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The symbol shows the location of the Winter Hill transmitter which serves 2,690,000 homes.

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Radiation patterns

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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.

Winter 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
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One North West, 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 C50 (706.0MHz) from 726m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Granada), 4 Channel 4 North ads, 5 Channel 5 The North ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 North ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Granada),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C59 (778.0MHz) from 726m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C54- (737.8MHz) from 726m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C58 (770.0MHz) from 726m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C49 (698.0MHz) from 726m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C55 (746.0MHz) from 726m datum.
MEN
 horizontal
Very lowQSPK 8K 1/2
6.0Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		1,000
Channel icons
51 Movies4Men, 52 Movies4Men +1, 53 Sony SAB TV Asia, 56 Capital TV, plus 2 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C57 (762.0MHz).


Regional news from the Winter Hill transmitter


BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.7%
from Salford M50 2QH, 22km southeast
to BBC North West region - 90 masts.

ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 22km southeast
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1956~851984-971997-981998-20092009-1310/4/13-2013-182019-
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EWK
C9ITV
C12BBCtv
C22SDN
C25ArqA
C28ArqB
600C31com7
C37com8
C39BBCB
C42D3+4
C45BBCA
C48C5C5
700C49 ArqAArqA
C50 BBCABBCA
C54-BBCB-BBCB-BBCB
C55BBC1BBC1BBC1ArqBArqBArqB
C56+1local
C57MENMENMEN
C58SDNSDNSDN
C59ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C60+C
800C61ArqA
C62BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCA
C63+D
C65C4C4C4
C66+2
C67+B
C68+A

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 4th November and 2nd December 2009.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Manchester including Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Winter Hill transmitter using C56
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Liverpool including St Helens, Widnes, Wigan, Wirral could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Winter Hill transmitter using C56
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Preston including Blackpool could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Winter Hill transmitter using C56
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Saddleworth,Storeton, Winter Hill SFN.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 500kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
Analogue 5(-16dB) 12.5kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 10kW
MEN(-27dB) 1000W

History of Channel 3 in the Winter Hill transmitter area

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Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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jb38
Saturday 1 October 2011 11:25AM
Andrew: Tested it out a few minutes ago and can report perfect reception from Waltham in the Stamford area, of course a fault could have existed earlier on when you first tried it.
GB
Karen
Saturday 1 October 2011 3:04PM Manchester
Hi I am in a shared apartment block. My transmitter is Winter Hill. I was watching Channel 5 this morning at about 10:30 when the picture froze. I switched off at the mains then back on and the digibox said No Signal. I switched on the living room TV (built-in Freeview) and have had no signal since. I have tried all the tips on this site and cannot get either the EPG nor any channels on either set. Any advice please? Thanks, Karen
Chris.SE
Saturday 1 October 2011 3:27PM
Karen: check if your neighbours have/had the same problem. If so it'll be something to do with the communal system, possible something simple like a fuse! but you'll need to chase your buildings manager to get it sorted.
GB
Robert Lee
Wednesday 5 October 2011 2:29PM Buckley
Can someone please tell me what the actual resolution of the HD channels transmitted on PSB3 is, and are there any differences between the various services?
Derek Q
Friday 7 October 2011 7:26PM
Tonight I am receiving no ITV signals on Freeview. Message reads "no signal"
BBC channels o.k.
Aerial is on roof and appears o.k. Directed to Winter Hill transmitter. Is there a problems with tranmitting ITV? Cannot find anything online to say so.
GB
Nedbod
Sunday 9 October 2011 11:32PM
I'd be interested to know how many more viwers can now see FILM FOUR in the North West & beyond since the WINTER HILL ARQ B Multiplex power increased from about 10kW to 100kW on 21 Sep 11, plus how far this signal is now available now, with a STANDARD GROUP C/D Aerial ?




