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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: D3+4
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

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WINTER HILL transmitter - Over the next week Winter Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. Digital tick


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

Other maps:Winter Hill DABWinter Hill AM/FMWinter Hill regionBBC North WestGranada

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.


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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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal max
C50 (706.0MHz)726m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
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

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal max
C59 (778.0MHz)726m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
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),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C54- (737.8MHz)726m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000W
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

COM4
SDN
 horizontal max
C58 (770.0MHz)726m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
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

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal max
C49 (698.0MHz)726m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
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

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal max
C55 (746.0MHz)726m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
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

MEN
 horizontal -20dB
C57 (762.0MHz)0mQSPK 8K 1/2
6.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		1,000W
Channel icons
51 Movies4Men, 52 Movies4Men +1, 53 Sony SAB TV Asia, 56 Capital TV, plus 2 others



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

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 2014Granada Television
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Your comments are always welcome. Please use the form below to add your thoughts or questions to this page. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Dave Lindsay
Sunday 18 December 2011 12:33PM
heather lord: Have you confirmed that it is tuned to the channels broadcast by Winter Hill and not another transmitter?

Run the auto-tune scan with the aerial unplugged and then plug it in when it gets to 60%. That way you will have the aerial unplugged when it scans frequencies used by other transmitters and plugged in for Winter Hill's frequencies.
Robert Palmer
Sunday 18 December 2011 9:44PM Barrow-in-furness
In the area LA13/LA14 we experience intermittant breaks in transmission or the signal freezes. It is not reciever equipment as I have mafde enquirers and everybody in the area has the same proble3m. Could this be an EMC problem if it is who sorts it out. We pay to recieve a service without interference it has only occurred since the cahnge to DTV.

Please advise

R C Palmer
Mark Fletcher
Sunday 18 December 2011 10:05PM Halifax
Heather Lord,Lytham St Annes.Hard to say without a full postcode.Are you sure yer receiving Winter Hill transmissions,and not those from Moel-Y-Parc mast itself,as the Fylde coast can receive Moel-Y-Parc transmissions too.If ya receive BBC1 Wales on the BBCA mux on fr 45 instead of Winter Hill's BBCA (includes BBC1 North West) on fr 62,as well as ITV1 Wales and S4C on the D3+4 mux on fr 49 instead of Winter Hill's D3+4 (includes ITV1 Granada and Channel 4) mux on fr 59 then there is a likelyhood you will be picking up stray signals from Moel-Y-Parc at over 90 degrees right of where your aerial is positioned at Winter Hill.Perform as Dave Lindsay suggests or if you can manual scan,BBCB (HD) fr 54,ArqB fr 55,SDN fr 58,D3+4 fr 59,ArqA fr 61,BBCA fr 62 are all Winter Hill multiplexes.
adrian
Wednesday 11 January 2012 8:42PM Poulton-le-fylde
hi there, my name is adrian and i have to install an outdoor digital aerial in order to supply my freeview box. i don't know if i should use a class A, B, C/D or even a wideband aerial. i live in Hambleton, poulton le fylde, Lancashire but i am originally from Yorkshire and used to get our signals from the Emly Moor transmitter. what class of aerial do i need to buy and can you confirm if we get our signals from the Winter Hill transmitter? thankyou-Adrian
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 11 January 2012 11:17PM
adrian: For lots of information on aerials, see ATV Sheffield: www.aerialsandtv.com

Go to the "Digital Transmitters" link (ATV) on the left where you will see a guide for aerial types to use on transmitters including Winter Hill.

Based solely on the Digital UK Tradeview preditor (click the link next to your posting), you need to receive from either Winter Hill or Lancaster as both give all the channels. Winter Hill gets 100 scores across the board, so you probably want to be aiming for it (I base this statement only having looked at the predictor - it should be used as a guide only!).

Have a look around to see what neighbours are on. Also look around for local obstructions which won't be taken into account with the predictor. Trees and buildings in the way need to be avoided if possible.

I plotted the signal path using Megalithia and it says you have line of sight:

www.megalithia.com link icon Terrain - shows radio profile between two UK sites to optimise you DTT, Freeview, DAB or analogue TV reception

"Base station" is your end. You need to convert your location to an OS grid reference and select Winter Hill.
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 12 January 2012 12:31AM Halifax
Adrian.Hambleton,Poulton-Le-Fylde.For the main Winter Hill transmitter you need either a group C/D Yagi 18C/D,or preferably at your new location a group E X-Beam XB16E aerial.As Dave Lindsay rightfully suggests looking at the ATV Sheffield website is worth recommending,and even more recommending on my part is if you do decide to purchase a new outdoor antenna buy it from ATV (Aerials & Television) of Sheffield believe me they are the best,forget the rest,don't bother buying from DIY stores,most of them from the likes of B&Q,Wickes,Argos,etc,they're all inferior group W wideband aerials.Also i'd recommend buying from ATV Sheffield superior quality black (preferably) coloured satellite grade copper-copper co-ax cable and only brass co-ax plugs.
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 12 January 2012 5:48AM
adrian: I'm not an aerial installer myself, so what I say is pretty much what I'd do in your situation if I was going to DIY.

