Freeview Light on the Backwell (North Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Backwell (North Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 4,600 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Backwell (North Somerset, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Backwell (North Somerset, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Backwell 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C25 (506.0MHz) | 125m | DTG- | 19W |
 1 BBC One (SD) West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 125m | DTG- | 19W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 125m | DTG- | 19W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Backwell (North Somerset, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Backwell transmitter?
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 8km east-northeast (75°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 11km east (90°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
How will the Backwell (North Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 5 Jun 2019 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C32 | 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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 94W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6.9dB) 19W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Monday, 8 April 2024
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Paul Dursley7:20 PM
Steve Donaldson:
There is no option to select DVB-T or DVB-T2 within the manual tuning screen.
When did PSB3 become DVB-T2 or has it always been DVB-T2?
I ask because I've been able to receive the PSB3 multiplex for a significant period of time and I would like to rule out any signal type 'updates' that might make my receiving equipment 'obsolete' - my TV is a relatively old set.....
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Chris.SE7:50 PM
Paul Dursley:
Hi, PSB3 has always been T2 so that's a bit of a red herring. Your set is fine.
There still doesn't appear to be any reports of problems with the Backwell transmitter.
Have you tried a manual retune again since and got the channels back? Do check that they aren't up in the 800s on your EPG.
If you are still having a problem, post back with the Signal Strength and Quality figures that your set it giving you for the other two multiplexes, this may give us a clue as to whether interference could be an issue.
Do you have an aerial amp and splitter at all?
You should have received a postcard from Restore TV. Put your postcode into
https://restoretv.uk/post…ure/
You shou
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Paul Dursley8:21 PM
Chris.SE:
Evening Chris
multiple re-tune attempts but no success. Checked the 800s but only Wenvoe channels hiding there.
received multiplex quality and strength as requested:-
C25 - Quality 10/10: strength 6.5/10
C28 - Quality 5/10; strength 6.5/10
No aerial amp or splitters in the receiving side of my setup
Not obviously seen anything from Restore TV - checked in email spam just in case
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Steve Donaldson8:22 PM
Paul Dursley: As Chris.SE says, PSB3 has always been DVB-T2.
To be receiving the HD channels for the Wales region you must have been picking up Wenvoe's PSB3 on C47.
In terms of other possibilities and avenues to explore, the Restore TV one suggested by Chris.SE is a possibility.
BBC Reception [bbc.co.uk/reception] records no faults for either Backwell or Mendip. The BBC reports only on multiplexes it is responsible for, which are PSB1 (known as 'BBC A') and PSB3 (known as 'BBC B').
Freeview does show Mendip as having engineering works:
Planned engineering works | Freeview
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Paul Dursley8:54 PM
Steve Donaldson:
The Wenvoe signal is strong at my location and has always come through ever since I have lived here (22 years and counting).
However I have been able to select the West region option when tuning the TV allowing the BBC 1 and 2 West HD channels to come through. We have even recently got the upgrade to HD local news which was appreciated.
As the Backwell transmitter is a relay for Mendip maybe their engineering works are causing the service interruption?
I have contacted Restore TV so we'll see if that yields any useful results.
Thanks everyone for your assistance.
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Chris.SE9:24 PM
Paul Dursley:
That low quality on C28 does suggest there's some interference problems, so Restore TV should be sending you a filter.
Just now when I checked, PSB3 from Mendip seemed normal, I think Backwell is an off-air relay but can't find definite confirmation of that, but unless the interference is completely wiping out C22, it's odd.
Do check that you don't have any corrosion or water in your coax connections, this can cause odd effects.
PS, As Wenvoe is so strong, have you tried manual tuning C42, C45 & C39 for the COM muxes and possibly C37 for the Local mux?
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Paul Dursley9:43 PM
Chris.SE:
CH37 Quality 0/10; strength 0/10
CH39 quality 2/10; strength 4/10
CH42 quality 0/10; strength 2/10
CH45 quality 6-7/10; strength 4.6/10
I'll check for water ingress in some daylight!
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Steve Donaldson9:46 PM
Paul Dursley: If you are now receiving BBC One West HD then you must be getting it from Backwell or Mendip -- you cannot be getting it from Wenvoe.
Does the signal information/strength screen tell you what UHF channel or frequency it is tuned to for BBC One HD?
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Chris.SE10:00 PM
Paul Dursley:
Shame those COMs have poor quality although COM5 isn't too bad and COM6 may be usable, though they could all change a bit with the weather.
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Paul Dursley10:00 PM
Steve Donaldson:
Hi Steve,
still not receiving West of England HD TV - only BBC Wales HD on BBC 1 and BBC 2.
West of England HD TV not been received for 2 - 3 days even after more than a dozen re-tunes.
Not sure what the channel 37, 39, 42 and 45 results is telling us all I can report is BBC West HD is missing and my TV is tuning to BBC Wales as 'strongest signal' option for BBC 1 and 2 HD
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