GB
Nedbod
Sunday 9 October 2011 11:35PM
Brian any chance of the range of your NW map above being extended to show the full extent of the YELLOW coverage in the south of the GRANADALAND region.
GB
Briantist
Thursday 13 October 2011 8:24AM
Nedbod: You can press "-" on the map to see more of the area.
Briantist
Thursday 13 October 2011 8:34AM
Nedbod: The coverage for all multiplexes from this transmitter should be the same.
Briantist
Thursday 13 October 2011 9:41AM
Robert Lee: They are mostly 1440x1080, but sometimes the source material is lower resolution. The BBC have operated BBC HD at 1920x1080 for testing purposes. www.ukfree.tv link icon A comparison of TV, HDTV and computer monitors | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for more.
Nedbod
Monday 17 October 2011 9:45PM
I thought the Channel M multiplex from Winter Hill had a much reduced coverage Brian ?
GB
Briantist
Monday 17 October 2011 9:58PM
Nedbod: Yes, it does, see the Local TV on Freeview - new Ofcom maps | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for the coverage map.
Dave Pace
Friday 21 October 2011 10:59AM Stockport
I live in Stockport and receive signal from WInter Hill. Reception has always been good. Late September on both TV 7 DVD recorder I started to get periodic bits of pixalation on the screen. Now I have lost Film4, ITV4 & Yesterday group completely. Aerial is a relatively new digital one, located on the roof. I have retuned but this hasnt made any difference. I have another TV on a standard aerial (located at the other end of the roof) which feeds through a digibox. This receives the channels no problem.
Any ideas ?
Briantist
Friday 21 October 2011 11:37AM
Dave Pace: Can you please have a look at www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
Mazbar
Friday 21 October 2011 3:34PM
Hi brian is there any information on the clearance of channel 61 & 62 like when it may happen and what numbers they might go to. Could this be a good for business to start to get customers to change from old cd aerials to wideband now and not at the last moment all the best anthony c and a aerials ormskirk
GB
Mike Dimmick
Friday 21 October 2011 5:15PM
Mazbar: Channel moves have to be negotiated with neighbouring countries, for the highest-output transmitters. The Geneva 2006 frequency plan for Europe, Africa and the Middle East shows an interaction with Ireland, for Winter Hill.

I'd guess that they will be moved to C49 and C50, on the basis that those channels have been cleared from the Sutton Coldfield and Emley Moor plans. These are still in Group C/D. If those aren't possible, I'm sure great efforts will be taken to keep in Group C/D if at all possible, as Winter Hill has the second-largest population coverage in the country, after Crystal Palace, and just beating Sutton Coldfield.

However, the plans for C31 to C37 are still not finalized; Arqiva have been asked to provide Reference Offers for Network Access for up to three new multiplexes in this space. A wideband aerial would be needed for best results on these frequencies. A Group E might be good enough down at C31, which I see is a possible allocation at Winter Hill. International clearance would also be required for these channels, though, so don't treat those as definite allocations.
Mazbar
Saturday 22 October 2011 6:39PM
Mike the main problem with moving a channel to 49 is that wales transmited on 49 as well so all the house's in the north west will need re tuning as well as all of north wales what might they do ?
GB
Mick
Tuesday 1 November 2011 6:53PM
On Sunday 9 October 2011 11:32PM Nedbod
wrote "I'd be interested to know how many more viwers can now see FILM FOUR in the North West & beyond since the WINTER HILL ARQ B Multiplex power increased from about 10kW to 100kW on 21 Sep 11, plus how far this signal is now available now, with a STANDARD GROUP C/D Aerial ? "

I live in Whaley Bridge & can get all Freeview channels with a std Blake SR18 CD aerial. However, there is a 24dB variable gain masthead amp strapped to it. I get a reflected signal too as Black Hill is between my house & Winter Hill. My aerial points almost directly towards where Emley Moor is (can also receive Freeview from there but nowhere near as good quality due to wrong aerial group & big hills in the way). Film 4 etc has improved a lot since the power increase. The occasional picture break up I get I can live with - this seems to be mostly caused by traffic going past my house, no doubt adding further reflected signals to the one I'm already receiving.


