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The symbol shows the location of the Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) transmitter which serves 74,000 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 Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) transmitter.

Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex ■ List by channel number ■ List by channel name
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Which Freeview channels does the Nottingham 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
C27 (522.0MHz)175mDTG-400W
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1 BBC One (SD) East Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 V max
C24 (498.0MHz)175mDTG-400W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Central (East 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),

PSB3
BBCB
 V max
C21+ (474.2MHz)175mDTG-400W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD East 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

COM4
SDN
 V max
C33 (570.0MHz)175mDTG-8400W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 V max
C36 (594.0MHz)175mDTG-8400W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 V max
C48 (690.0MHz)175mDTG-8400W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LNG
 V -6dB
C44 (658.0MHz)175mDTG-12100W
Channel icons
from 27th May 2014: 7 Notts TV,

DTG-8 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)

The Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, 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 Nottingham transmitter?

regional news image
BBC East Midlands Today 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Nottingham NG2 4UU, 9km east-southeast (117°)
to BBC East Midlands region - 17 masts.
regional news image
ITV Central News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 72km southwest (218°)
to ITV Central (East) region - 17 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (West)

How will the Nottingham (Nottinghamshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20112011-134 Mar 2020
A K TA K TA K TW TW T
C21BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves+BBCBBBCB
C24ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4D3+4
C27BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCABBCA
C31C4wavesC4wavesC4waves
C33SDN
C34C5wavesC5waves
C36ArqA
C44_local
C48ArqBArqB
C50tv_offLNG
C51tv_offSDN
C52tv_offArqA

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
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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 Mar 11 and 13 Apr 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-5 2kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 400W
LNG(-13dB) 100W
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 40W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Nottingham transmitter area

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Feb 2004Central Independent Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Nottingham was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Friday, 9 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
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11:46 AM

NOTTINGHAM transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 8 Jul 11:06 until 8 Jul 11:10. . [BBC]

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Friday, 22 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
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11:43 AM

Nottingham transmitter - Nottingham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/10/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]

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Monday, 25 October 2021
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5:43 AM

Nottingham transmitter - Nottingham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/10/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]

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Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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10:37 AM

Nottingham transmitter - Nottingham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]

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alan meakin
9:03 PM

Is the Kimberley relay out of action as I am getting no signal on ALL Freeview channels ?

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11:11 PM

alan meakin: I can't see a transmitter listed called Kimberley, however the Nottingham transmitter is currently listed for planned engineering work. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Do not attempt to retune when you have no signal.

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Chris.SE
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11:14 PM

alan meakin:

What you are calling the "Kimberley Relay" is the Nottingham full service transmitter which has all 6 of the main multiplexes.
You may have noted from the post immediately before yours, that there is Planned Engineering at the transmitter this week, so there could be service interruptions. It is unusual that such interruptions would occur for any lengthy period in the middle of peak viewing hours, so at the time of my reply I would have expected your signals to have returned. Please also note, do NOT retune when you have no signal as it often just clears the correct tuning and you'd need to repeat a retune when signals are normal.

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11:25 PM

alan meakin:

I see two of us were typing replies at the same time ;)

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Thursday, 3 February 2022
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Howard Keene
10:29 PM
Nottingham

NG5 7NJ
Why am I having a problem receiving any of the Freeview Channels on COM5/ARQA, on the Nottingham transmitter. This appears to have started with a recent retuning at the start of the month. The picture is pixelated and the audio broken.
Location is a block of flats, Each with a splitter/booster. All the other channels are OK.

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Friday, 4 February 2022
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7:15 AM

Howard Keene:

Predicted reception can vary considerably across your postcode, most likely due to the geography at some point between your location and the transmitter. Lower numbers in the postcode are predicted good reception, mid range number vary from "variable" to poor, and high numbers good reception of the PSBs but variable reception of the COM multiplexes. BUT also, several transmitters are receivable across the postcode. With the weather conditions around the time of the retune, signals from more distant transmitters could cause interference to wanted signals.

That all said are you sure your aerial is pointing at the Nottingham transmitter? Although it's the closest, it doesn't always give the best signal. You may be getting reception from Waltham (even then it may be slightly variable for the COM multiplexes). Neither transmitter is currently listed for Planned Engineering and I can't find any fault reports for either.

If your aerial is pointing at Nottingham, it should be pointing at a compass bearing of about 259 degrees that's 11 degrees south of due West and the aerial rods (or squashed Xs) would be vertical.
If your aerial is pointing at Waltham, it should be pointing at a compass bearing of about 136 degrees that's almost exactly SE, and the aerial rods (or squashed Xs) would be horizontal.

Having established which transmitter you should be tuned to, you can then check in your TV's tuning section if you are tuned to the correct UHF channels. Remember, reception will depend on precise location.

In the order PSBs1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB HD, COM4/SDN, COM5/ArqA, COM6/ArqB, Local -
For Nottingham the UHF channels are C27, C24, C21; C33, C36, C48; C44.
Reception of the Local multiplex could be good or very poor.

In the order PSBs1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB HD, COM4/SDN, COM5/ArqA, COM6/ArqB, COM7, Local -
For Waltham the UHF channels are C32, C34, C35, C29, C37, C31, C55, C41.
Reception of the Local multiplex could be (very) poor, and COM7 variable.

If you are incorrectly tuned, try a manual retune, for Nottingham, UHF C36, for Waltham C37. If that doesn't correct things, try unplugging the aerial and doing a full automatic retune which should clear all existing tuning as nothing should be found, then plug the aerial back in and repeat a retune, ideally a manual one for each relevant UHF channel.

If you are still having problems, have you altered anything in your installation recently? Check if other flats are having the same problem. Post back with any details.

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