Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) DAB transmitter
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Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) mast?
Sutton Coldfield transmitter - Sutton Coldfield transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/04/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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Sutton Coldfield Freeview Sutton Coldfield DAB Sutton Coldfield AM/FM Sutton Coldfield TV region BBC West Midlands Central (West micro region)Monday, 14 August 2023
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Chris.SE10:05 PM
Rod H:
Thanks for that update. When you hear more, ask them could they tell you what the technical fault was as there are technical/engineering contacts that are interested.
Thanks.
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Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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Rod H2:28 PM
Chris.SE
Update...nothing further from UCB - but happy to report that my service (UCB1, UCB2 and Classic FM) seems to have been restored, this morning :)
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Rod H2:31 PM
Chris.SE
I have emailed again to inform them and to see if they have any details on the remediation, that they can share.
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023
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Rod H11:03 AM
Chris.SE
They have referred me back here :)
"Hi Rod, great to hear!
It's been confirmed that it was to do with a transmitter in the area, there have been a number of reports particularly in the Midlands of drop outs. You can take a look at the link below and look for your area to see if others have reported dropouts may be useful in the future!
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Please don't hesitate to let me know if you continue to have issues here, and I'm very pleased to hear your service has returned.
Enjoy the rest of your week
God Bless
Joe Rivers
UCB1 Playout Scheduler/Project Coordinator
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Chris.SE1:29 PM
Rod H:
:D :D :D oh well. We may or may not ever discover! Thanks for the update.
The interesting bit in the reply however is -
"there have been a number of reports particularly in the Midlands"
which suggests it may have been a bit more widespread.
But another report where I mentioned Warmington, the poster did not give a postcode and it turns out it was not near Peterborough but one near Banbury!
This still puts Daventry at the centre of the issues, so whether it was synchronisation or power being down remains to be discovered!
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