FR
Nedbod
Wednesday 2 November 2011 12:14AM
Mick

Wouldn't FREESAT be a better option for Whaley Bridge, especially as LADDER HILL & BIRCH VALE only do Freeview Lite. No break up at all with FREESAT, apart from excessive snow events ? Nice spot I love walking around Taxal & the Goyt Valley.
GB
Ian Davies
Wednesday 2 November 2011 8:05PM
We live about 8 miles from Winter Hill, have an indoor aerial and a direct line of sight to the transmitter. Yesterday afternoon, we suddenly lost all of our channels and they have not yet returned. Can anybody explain this? The website says that Winter Hill currently has no problems.
GB
Briantist
Thursday 3 November 2011 8:47AM
Ian Davies: This is the sort of thing that happens with indoor aerials and why a rooftop aerial is strongly advised for stable Freeview reception. Please can you see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
Pat Winfield
Monday 7 November 2011 10:06AM Stoke-on-trent
I've always had excellent reception from the Winter Hill transmitter - large outdoor aerial. On Friday 4 November I completely lost all the ITV channels and those in the same group and they still haven't come back. It's as if Winter Hill isn't transmitting on full power. Very frustrating.
Briantist
Monday 7 November 2011 1:14PM
Pat Winfield: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
roy cahill
Monday 7 November 2011 5:23PM
hello

today i use to receive teletext on racing uk channel 536 virgin.

this afternoon this has changed to no teletext why has this changed. its not free view.

who controls the ceefax.

gutted.

GB
Briantist
Monday 7 November 2011 6:46PM
roy cahill: Ceefax is the service the BBC provide, the teletext service on other channels will be provided by the channel in question.
Stephen Crossland
Friday 11 November 2011 7:42PM Lancaster
I have lived in Dolphinholme since 1986 with the roof top aerial pointing to winter hill.
The last few nights have had dreadful channel 55 / ArqB reception. I thought when the power increased in September I could watch film 4. Is something happening? Will it get better?
I am a little confused with the changes
Briantist
Friday 11 November 2011 7:56PM
Stephen Crossland: Can you please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
Stephen Crossland
Friday 11 November 2011 8:30PM Lancaster
Thank you Briantist but that has made me very confused. What on earth am I looking for.
The roof aerial was updated a couple of years ago and the problems have only started recently. Film 4 has not been a problem until very recently.

Any thoughts,
Steve
Stephen Crossland
Friday 11 November 2011 10:50PM Lancaster
All seems back to normal now.
Apologies for taking your attention but channel 4 is as good as ever.
Thanks for being there.
sjc
janet
Monday 14 November 2011 4:29PM Leyland
Stephen Crossland:

PR25 3AG

We have just recently lost EVERY channel on our Freeview Sony TV and have a pretty new rooftop aerial in the Winter Hill area :-(
Mazbar
Monday 14 November 2011 5:55PM
Stephen does your tv have something saying no signal or is the picture snowy if it is snowy you might have pressed the analouge button if so try pressing the digital button if you are on the digital side and your aerial is ok call your aerial man he should come out and he might be able to help you
GB
DC
Wednesday 16 November 2011 5:30PM
I have recently been receiving reception issues, all the HD channels are fine but all others are erratic, the channels I am having problems with always have 99% signal quality but signal strength fluctuates between 0% and 100%, you don't lose picture when the issue is occurring just lots of freezing and horrible popping noises. (The HD channels that never cause any issues always have an 89% signal quality and 42% strength)

I live 10 miles from Winter Hill and have a clear view to the transmitter, my arial is communal and serves 8 flats (Though everyone else i have spoken to in here seems to use sky), its all worked perfectly for the last 3 years.

Thanks.
GB
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 17 November 2011 1:10AM Halifax
DC.You need to provide a full postcode as without this the true professionals on here are not able to provide qualified information as such !
GB
Friday 18 November 2011 10:40PM Nantwich
Hi,
We have a five year old wide band aerial and I think we are getting signals from Winter Hill and we have had great Freeview reception until last Saturday when we lost most channels except BBC1 & BBC2. My TV works fine at my neighbours, so it’s a cable or aerial fault. But I have just borrowed a booster, plugged in just behind the TV, and can now get most channels apart from COM6 (ArqB), Yesterday & Film4. Can an aerial fail on just some MUX signals and not others? And what faults would I see if a 'broken coax on the roof was letting in water' ?

