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Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) digital TV transmitter

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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C21: SDN, C22: BBCB
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The symbol shows the location of the Ridge Hill transmitter. The Ridge Hill transmitter covers 270,000 homes.

Other maps:Ridge Hill DABRidge Hill AM/FMRidge Hill regionBBC West MidlandsCentral (South micro region)

Radiation patterns

Radiation patterns withheld

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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.

Ridge Hill transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
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Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		20,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One West Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C28 (530.0MHz) from 363m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
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Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		20,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (South micro region)), 4 Channel 4 Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 Midlands ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Central west),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C25 (506.0MHz) from 363m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
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Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		20,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C22+ (482.2MHz) from 363m datum.
COM4
SDN
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Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C21+ (474.2MHz) from 361m datum.
COM5
ArqA
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Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C24 (498.0MHz) from 366m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C27 (522.0MHz) from 361m datum.


Regional news from the Ridge Hill transmitter


BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 69km northeast
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.

ITV Central News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 69km northeast
to ITV Central (South) region - 25 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1968~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFA KA KWA KA KW
C6ITV
C21+SDN+SDN+SDN
C22BBC1BBC1BBC1+BBCB+BBCB+BBCB
C24ArqAArqAArqA
C25ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C27ArqBArqBArqB
C28BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C30local
600C32C4C4C4
C35C5C5
C42C
C45D
700C51local
C531
C572
C60A
800C63B

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 6th April and 20th April 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Hereford could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Ridge Hill transmitter using C51
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Gloucester including Cheltenham could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Ridge Hill transmitter using C30

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 2kW

Self-help relays

WhittonTransposer35 km NW Hereford40 homes

History of Channel 3 in the Ridge Hill transmitter area

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Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Briantist
Thursday 4 August 2011 10:24AM
Geoff Coupe: The BBC HD channels switch on frame-by-frame basis between 1080i and 1080p automatically depending on the source material.

The "simulcast" HD channels (ie, not BBC HD) all upscale the SD content when there is no HD, but you can clearly see improvements with SD material - in particular you get much less "motion blur".
Doug
Wednesday 7 September 2011 3:11PM
Weird but wonderful! I live in Astwood Bank, near Redditch. I have a stock aerial with masthead amplifier on the roof facing Sutton Coldfield (30 kms directly north) and I receive HD from Ridge Hill (50 kms directly south, mux 22) clear and steady since April switchover even during heavy rain like today! If I have any problems after Sutton switchover on Sep 21 I'll swing the aerial round and tune into Ridge Hill. For sake of interest, what is a typical gain/ loss ration front/ back of a stock aerial? Thanks.
Doug
Wednesday 7 September 2011 3:15PM
I should have said Ridge Hill south-west and Sutton North-East!
Transmitter engineering
Monday 10 October 2011 10:57AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Over the next week Ridge Hill main transmitter: no analogue TV, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Mike Pountney
Monday 23 January 2012 6:25PM Cheltenham
I seem to be getting a short interruption in transmission at about 18.15 every evening. Observed on ITV1 Channel 3 this evening (23/01/12) and also on 800 West previously. Switching problem???

Pcode GL53 9JJ
Transmitter engineering
Monday 20 February 2012 12:38PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Over the next week Ridge Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Richard
Wednesday 14 March 2012 5:31PM
We have been receiving poor reception from Ridge Hill for about 2 weeks and are in Post Code area SY83PP. about 10 houses are effected.

Has anyone had the same problem?
andy
Tuesday 20 March 2012 4:07PM Cinderford
Richard: I am an aerial installer from gloucestershire and we were getting odd problems just recently. I installed a new aerial 4 weeks ago it was working perfectly then all of a sudden some channels would go then all channels, usually at night! I believe that there was a problem with high pressure causing an inversion effect. That should have passed by now though.
Are you still having the same problems?

Andy
Transmitter engineering
Monday 28 May 2012 2:28PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Over the next week Ridge Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Possible weak signal. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 23 October 2012 4:50PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:09 yesterday to 15:00 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 24 October 2012 4:49AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:09 on 22 Oct to 15:00 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:50PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 13 February 2013 7:31PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 13:33 on 11 Feb to 15:36 on 11 Feb. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 19 April 2013 10:31AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:15 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 19 April 2013 1:31PM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:15 today to 12:53 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 20 April 2013 4:32AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:15 yesterday to 12:53 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 21 April 2013 4:32AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:15 on 19 Apr to 12:53 on 19 Apr. [BBC]
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