Reception Sutton Coldfield
[Deleted User]
Posts: 4,433
Forum Member
✭✭✭
Has anyone had problems with analoge and freeview (channel 5) reception this afternoon from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter..I'm 9 miles from the transmitter
Analogue is still showing a blue screen on my TV as off air
Channel 5 on freeview is back now
anyone else in the West Mids have any problems?
Analogue is still showing a blue screen on my TV as off air
Channel 5 on freeview is back now
anyone else in the West Mids have any problems?
0
Comments
Mainly the itv channels were off air for about 10mins.
Also noticed Channel 4 and a few other channels off also.
They're all back on now however, the EPG seems to be wrong on a few of the channels.
Have been having intermittent loss and (analogue) interference from Sutton Coldfield over the last few days.
Pleased to know someone is having similar trouble and it's not just me.
TX - Sutton Coldfield
Region - Central
Analogue - BBC 1/2, ITV, Ch 4 Possible poor reception & Short Service Breaks & Service Shutdowns May-09
Digital - Mux 1, 2, A, B, C, D Possible poor reception & Short Service Breaks & Service Shutdowns May-09
Radio - BBC Radio 1-4, Classic FM, BBC DAB and Digital One Possible poor reception & Short Service Breaks & Service Shutdowns May - Aug 09
FYI
Analogue 5 is not actually broadcasted from Sutton Coldfield,
It is broadcasted from a transmitter just outside of Lichfield
Darren
yeah I know analogue Channel 5 is broadcast from Lichfield, I was on about freeview channel 5 which is broadcast from Sutton Coldfield...and I know Lichfield doesn't broadcast a freeview service
the analogue problems I was having were for BBC1,2 ITV and Ch4...they were all fuzzy and so was Channel 5 from Lichfield..it seems to be all ok now..:)
I totally lost Channel 5 from freeeview for a bit of time this afternoon while Columbo was on..:D
Sorry if my orginal post was a bit unclear to begin with!
Though my humax box was broken until my nan phoned up in a fluster cause her tv wasn't working either.
My friend also had problems with her pvr earlier on in the day. I came online to see if I could find anything about the sutton colefield transmitter having any work done, but I couldn't find anything.
Channels going off air intermittently all day.
All ITV channels off air (except CITV).
All Ch4 channels off air (except E4+1, Film4 and 4Music).
There is major engineering work this summer at Sutton Coldfield. A temporary mast has been built, and some services are being transferred to that, so that DSO upgrade work can continue on the main mast. I'd expect lots of interruptions for a few months, if not right up to DSO itself in Sept 2011.
http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/suttoncoldfield/dso/index.php