Full Freeview on the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 94,000 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 Midhurst (West Sussex, England) mast?
Midhurst transmitter - Midhurst 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Midhurst (West Sussex, 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 Freeview channels does the Midhurst 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)
The Midhurst (West Sussex, 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 Midhurst transmitter?
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 51km west-southwest (256°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 41km west-southwest (248°)
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 16 Oct 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C36 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C56tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C58tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C61 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| C68 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 29 Feb 12 and 14 Mar 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C* | (-16dB) 2.5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Midhurst transmitter area
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
JOHN COOK -
You should think about changing your aerial to vertical polarisation as well as trying different parts of the loft to site the aerial.
Simply moving a few feet could give you completely different reception.
The location of the aerial is key to the system working correctly, simply having a strong signal is not enough, more importantly you need to have a good quality signal.
Any further advice just email my company jayscabling@yahoo.co.uk
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Jamie's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Dave Lindsay: Hi, i am an aerial fitter on the isle of wight and am having a few problems on midhurst with mux 54 but this is the same as ventnor relay which is close to the line of sight from where aerial is located is it possible the relay is affecting the signal?
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lee ambler: I'm not an aerial installer/professional myself, so am offering comment as a technical bod.
It would seem reasonable to be of the opinion that in the situation you describe, Ventnor is quite likely to wipe out reception of Midhurst's C54.
Ventnor is due to relinquish use of C54 in May.
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
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susan haley4:04 PM
Chichester
pls can you tell me if there is a problem with the midhurst trasnmitter - we suddenly lost all signal and it hasn't returned so far today
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susan's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
SUSAN HALEY=
Hi,
there are currently transmitter works this week on midhurst, this should only result in a weak signal not total loss, however if you system is already running on a weak signal then the reduced signal due to works could result in your loss of reception.
If this persists then you may have other issues on your system.
I am an approved install company who can provide repair and install works should your issue not be related to the current transmitter works.
regards
Jamie Stevens
Jays Cabling Services
jayscabling@yahoo.co.uk
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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Alex10:14 AM
Hi there,
Sorry to go off topic here, but this is the only place I can find for information regarding Midhurst Transmitter station.
I have an issue with the 3 network mobile signal - since last weekend our previously very strong 3G signal (which we rely on for internet) has dropped to an inconsistant, much weaker signal.
Has anyone got any info as to wether works are *still* going on at the mast, I hope so - as if they have finished and this is the result it will be a disaster!
Alex
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Alex: Mobile base stations are typically located within a few miles.
According to Ofcom Sitefinder, the Midhurst transmitting station is home to a 3 base station but it is only likely to serve you if you live within a few miles of it and probably that there isn't a closer 3 base station.
Ofcom Sitefinder shows the location of mobile phone base stations:
'Sitefinder' Mobile Phone Base Station Database
I seem to recall reading somewhere that not all operators keep it updated on where their base stations are, so it isn't forced to be a true picture.
Click on the map and then enter a location or postcode. Then zoom in or out. You need to be zoomed in so much to show the base stations which are blue pins. Click on one and it will show the operator(s)/network(s) at that location.
UMTS is 3G of which O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and 3 have such networks.
This may allow you to work out where your local 3 base station(s) are (or were). This may be helpful in yielding an explanation. For example, if you find that there is one on the roof of a building that is now undergoing work, it could have perhaps necessitated it to be turned off. Or, having found out the location of the station, you may be able to observe some object that is now between you and it and therefore potentially acting to reduce the signal strength at your location.
As I say, it is "may" help yield an explanation.
Another possibility is that 3 has re-sited the local base station which isn't as good at your location as the previous one.
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ALEX -
I have read about lots of people experiencing the same problem.
They are all saying this is deliberate by the companies to make the new 4g look faster than it actually is.
who knows !!!
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Friday, 16 November 2012
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Alex8:39 AM
Dave - thanks for responding, we are actually in sight-line of the mast, I did a great deal of research (inc sitefinder) to see if it would be worthwhile using 3 network/3G as our main internet source, and luckily it worked out great - for the last month or two. We have an antenna and repeater etc, which give us good speeds, pointed directly at the mast, less than half a mile away.
The signal has returned thankfully in the last day and a half to something better - still with the occasional dropout/lower speeds.
Fingers crossed it will maintain itself - not as Jamie says, some sort of foolish marketing tactic, though I have to doubt that..........I hope!!
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Alex: There are two possibilities I can think of (not an expert):
1. The base station you point your aerial at was turned off for a period.
2. The network decided to switch your connection to another base station.
As I say, I'm not an expert, so don't know how likely 2 is, but it would seem the only other explanation.
I take it that there was no obstruction such as a vehicle being parked in the way.
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