I had a look around the area on Streetview and I couldn't see anything much bigger than a 10 element "crappy" contract. Bear in mind that many of these aerials would have worked with the lower power signals before switchover. The ground looks pretty flat and the Megalithia website does suggest that you have line of sight with the top of the transmitter.

Having done your research, I would speak to the guys at ATV. Also explain the lengths of cable you are likely to use, where you're intending putting your aerial. It is also quite likely that you will be able to feed more than one room from a non-powered splitter. If you think you might do this, then say so along with the length of cable-runs.

On the basis of what I've seen, my inclination is that you probably want a Log 40 or you might even find a DM Log works just fine. ATV don't sell contract aerials; the logs are what they would use instead. As I say, I'm not an aerial installer and this is based on what I know and the logical deduction arrived at based on what others in the area appear to be using.

Winter Hill is a C/D transmitter (at present), but with the likelihood that the powers that be will be auctioning off channels around 31 to 37 for future use, you might find yourself at a disadvantage if you put a C/D aerial up. I would say that you should only use such a group aerial if you are in a poor signal area where it might be necessary and from what I've seen, you're not.

Logs have pretty flat gain curves, whereas wideband yagis don't. So a wideband log should work in the future, should Winter Hill start using channels much lower than C/D.
DARIO
Monday 23 January 2012 1:42PM Ashton-under-lyne
Any one know why movies for men chanels aren't broadcasting at the momoent. Message saying "BACK SOON"
Briantist
Thursday 26 January 2012 7:33AM
DARIO: We don't know at the moment. Sony has bought the channels, but why they would stop broadcasting the channels they have bought is an interesting question.
Dave
Thursday 2 February 2012 1:51AM
I know that not all freeview tv channels can be received in all areas, but my understanding is that there are a number which you should expect to get in all areas. I was told this by the travelling helpdesk. I can't recall which they are, though. From memory, all the BBC ones, ITV, Channel 4 and its subsidiaries, and Channel 5 - but not necessarily 5USA, 5*, Dave, Yesterday, etc.
Could somebody please confirm the minimum expectations?
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 2 February 2012 10:09AM
Dave: That is correct.

The coverage of the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) groups of channels are equivalent to that of the four analogue channels that went before.

The commercial (COM) groups of channels are available to about 90% of the population, leaving about 9% with only PSBs.

See this page for the multiples (groups of channels):

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

PSBs are BBC A, D3&4 and BBC B.

Some people will be able to receive the COMs, but will require a replacement of their aerial (including possibly a re-alignment on a different transmitter) or a second aerial.

If you supply your location, preferably post code, we can make a suggestion as to the likely possibility of success for you to receive the commercial channels.

If not, then the main alternative is Freesat.
Dave
Thursday 2 February 2012 4:56PM
I don't have a problem at all. Not only do I get all the Freeview channels I would expect to, I even get a handful from the Welsh transmitters (which, as a rugby fan, is handy.)
My query was because I was visiting the Isle of Man when they switched over, and they didn't get some of the freeview channels which I would have expected (e.g. 5USA, 5*, Dave, etc)
When I asked the "experts" why, they said that there are only a limited number of freeview channels that are guaranteed to all.
If I understand you correctly, these are the PSBs?
Dave Lindsay
Thursday 2 February 2012 5:26PM
Dave: 5USA, 5* and Dave are on the commercial (COM) multiplexes and none of the transmitters on the Isle of Man carry them; they are PSBs only.

As I said, see this page for the multiples (groups of channels):

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

PSBs are BBC A, D3&4 and BBC B.

COMs are SDN, ArqA and ArqB
Walt Johnson
Sunday 12 February 2012 11:11AM
The MEN multiplex in the Manchester area is no longer broadcasting the men's movie channels. There was a place holder, but even they seem to have gone now.
J Alder
Sunday 12 February 2012 9:17PM
Hi I have had my freeview plus box for 1.5 years and never had a problem however in the last month it has been pausing, skipping, freezing and very painfully slow also missing programmed recording. My parents who live close also have had the same problem I have tried resetting it, unplugging etc.. And it's not made a difference.

