Full Freeview on the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter which serves 130,000 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 Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, 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 Fenton 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 Fenton transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | |||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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?
| Analogue 1-5 | 10kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 1000W | |
| com7, com8 | (-18.5dB) 140W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-20dB) 100W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-23dB) 50W |
Local transmitter maps
Fenton Freeview Sutton Coldfield TV region BBC West Midlands Central (West micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter area
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Tuesday, 13 March 2018
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Lee Drummond4:06 PM
Not getting anything on channel 55 or 56 so missing some HD channels like bt sport showcase. BBC news hd. Is this correct. Is it a transmitter issue still ?
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StevensOnln14:57 PM
Lee Drummond: There have been no faults showing for the Fenton transmitter since the frequency change work was completed. The most likely explanation for why you are getting no signal on UHF channels 55/56 is that you are using a Group A aerial which was not designed to receive these frequencies (see my reply to Kevin Amesbury above).
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Sunday, 18 March 2018
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Nev11:58 AM
Newcastle
Hi,
I am unable to receive any TV channels from from COM7/8 at ST5 3JW which is less than 4 miles from the Fenton transmitter (which can be seen from the top of our roof) and relatively high elevation for the area (492 above sea level). I can receive most other freeview channels using a wire coat hanger for an aerial, but absolutely no signal detected by the TV (fairly new Sony Bravia) for Channels 55 & 56. I have bought and fitted a new Labgear 48 element wideband aerial which is located in the loft, vertically polarised and with the direction set to 79 degrees using a compass, but no difference. I would appreciate any helpful advice as to what the problem may be.
Thanks,
Nev
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Nev's: mapN's Freeview map terrainN's terrain plot wavesN's frequency data N's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 19 March 2018
MikeP
11:27 AM
11:27 AM
Nev:
Fenton transmits the main channels in Group A but COMs 6 and 7 are on channels 55 and 56, which cannot be received successfully with a Group A aerial.
You need to replace your aerial with a wide band type that is capable of receiving the higher channels. Contact Freeview for assistance as you may qualify for a free replacement aerial.
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Saturday, 24 March 2018
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Nev5:48 PM
Update to my previous post on 18th March.
After retuning several times (automatic, manual, full scan, normal scan) with no change and zero signal showing on channels 55 & 56, despite fitting a new high gain wideband aerial, I eventually gave up.
However, yesterday, I gave it another go. Miraculously all the moved / disappeared channels magically reappeared and I have them all back. The signal strength on channels 55 & 56 is now showing 97% with 100% signal quality. I have not touched anything in the intervening period, so what changed? The Fenton transmitter has been showing no problems since the switchover, but clearly something has happened to resolve the issue.
Nev
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Sunday, 25 March 2018
MikeP
1:36 PM
1:36 PM
Nev:
Glad you had a wideband aerial fitted. However, your signal strength is too high now. The ideal is for a strength of between 60% and 85% on all channels. If it is lower or higher than that range you may well suffer intermittent 'loss of signal' if the tuner is getting too much or too little. An attenuator in the aerial lead behind the equipment will help. They are cheap and available in different strengths, 3dB, 6dB, 12dB, etc. You have to try the lowest first and if the signal is still too high then change to a stronger one until the reported signal strengths are within the desired range.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2018
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Frank9:24 AM
I am in st6. I have always had poor reception on itv3 etc. I installed a lab gear high gain antenna, and no change. If I look around, the antennas in the area are mounted in different ways eg horizontal and vertical. Which is the correct way for fenton
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StevensOnln110:16 AM
Frank: The antenna should be mounted vertically for Fenton. The horizontally mount antennas will most likely be pointed at another transmitter. What signal strengths do you get on the other multiplexes?
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Friday, 27 April 2018
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Dan T9:52 PM
Hi all,
Will COM7 and COM8 be increasing from 140W any time soon? Frankly, it's next to pointless. I can barely get COM7 with a large amount of data errors, making it unwatchable; this is from only 4.37 miles away, with a recently installed Triax UNIX 32 LTE 800 antenna (C21 - 60, 470 - 790 MHz). This picked up both fine before they moved. I can't get COM8 at all.
Also, the main section of the page with the multiplex and channel info needs to be updated for them:
COM7; was C32 / 562MHz, now C55 / 746MHz
COM8; was C34 / 578MHz, now C56 / 754MHz
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