Full Freeview on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter which serves 710,000 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 Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) mast?
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/04/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Belmont 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Belmont transmitter?
BBC Look North (Hull) 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Hull HU1 3RH, 47km north-northwest (346°)
to BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region - 4 masts.
ITV Calendar 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 106km west-northwest (299°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Belmont) region - 4 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Emley Moor region
How will the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 4 Mar 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | W T | W T | ||||
| C7 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C13 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C23 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C27 | LDN | ||||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C30 | -SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | _local | |||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | COM8tv_off | ||||||
| C60tv_off | -ArqB |
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 3 Aug 11 and 17 Aug 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-5.2dB) 150kW | |
| ARQA, ARQB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| Analogue 5, SDN | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-10.9dB) 40.9kW | |
| com7 | (-11.3dB) 37.1kW | |
| Mux 2* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| LDN | (-20dB) 5kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 4kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Belmont transmitter area
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Sunday, 18 June 2023
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Andrew Smith8:42 AM
Usually now between 5 pm ( 17:00 ) and 8 pm ( 20:00 )
We have lost our Belmont Transmission coverage.
However Yesterday durring The King's Official Birthday
We lost transmission when The Household Cavalry
Started trooping past The King & Transmission was still faulty
For The Flypast .
We put it down to atmospherics when we had hot
Sunny weather but yesterday it was overcast here .
We live at Holkham on Norfolk Coast .
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Andrew Smith8:52 AM
For 37 years we have had to watch Yorkshire &
Lincolnshire TV Prigrams from Belmont Transmitter
But We Live in Norfolk , We cannot make contact with
Tackleston Transmitter or Wells-next-the-Sea sub
Transmitter or any other Norfolk Transmitters ,
We miss out on our local news and Weather because
BBC Looknorth sometimes features our Weather but
YTV Calendar Weather presenters never give us any
Regional News or Weather , Complaining is pointless
I have been told .but When we have been flooded
We didn't know we were going to be in advance .
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Steve Donaldson12:45 PM
Andrew Smith: I took the postcode of the Chapel Yard at Holkham as a sample to see if the Freeview coverage predictor suggest that it might be possible to receive from the Wells transmitter and it suggests it might. A coverage predictor is never exact and therefore it is a guide.
At digital switchover in 2012 the Wells transmitter got a new transmission antenna. According to this page the former, analogue one faced south and the new one used for digital faces west. Also, the transmission power was increased quite considerably, from 90W to 1,000W:
mb21 - The Transmission Gallery
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Steve Donaldson9:29 PM
Andrew Smith: At switchover all the North Norfolk coast transmitters had a real-terms power increase, these being Kings Lynn, Burnham, Wells, West Runton, Overstrand, Little Walsingham and Creake. By and far the biggest increases were at Burnham and Wells.
Thus, coverage of the Anglia region programming increased across the area which cannot receive directly from Tacolneston, but much of which is otherwise served by Belmont. This isn't to say there aren't pockets that still cannot receive Anglia programming, and I'm not familiar with where they may be.
I did a plot of the terrain between the Wells transmitter and Holkham and there doesn't seem to be any obstruction, the transmitter being 6 miles away. There are, however, a lot of tall trees in the direction of the transmitter, to the east of the village, and while this isn't great, the high transmission power now in operation may be able to get round them. That said, reception can vary from one property to another, particularly where there are local obstructions such as trees.
I looked on Google Street View and spotted two houses on Park Road with Wells aerials, so this could be an indication that it is possible to receive it. One is on the bungalow that is the last house before the park on the left heading south from the A149.
The Wells transmitter doesn't carry all the Freeview channels so Belmont may still be required to give access to all the channels, meaning use of two aerials, one on each transmitter.
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Monday, 19 June 2023
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Chris.SE2:01 AM
Andrew Smith:
Steve Donaldson has given you a very comprehensive reply which suggests that since DSO you should be able to get reception from the Wells next the Sea (Norfolk, England) Freeview Light transmitter | free and easy transmitter, however we'd need your full postcode to see a bit of a more accurate prediction. As mentioned trees etc can be a nuisance if on the line of sight! You may even be able to get reception from Tacolneston but it could be variable
The Freeview predictor suggests that generally you may get good reception of the BBCA multiplex from the Wells transmitter but the BBCB HD and D3&4 multiplexes may be a bit more variable.
Have a look at your nearest neighbours' TV aerials to see which way they are pointing and if pointing easterly with the rods (or squashed Xs) vertical, ask them about their reception.
You may be able to get away with an aerial combiner with an aerial pointing at Belmont and the other at the Wells transmitter but you should consult a local (experienced) aerial installer that knows your area (ideally one recommended).
If, as your post maybe suggests, your existing aerial is that old, it and it's coax downlead may well have significantly degraded which will affect reliability of reception, but also you should note two things at present
1) There has been quite variable weather related Tropospheric Ducting in recent days which can affect reception because of interference being received from more distant transmitters in Europe or the UK - not all multiplexes are necessarily affected
2) As noted in the post before your first, the Belmont transmitter is subject toe Planned Engineering at the moment with Possible effect on TV reception as Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels (that could include loss of signal).
The other option you might be able to consider is Freesat. A lot of modern TVs have a built-in satellite tuner so all you'd need is the Dish and LNB.
Finally, as far as Flood Risk and Warnings, you should get signed up to Floodline, see -
Sign up for flood warnings - GOV.UK
HTH.
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Friday, 30 June 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 26/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 3 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:07 AM
4:07 AM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 03/07/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 21 July 2023
I am getting no signal and pixelating HU31RB making it impossible to watch tv
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Sunday, 23 July 2023
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Chris.SE4:03 AM
Patricia Cairncross:
The Belmont transmitter is still currently listed for Planned Engineering which could be affecting your signal if your reception is normally marginal.
It would be worth checking that your aerial looks intact and is still pointing correctly and that your downlead looks secure and undamaged, also that your coax connection are clean and connected correctly.
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Monday, 24 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 24/07/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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