Ramsbottom digital TV transmitter (no analogue)

I am in the Bolton transmitter area of Bury Gt.Manchester but receive my signal(boosted) from the Ramsbottom transmitter. This does not cover FREEVIEW digital but if I am to change back to the Bolton(Belmont) transmitter will I be able to receive channel 5 and freeview. I am BL8 1XN

Is the ramsbottom relay transmitter being upgraded to digital at some point? i`m in a area that cannot get signal from winterhill (BL8 1BP) (map)

Lee Webber: Yes, the dates are listed above under "digital switchover schedule".

When the transmitter in Ramsbottom is switched over to digital, is there any chance it can also be upgraded to relay the DAB radio signals from Winter Hill? (map)

Where can we find the new frequencies for all the Digital channels for the Ramsbottom Transmitter?

Is Film4 and ITV3 going to be added to the Ramsbottom transmitter at some stage as they are missing now 4/12/09.

Jon: No, there will be no more multiplex from this transmitter. You will get Freeview HD next year, however.

What is the date that Freeview HD will come to the Ramsbottom Transmitter. (map)

Paul Hudson: The service has been running for some time now.

IT SAYS ON HERE THAT THERE ARE NO CURRENT REPORTED PROBLEMS BUT THERE CERTAINLY ARE! FREEVIEW HAS BEEN OFF SINCE ABOUT 3.30PM THIS AFTERNOON (13 JUNE). APPARENTLY THE TRANSMITTER HAS FAILED BUT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN NO INDICATION OF WHEN IT'LL BE BACK ON. WAS ENJOYING WATCHING FOOTBALL IN HD BUT CAN'T NOW! ANYBODY KNOW OWT ABOUT THIS??

when are we getting our tv signal back in Tottington. Up to now we have had no tv for over 11 hours. The service is terrible. What are paying tv licenses for?

Is anyone else having problems with nopictures in Rammy today? (map)

wheres my tv signal picture gone - the world cup is on hope it will be back soon!!

JOANNE/Alison/Lee/matt: Digital UK reports no faults and sadly the BBC system - https://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/templates/bbcfaqs/emailstatic/interferencePage - isn't working.

If the services are not back now, can you report them to Broadcaster complaints details | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?

I believe the national cost of converting to digital is well under budget . There must be many areas like Ramsbottom where viewers have a very limited freeview service yet this website just says no services will be added . We all pay the same licence fee and this second class service is frankly unacceptable. Which body is responsible for providing the limited service and how do we go about lobbying for an improvement. Why are full list of channels not available on relay ?? (map)

Alan: The Digital Help Scheme has not yet spent its budget.

This money cannot be just given to ITV plc and Arqiva, that would constitute "state aid" for private companies.

The TV Licence pays for the BBC, all of which are broadcast.

If you want to get together the funding yourself, I would imagine Arqiva would probably provide you with a quote.

Alan: Because UKTV (BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media joint-venture: Yesterday, Dave, G.O.L.D), ITV plc (ITV3, ITV4), Channel 4 Television (Film 4, E4+1, 4Music), Sky (Virgin 1), and Channel 5 Television (FIVER, FIVE USA) don't want to. At the planning stage, they were asked whether they wanted to have their multiplexes included in the frequency allocations, and they indicated that they were not interested in broadcasting from the relay transmitters.

(In practice the multiplex operators, ITV plc under the guise of S4C Digital Networks [Mux SDN] and Crown Castle International/National Grid Wireless [now owned by Arqiva, Mux ArqA and ArqB], were asked. However, I'm sure their customers would have been consulted.)

Your licence fee only pays for the BBC's BBC-branded channels, which you already get all of. A small amount of it goes to help less-able viewers obtain and install viewing equipment - the Digital Help Scheme. The other channels are supported by advertising, or by subscription and advertising, and have had to pay their own switchover costs from this income.

The actual transmitter installation costs are running under budget as I understand it, but this simply means that Arqiva (Transmission dept) gets to keep the extra profit. It's not likely to cover the ongoing transmission costs of transmitting three extra multiplexes.

If you want to blame someone for this, blame John Birt for privatising the transmitting arm of the BBC (under pressure from the government to keep the license fee down, as of course competition and the private sector would reduce costs) and the Major government for privatising the IBA's transmitting arm. The competition hasn't materialised as the privatised BBC bit was bought by the privatised IBA bit, which had been bought by an Australian bank. (map)