UK TV frequencies map - channel C59 (778.0MHz)

Channel 59 (BBC4, BBC parliament,etc.) from the Hemel Hempstead transmitter has been corrupt on sound and vision for several days, even though the signal strength is the usual 60% which normally gives 100% reception.

Will this be fixed soon?
(Sent late Jan 2nd).

Our Freeview digital reception is lousy in postcode area SK10 5LY, serviced by the Winterhill transmitter, for ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4. Channels 4 and 5 are also very poor. Reception was very good until a few weeks agao. What is going on please? When will we see an improvement? (map)

Nigel Robinson: Please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 - there are no problems or changes with the transmitter at the moment.

Hi I would appreciate help with problem I am helping a friend with. Last week someone re-tuned her tv and ITV1 has gone missing to be replaced with ITV wales. Tv region is North West from Winter hill, as her tv aerial is new digital one pointing to winter hill how come tv locked in on welsh itv and bbc wales and desite re-scanning channels will not find them again?

Thanks Chris

Chris Smith-Aldous: The other BBC and ITV regions appear on 801 and 803, just press CH- from channel 1.

Despite frequent retuning of my Humax-F2 FoxT set top box, the signal strenght post switch-over (as registered by the stb) has degenerated to such a poor state the picture is unwatchable on Granada ITV1 . There were no problems prior to the switch-over for this area served by Winter Hill. Channel4 is 'blocky' but BBC1/2 and C5 seem OK. Is there a work round for ITV1- I need a solution before xmas

Chris S-A :See Winter Hill tranmitter blog (link on RHS) - orange background and look at advice for this problem. Pete

ANDREW CHECKLEY: Please reset the box to "factory settings", and your box will be fine. Also see Manchester and North West - switch off ends Wednesday 2nd December | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 for more.

since the switch over i have lost all itv channels channel 4 and 5. we were told the signal would be boosted but it`s been weakened. (map)

peter: Please can you see Manchester and North West - switch off ends Wednesday 2nd December | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV + switchover advice, since 2002 for help with that.

Can I add my comments that scince the change over I have to retune various TV/Recorders frequently and one every day. Also on a retune it frequently picks up Welsh channels even though the signal strength is poor. Pixalisation etc was there before the change over but not loss of channels. The worst is channel 59. I also wonder if the equipment's processor/memory is capable of handling the capactity?

channel 59 has gone from really strong to poor or no signal in the last 72 hours. i live in chester. anyone else having this problem? (map)

vicki: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help with this.

hi, thanks briantist..i have looked and its mux 2 it seems..single channel interference..however, i haven't a clue how to fix this....we alreay have a booster and amplifier and wideband aerial..also the signal on other channels has reduced in some instances by a little bit

however, main prob is mux 2 which covers itv 1 , e4 , ch4 etc.....

guess i will just have to wait for the installation company to take a look but they have said could be a week or two.... (map)

vicki: You could try turning the amplifier off, this might help.

thank you..thing is the amplifier is to help boost the signal..its not a stereo amp for a stereo or something..its actually to amplify the signal from aerial

all was perfect until yesterday so am wondering if perhaps the severe heat then colder weather has damaged the aerial cables? (map)

vicki: Yes, TV signal amplifiers are often the cause of Freeview signal loss.

If you have had a sudden loss, please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

thank you briantist...have no idea what to do really the cable to the tv and amp seems fine...am bit perplexed.. we need the amp to actually get the signal as previously there was no reception in the living room so am reluctant to take this off as may damage something and the engineer may then refuse to check it out you see.

thanks though (map)

vicki: It is always worth checking the Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice list too.

i am struggling to get channel 4 at present. using the manual search on my Panasonic TV get quality and strength of 10 on CH59 778.00MHz. my postcode is L34 5SX and we tend to get signal from both Winter Hill and North Wales (map)

Tim: You might be overloading the box with too much signal. First check Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - if everything seems OK there, remove any boosters or amplifiers from your system.

If you still don't have a stable multiplex PSB2 signal, you will need to fit an attenuator. These cost around a fiver.