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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Friday, 4 August 2023
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Russell Drury7:18 PM
My Manhatton box has stopped recognising BBC2 main channel although it picks up BBC2HD, ( the box indicated that it is an invalid channel number ). I have done a rescan but the problem exists. All other channels ( main and HD ) working well. I am "connected" to the Belmont transmitter. Is it the box or the transmitter?
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Saturday, 5 August 2023
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Chris.SE2:48 AM
Russell Drury:
The Belmont transmitter has currently been listed for Planned Engineering (as per post before yours) which may well have affected some signals.
It not advised to retune/rescan when you have no signal or badly pixellated pictures if you were previously correctly tuned as this will usually just clear correct tuning.
When all your other signals and channels are back to normal, if BBC2 is still missing then try clearing existing tuning by unplugging the aerial and doing a full retune - no signals found. Unplug the box from the mains for ten minutes. Reconnect mains and aerial and retune again.
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Friday, 25 August 2023
Transmitter engineering
1:48 PM
1:48 PM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 21/08/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 28 August 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/08/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/09/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Tuesday, 5 September 2023
R
Russell Drury11:53 AM
I can now report that standard BBC2 is now working again ( see previous comment ) so all is well. Thank you for the reply indicating engineering work at the Belmont transmitter
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Wednesday, 6 September 2023
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A parks8:48 PM
There was a complete black out between approx 8:25 and 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday 6th September 2023.
Postcode PE120DU.
Can you please advise if this prime time viewing interruption is likely to continue.
Thank you
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StevensOnln111:22 PM
A parks: Belmont is listed for engineering work this week, however work doesn't usually take place after dark for safety reasons. It's possible that there was some sort of fault or it could have been the result of local interference caused by electrical noise from something near to you drowning out the signal from the transmitter.
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Chris.SE11:53 PM
A parks:
Whilst Arqiva do strive to avoid interruptions to prime time viewing when there is Planned Engineering, sometimes it can be unavoidable if parts of the work are essential.
Having said that I can't currently trace any record of faults or interruptions, however if they are operating at reduced power or from the reserve antenna then you might be more vulnerable to interference to your normal signals, either due to weather conditions or from new/upgrade phone masts especially as you are about 62km from the transmitter.
Roughly how old is your aerial?
Since the 700MHz Clearance and closure of the temporary multiplexes COMs 7&8, they are all now back in aerial Group A (where they were in the old analogue days pre-Ch.5). In the interim you would have needed a Group T/Wideband to receive all channels. If your aerial was replaced in the last 10 years you may have one of those, if it's been replaced in the last year, it should be a Group A (or possibly a Group K), the latter two significantly reducing reception above UHF Channel C48 where new/upgraded phone masts may be operating and so could cause interference.
Your postcode area should have had postcards from https://restoretv.uk
You may need a Free Filter which can be obtained from them.
Current weather conditions are also a problem. There's been quite a lot of strong "Tropospheric Ducting" which can occur with high pressure. This causes signals from distant transmitters in Europe of the UK to travel considerably further and cause interference to your wanted signals. However, whilst this can last for seconds, minutes and sometimes longer periods, it's unusual for ALL multiplexes (and hence all channels) to be affected at the same time.
Whatever the source of any interference, or if there is no signal/badly pixellated pictures, one thing that is NOT advised is to retine if you were previously correctly tuned as this can result in it clearing your correct tuning.
There are 5 possible transmitters you could receive in your locale (and that could be enhanced with current conditions), so do check that you are correctly tuned to Belmont's UHF channels (as listed at the very top of this page).
Also check things like your aerial looks intact is still pointing correctly, roughly NNW (compass bearing 341 degrees), that the downlead is undamaged, secure and not flapping in the wind, that your coax plug connections are clean, dry and free from corrosion. Also that you don't have any HDMI leads running close to your aerial or flyleads as this can sometimes be a source of interference.
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Saturday, 9 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
BELMONT transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 5 Sep 12:23 until 5 Sep 13:31. . [BBC]
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