on digital it can block reception or stages between.
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Monday, 26 March 2012
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KMJ,Derby1:00 AM
Melvin Rainbow: If I could add to what jb38 said above, it seems likely that Mux BBCA from Midhurst is coming in that little bit stronger with the result that your local signal drops out. Did the problem begin on 29th February, by any chance?
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Thursday, 29 March 2012
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John McCann5:02 PM
Tonbridge
Thanks for the comments guys. If it is atmospheric, then I can wait. I'll just switch to Freesat for a while. Probably means loadsa grief from "The Management" as I am changing from the norm and she does not like change. Apparently the atmospherics are something I should be able to control!!!
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
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John Bates11:03 AM
Why the delay in bringing the T/Wells transmitter to FULL POWER(?) after 13th JUNE its not as if there has been insufficient "LEAD IN!"
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John Bates: It is SDN (ITV3 etc) that will remain on low power until 27th June. It is on C42 which is presently used by Dover until it switches on that date.
I conclude that the likely answer to your question is due to Dover using the same channel.
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