Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the The Wrekin 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)
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 18 January 2011
THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:38 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:40 yesterday to 10:27 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:44 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:37 yesterday to 10: [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:38 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:40 yesterday to 10:27 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:44 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:37 yesterday to 10: [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:38 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:29 yesterday to 10:31 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 yesterday to 09:40 yesterday BBC TW [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today to 05:38 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:29 yesterday to 10:31 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 yesterday to 09:40 yesterday BBC TW [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:17 today to 09:25 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:29 yesterday to 10:31 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 yesterday to 09:40 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:17 today to 09:25 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:29 yesterday to 10:31 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 yesterday to 09:40 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011
THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:18 today to 05:37 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:06 yesterday to 10:10 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 yesterday to 05:38 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:04 yesterday to [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:18 today to 05:37 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:06 yesterday to 10:10 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 yesterday to 05:38 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:04 yesterday to [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 05:37 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 yesterday to 01:18 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:17 yesterday to 09:25 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 05:37 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO r [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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THE WREKIN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 05:37 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:10 yesterday to 01:18 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 09:17 yesterday to 09:25 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 05:37 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO r [BBC] Wrekin Transmitter works on 17 to 20 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be affected by periods of shutdown between 09:30hrs 17 January to 17:00hrs on 20th January. Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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