Can anyone advise the way forward??

J Alder - congleton
Dave Lindsay
Monday 13 February 2012 10:45AM
J Alder: Which channels are causing the issue?

If your aerial is facing Winter Hill, then you could have picked up the Congleton relay which is mounted on the water tower.

This transmitter only carries the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) services which are BBC, ITV1, ITV2, C4, E4, More4, C5, HD and a few others. If these are the only affected ones, perhaps the receivers have tuned to it instead of Winter Hill.

To find out, bring up BBC One and go to the signal strength screen. Winter Hill is on channel 62 and Congleton is on channel 44. If this doesn't match the direction the aerial is facing, then that's the problem.

Do the same for ITV1 which is on channel 59 from Winter Hill and channel 41 from Congleton.

If any of these devices have HD, then bring up one of those services. For Winter Hill it is channel 54 you need and for Congleton it is channel 47.
Briantist
Sunday 26 February 2012 2:41PM
Walt Johnson: I have removed the information about those channels from the page.
Mike C
Sunday 26 February 2012 4:06PM
Strange - last night Sat 25th Feb - had Freeview HD on the box through my Technomate 6902 - all ok early evening on all 4 terrestrial UK channels - looked in on them again later in the evening after 8 : 30 pm - no sound on any of these HD channels and the strength down to @ 50% vs 90 % earlier.


Tried them again this morning - all ok ! ?

Signal is from Winter Hill


no reported work or faults on Freeview site re winter hill either - or do they bother telling you ?
Briantist
Monday 27 February 2012 6:49AM
Mike C: The problem could have been interference, this would not be listed as it doesn't happen at the transmitter. See www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Mike C
Monday 27 February 2012 9:39AM Altrincham
Whatever it is - it only seems to affect the 4x HD channels sound - picture is perfect - and the Technomate 6902 is unusual in that it shows me the signal strength when switching to each channel - the HDs seeming to drop signal strength at night to 50 / 55% - the rest of the channels stay as they have been all day - 85%ish - as indeed the HDs aare in the day. Last night (Sunday)was just the same as Saturday - no sound on HDs, strength down at 58%, picture ok - tried this morning - all HDs ok and signal at 90%
Mike C
Monday 27 February 2012 9:43AM Altrincham
will try the mobile & portable phone distance route to see if this is the 'interference' problem
Mike C
Monday 27 February 2012 10:42AM Altrincham
Mike C: just tried mobile phone & hands free portable phone - makes no impact even placed next to set top box - so no go there
Mike C
Monday 27 February 2012 3:32PM Altrincham
just put on all elecrical appliances likely to be used - dishwasher, clothes drier & washing machine as well as mobile phones near unit - none of them affect the HD channels in daytime - but signal today of HDs down to 72% - all rest of Freeview channels at ususal @90%
Julie
Monday 27 February 2012 8:27PM Runcorn
My Tv is pixelating and loud clicking noises for well over a week ,I'm on the winter hill transmitter but it says no problems.My freeview is built into a flat screen tv .My mums tv in the next room is fine, hers is old type tv with a digital box.I have tried resetting and end up getting bbc wales and ITV1 wales and have to reset again to get correct stations.Please help!
Briantist
Monday 27 February 2012 8:48PM
Julie: Can you please see the Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page for help with that?
Julie
Monday 27 February 2012 9:02PM Runcorn
Thanks for that advice, I do have anti surge plug , so would one with a filter help? Theres no interference from mobile phones or anything electrical as had this tv for 4 years and no problems until now .
Mike C
Tuesday 28 February 2012 9:25AM Altrincham
tracked down what is happening with my HD sound problem - but solving it is another thing.
When I switch from my Technomate 6902 while watching a Freeview HD channel to my Panasonic LCD tv with built in Freeview - then switch back to Technomate - HD sound is no longer there on the Technomate - it is ok on all the other Freeview channels. It is happening any time of day - not just a night time occurrence. Signal on HD is definitely dropping at night though
Corin
Sunday 4 March 2012 3:40PM
Two questions --

What is the purpose of the engineering work at Winter Hill for the week beginning March 4th, 2012?

Will this not affect all off air relays of Winter Hill?

(Since Lancaster, Saddleworth, and Storeton are not relays, these will not be affected.).
Brian Springthorpe
Tuesday 13 March 2012 4:24PM
My old Mum lives in Rhos on Sea (LL28).

Strangely she can pick up a bit off Llandonna and also a lot off the the transmitter in the other direction. I am not sure if it is the Winterhill mast - please confirm.

So with her Freeview, she gets the best of both worlds with BBC Wales and Granada without having to have FreeSat (which is picks up all regions).