Many thanks for any advice you can give.
jb38
Saturday 19 November 2011 8:27AM
GB: The signal strengths received from each transmitter in a group of multiplexes are not necessarily all going to be at the same level even although the transmission power of each multiplex may be the same, and I suspect that the Mux channels you have lost is simply because they were just being received and no more in the first place, but due to normal atmospheric condition changes they have now dipped under the reception threshold, this being why the booster has enabled them to return.

The fact that your TV works fine on your neighbours aerial is simply because their aerial system is a little more efficient than yours, maybe they also have a booster in their loft, or even a mast head amp? and so although its possible that water has got into the co-ax cable, it really boils down to the fact that your aerial system requires improving and not that it has failed.

When your TV was working on your neighbours aerial you should have carried out a signal strength / quality check on BBC1 then on ITV1, then compared the levels seen to when connected to your own aerial, as I suspect that the level you will see on even BBC1 (which you say is OK) will be somewhat different to that seen when on your neighbours aerial.
GB
GB
Saturday 19 November 2011 5:57PM Nantwich
Dear jb38,
Many thanks. I did not appreciate that I could look at signal strength & quality on my TV. I have just done this and looking at the HD channels the strength is about 60% but the quality is 0% and no picture. When the aerial was installed we did have a big tree next door, which has since been removed. So my aerials direction was 20 degrees offset to try to get around the tree, that is in comparison to aerial direction of all my neighbours. I know that this now needs correcting.
I am just trying to understand what fault has occurred this week. I am trying to gain a little info before asking an aerial guy to come out. Thanks again
jb38
Saturday 19 November 2011 8:56PM
GB: Well, any aerial at roughly 20 degrees out from the direction of the transmitter (@ due North) isn't really desirable, and especially so at the distance you are located from the transmitter, that of 61Km.

Another point to observe being, that because you are indicated as being able to receive signals from The Wrekin (28mls @ 183 degrees) as well as Sutton Coldfield (44mls @ 139 degrees) but because these two stations operate on lower Mux channel numbers than Winter Hill its advisable to carry out a quick check after any auto-tuning exercise to ensure that everything received is from the same station, this being where the signal test facility comes in handy by it enabling you to check out the Mux channel number associated with the signal being received.

Winter Hills combination being : BBC1/2 (Mux Ch62) - ITV1 (Mux Ch59) - BBC HD (Mux Ch 54) - SON (Mux Ch59 - ArqA (Mux Ch61) - ArqB (Mux Ch55)

The other little point that you could maybe confirm, (or not as the case may be) is if your TV received the HD channels OK when connected to your neighbours aerial? if by any chance it didn't, then could you please give the TV sets model number.
GB
GB
Saturday 19 November 2011 10:14PM Nantwich
Dear jb38,
Yes HD was fine at my neighbours and all the channel & MUX numbers seem to correspond to Winter Hill. The booster is not giving the benefit I first thought. I have unplugged it without any noticeable loss. It seems my fault comes and goes, last night most channels disappeared with the booster tonight they are OK without the booster. I appreciate local climate impacts on the signal but can an aerial or cable fault also give intermittent errors to signal strength and quality? One benefit of my problem is that it has made me realise what a fascinating subject this is.
jb38
Sunday 20 November 2011 10:06AM
GB: I really don't think that the situation regarding the possibility of your aerial system actually having a fault can be assessed properly until your aerial is turned around to face the correct direction for the transmitter, because any normally occurring variations (inc atmospheric reasons) in signal strength being received when not in a "line of site" situations gets worse the further away a person is from the transmitter, as signals can get reflected by all sorts of things, with some of being advantageous if of a stable permanent nature, this why some people might find that they get a better signal when their aerial is at an offset from the exact direction of the transmitter.

The problem with your installation is that the offset you have was done for a reason that no longer exists, and so this will really require correcting first to enable a more accurate assessment to be made of the situation, as although an intermittent fault (bad connection etc) might be in existence I have my doubts about this applying.

GB
GB
Sunday 20 November 2011 3:58PM Nantwich
Dear jb38,
Many thanks for all your replies. I know I am asking random questions about a specific fault. The tree was taken down about 18mts ago and these problems only started this week. I have now phoned a chap who is coming out this week. Just out of interest all the HD channels have come back and standard BBC1 & BBC2 have disappeared. Thanks again.
Martin
Monday 21 November 2011 7:30PM
I have completely lost all com6 channels in the Macclesfield area....film 4 4 music etc. All of them in that group. This has happened fairly recently... say in the last month.

Also the picture on certain other channels like BBC2 is more jerky at times.

We have a communal aerial but have never had major problems before. Is Winter Hill altering its output power and signals?
GB
GB
Wednesday 23 November 2011 1:39AM Nantwich
All now fixed, 100% signal strength & quality on all channels. New aerial, new lashings, new cable from aerial to roofspace and new short lead behind the TV and all at a fair price. Thank you to C J Robins Aerials (Cheshire).
Keith
Wednesday 23 November 2011 4:42PM
I am struggling with MuxD channels.

I am in a mill conversion (100 flats). Using humax freeview. Reception is fine except that last year I lost MuxD. This year it returned for three months and now it has gone again!

The channels are there but it says not enough signal. I am aware that Winter Hill has strengthened MuxD recently, but why should they go again?
What can I do?
GB
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 23 November 2011 5:44PM
Keith: Have you established that the respective channels are tuned to UHF channel 55? Are you sure that it isn't the signal from another transmitter?

I guess that with 100 flats inside, the building you're in is pretty tall and therefore that the aerial is high up, which means it could be picking up signals from other transmitters.

I assume that your reference to "MuxD" is in fact Com6 which is Arqiva B. MuxD was used for one of the pre-switchover multiplexes.
GB
Paul
Thursday 24 November 2011 9:25PM
Hello All,

I am currently having problems receiving CH57 Movies for Men etc. on both our main TV receivers (A Samsung LE26D450 & Technika 16-850) Both TV's have individual roof top external aerials which are less than two months old. However, here is the wierd thing ! I am able to pick up CH57 using with no problem whatsoever using a Grundig GUD1500XI Freeview box connected to my old analogue Sharp TV.

I have done the usual retune on both the sets,
but still not able to get CH57, although it is shown on the EPG.


Any Ideas ??????????


Thanks

Paul,
Irlam, Manchester.
GB
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 24 November 2011 10:58PM
Paul: There was another report of this issue earlier this evening, but in Bolton:

www.ukfree.tv link icon Feedback | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

Have you been able to pick it up on the Samsung and Technika before?


Ch57 is broadcast from Winter Hill directionally towards Manchester. Perhaps you are on the fringes as you live outside the M60. This will make your reception touch and go.
GB
Paul
Friday 25 November 2011 9:04AM Manchester
Hello Dave,

Only had the Samsung for two weeks, but as regard the Technika, yes last month prior to the reduction in pwr for the ch 57 multiplex.

I'm wondering if there is a deficiency within the tuners on both the Samsung and Technika ?

Because I still can't understand why I am able to pick it up on the Grundig digi box using an external aerial.


Regards

Paul
Dave Lindsay
Friday 25 November 2011 9:55AM
Paul: You mention a reduction in power. Who told you that?

As for why the other sets are not picking the multiplex; the sensitivity varies between models. The thing with digital pictures is that you either receive them or you don't, with a tiny bit inbetween where the picture breaks up. So perhaps your Goodmans is "only just" receiving enough signal level to work and your Technika (and maybe Samsung) is "only just" receiving slightly less than they need to show a picture.

You say that your Samsung and Technika each run off their own roof aerials. What about the Goodmans; where is the aerial for that?



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