Only thing is she doesn't seem to have all the channels. Dave is the main one I've noticed.

Is there anyone else in this area that experiences the same?
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 13 March 2012 5:09PM
Brian Springthorpe: Look at the Winter Hill coverage map above. It should be receivable along Wales' north coast and the east of Anglesey.

See the full list of TV services (excludes radio) after switchover:

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

This shows the six groups or "multiplexes" (or "muxes" for short) as they're known. Three of them are Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) muxes, these being BBC A, D3&4 and BBC B. The other three are Commercial (COM) muxes, which are SDN, Arq A and Arq B.

For each COM mux, see if the first programme channel exists in order to see if that mux exists. So look for ITV3, Pick TV and Yesterday, each of which is part of SDN, Arq A and Arq B, respectively.

Try manually adding each one. As your mother seems to have good reception of Winter Hill (albeit off the back of the aerial), then that might be worth trying.

For manual tuning, channels are:

ITV3 Llandona=C43 / Winter Hill=C58
Pick TV Llandona=C46 / Winter Hill=C61
Yesterday=C50 / Winter Hill=C55

For those that already exist, it might be worth looking to see what UHF channel they are coming in on so as to work out what transmitter they are coming from. This information is usually given on the signal strength screen.
Mark Fletcher
Saturday 24 March 2012 12:37AM Barnsley
Corin.Sunday 4 March 2012,3.40pm.
Not quite.Lancaster,Saddleworth and Storeton are not main transmitters but they are major relays all dependent upon its main transmitter Winter Hill.If Winter Hill was totally off the air Lancaster,Saddleworth and Storeton major relays will all be off the air as such and will all be affected as such too !
Josh
Wednesday 18 April 2012 8:55AM
@Briantist: You might want to update the multiplex listings on this page as Channel M is no more: www.digitalspy.co.uk link icon Channel M closure sounds warning for local TV - Media News - Digital Spy
Richard
Wednesday 18 April 2012 11:25PM
My sony tv keeps saying the selected programme is not available. The guarantee runs out in 4 weeks. Do you think I should bring it back to the store and see what they can do to stop it from happening?
PP Ainsworth
Saturday 21 April 2012 10:59AM Bolton
Is anyone else having problems with the Freeview HD signal from Winter Hill? Today,21st April 2012, I have no HD signal at all. All other channels showing 10/10 aerial reception. This has happened before and it usually comes back on a few hours afterwards.
Dave Lindsay
Saturday 21 April 2012 11:44AM
PP Ainsworth: Bring up the signal strength screen whilst on one of the HD channels and check that it is tuned to UHF channel 54.

If it is on C54, then perhaps it is signal overload, you being only 7 miles from the transmitter:

www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

Try fitting an attenuator inline with the incoming aerial lead.
Jim Davies
Thursday 3 May 2012 10:56PM Wirral
Are there any problems with Pick TV from the Winter Hill Xmtr which should be on UHF 61 according to the listing. I can only receive it from UHF Channel 52 from Moel - Parc Xmtr. All other channels are OK. I have done a complete reset and setup with no avail. This is effecting three tvs and two recorders. Fault first appeared three weeks ago. Have done a manual scan of channel 61 and Pick is missing.
jb38
Thursday 3 May 2012 11:15PM
Jim Davies; I realise that its listed as 61- on this page but since April 13th ArqA has been transmitting on Ch49 from Winter Hill.
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 3 May 2012 11:43PM Halifax
Jim Davies,Wirral.Having just did a check around 11.20pm i can confirm that using a borrowed larger group W wideband aerial for testing purposes only and temporarily clearing my current set up,i can get the ArqA multiplex from Winter Hill on frequency 61 in my location (somewhat pixellated without the amplification,less pixellated with amplifier on) and Pick TV is on programme channel 11.
You may have to do a reset procedure.
Do you have any boosters as such,and also did you accidentally delete programme channel 11 as such or is the whole of ArqA from Winter Hill on frequency 61 missing from your set up ?
jb38
Friday 4 May 2012 12:25AM
Mark Fletcher; Yes, you are of course quite correct as its not April 13th but April 2013, so Jim Davies please ignore what I had said.
Mark Fletcher
Friday 4 May 2012 12:38AM Halifax
JB38.No,ArqA from Winter Hill is still broadcasting on frequency 61,not on frequency 49 at this moment in time.I just did another test with my borrowed group W wideband aerial and there is nothing on frequency 49 around 12.10am,yet a minute later on frequency 61 without and with signal amplification i did pick up ArqA from Winter Hill as the system information denotes transmitter name North West.
I do know once the UK is all TV digital that Winter Hill ultimately will have to relocate both muxs ArqA and BBCA from frequencies 61 and 62 respectively to 49 and 50 respectively to clear the 800mhz band or simply frequencies 61-68/69 for upcoming 4G mobile phone services.
It will be even more interesting if rumour speculates that possibly the 700mhz-800mhz band too may also one day be cleared for other services not known at present,effectively putting frequencies 49-60 out of terrestrial use,this certainly will effect Winter Hill altogether.
Mark Fletcher
Friday 4 May 2012 12:40AM Halifax
JB38.Whoops you just beat me to my response.
Brian Wood
Wednesday 9 May 2012 10:47AM
Jim Davies. Do you still have this problem? I'm also in Wirral and pointed at and tuned to Winter Hill. I have just checked and have full strength and quality for Pick on 11 on CH61 so it's there today and was 2 days ago when I recorded Futurama.
Tina
Wednesday 9 May 2012 7:28PM
Hi, i had a new ariel put up in October and new cables, i started getting loss of signal about a month ago i have replaced start leads and set top box to no avail - my postcode is CW1 is there a problem as Monday the tv was ok all day but tonight i have lost signal over an hour ago and got no channels receiving last night it was ok brilliant picture for 3 hours and then nothing on any station please help !!
Mark Fletcher
Monday 21 May 2012 5:12PM Halifax
Tina CW1. A full postcode is preferable as to ascertain which transmitter or relay you are using in order for the true pros on here to give further assistance to you.
Greebo
Monday 21 May 2012 11:21PM Manchester
@Josh (April 18th) and @Briantist - yes Josh is correct to say that the "Channel M" channel is no longer being broadcast, however the local mux is still there on C57 albeit full of null packets. So the mux is being broadcast, but receivers see no channels. Maybe something will one day reappear, only time will tell.
Mrs Morris
Monday 28 May 2012 7:29PM Stockport
Postcode SK6 1PF
Please help. I have a Sony Digital Recorder which I have had for 3 years without problem. For the last 3 months, not every time, but frequently, when I try to record a BBC 1 or BBC 2 programme, for some reason the signal switches to BBC Wales. It 'appears' to record for the programmed time but records a blank. The ordinary BBC 1/2 channels say 'no signal'. I have been in touch with Sony and have followed their instructions to delete the BBC Wales channel but it reappears. The problems seems worse when I try to record a series. I am an elderly lady so when you reply please do so in simple easy to understand terms. Many thanks
Jeff
Monday 28 May 2012 9:10PM Sale
Hi, we've been having freeview problems for around 3 months in the Manchester area M33 3HF so last week paid to get the aerial on the roof sorted.Signal strength was low across all channels. We have a Goodmans GDB12XIT Digital Box. Initially BBC channels were recovered and working perfectly.4 days later BBC channels have a low signal and have no picture.Its the same with ITV 3, QVC, Gold, ITV2+1. ITV and channel 4 break up every now and then.
I have done a re-tune but this has had no effect.Have tried a signal booster and this had no impact either.Any help is welcome!
Max Richardson
Monday 28 May 2012 11:14PM Middlewich
I'm in CW10 and for the last 3 days we have had no signal at all!! I know we are having high pressure at the moment and the skies are clear, but this is ridiculous. When we do have a signal we suffer with pixelation a lot of the time too! Got Sky on the main TV, but the others are on Freeview. In the last 12 months had a complete system upgrade, all cabling replaced, new higher gain, all singing, dancing arial on the roof, also had a booster fitted on the roof by the arial, and an acentuator in the living room where the main TV is. Still have 'crap' reception, when we get any reception, that is. Any ideas?? We seem to fall between Winter Hill and Haseldean? Although i believe our arial is pointing towards Winter Hill.
Keith Wright
Tuesday 29 May 2012 8:14AM St. Helens
As I have stated before, digital TV has provided many people with worse reception than was enjoyed under analogue. I have now had 2 new aerials installed, 2 signal boosters and upgraded cabling and although matters have improved I still get picture break up/interference at leat 3 times per evening. There needs to be a digitasl TV Ombudsman; someone we can contact to dispel the myths of digital TV; I don't have bottomless pockets !
Briantist
Tuesday 29 May 2012 9:08AM
Keith Wright: You don't need an ombudsmen! You need to get rid of your boosters and use a small aerial. See www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 29 May 2012 10:26AM
Mrs Morris: What's the model number of the Sony? This may help us find the user manual so as to be more specific in suggesting a fix.

The problem is because it is picking up signals from one of the transmitters in Wales, probably Moel-y-Parc.

Could you describe what Sony instructed you to do?



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