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This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter. Click to recheck

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The symbol shows the location of the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter which serves 1,550,000 homes.

Other maps:Emley Moor (U) DABEmley Moor (U) AM/FMEmley Moor regionBBC NorthYorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

What do the colours on the map mean?

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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Which Freeview channels does the Emley Moor transmitter broadcast?

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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 -0.6dB
C47 (682.0MHz)578m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One North, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 BBC Red Button 1, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal -0.6dB
C44 (658.0MHz)578m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal -0.6dB
C41 (634.0MHz)578m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		174,000W
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, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -0.6dB
C51 (714.0MHz)566m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
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 21 others

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal -0.6dB
C52 (722.0MHz)565m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
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, 302 BBC Red Button 2, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal -0.6dB
C48 (690.0MHz)565m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		174,000W
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 22 others



Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Emley Moor transmitter?


BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 22km north-northeast
to BBC North region - 55 masts.

ITV Calandar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 22km north-northeast
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region

Are there any self-help relays?

Derwent BActive deflector74 homes
Derwent CActive deflector (second level)
Dunford BridgeActive deflector14 km S Huddersfield15 homes
Hmp LeedsTransposer30 homes
ThixendaleTransposer25 km ENE York40 homes

How will the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

years1956~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EB EB EB EW
C10ITV
600C32com7
C34com8
C37C5C5
C40-2
C41C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C43-A
C44BBC1BBC1BBC1D3+4D3+4D3+4
C46-B
C47ITVITVITVBBCABBCABBCA
C48ArqBArqBArqB
700C49-D
C50-C
C51BBC2BBC2BBC2SDNSDNSDN
C52+1ArqAArqAArqA
C56local

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 7th September and 21st September 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Leeds including Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Emley Moor transmitter using C56
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Chesterfield, Emley Moor SFN.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-5 870kW
com7, com8(-6.4dB) 200kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 174kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-19.4dB) 10kW
Mux A*(-22.4dB) 5kW
PreDSO-BBCB*, Mux D*(-23.4dB) 4kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014ITV
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Ross
Tuesday 1 June 2010 10:54AM
Briantist: Thanks - the information about those two muxes broadcasting in 64QAM mode is helpful. Still does not explain why it really only started becoming a problem a week or so back.
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Disnonboobalated
Tuesday 1 June 2010 9:09PM
Had a TV bloke round who advised of the problem.

Does seem a major disruption for an interminable amounbt of time - how long now - another 2 weeks by the look of it.

Sure my licence fee should cover 12 months uninterrupted vision of at least 4 or 5 channels. Cannot describe how we have watche d sooooooooooooooo many programmes - only for the signal to go kaput with the last 10 minutes to go - aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! SO frustrating.
Briantist
Thursday 3 June 2010 10:20AM
Ross: There can be many factors that cause reception problems.
Briantist
Thursday 3 June 2010 10:38AM
Disnonboobalated: The TV Licence pays for the BBC and nothing else, and you can get these services still.
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Ross
Thursday 3 June 2010 5:27PM
Do we know when the work on the Emley Moor transmitter will be completed, i.e. when in June things will improve. I have now had a more or less unwatchable picture on ITV1, C4 and Five for the last week and am getting a bit fed up! I am having to watch on analogue at present, which I can no longer record.
Briantist
Thursday 3 June 2010 5:29PM
Ross: The work should be complete in about a week or so.
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sharealam
Saturday 5 June 2010 12:11PM
are there any plans for local radio stations to be launched freeview???
Briantist
Saturday 5 June 2010 12:46PM
sharealam: None at all. It would be a rights nightmare, as even the smallest TV region has many local radio stations with very limited local broadcasts.
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annoyedofyork
Saturday 5 June 2010 3:04PM York
Is there an end date in sight yet for these works? Can't say I've a lot of faith in people who don't even know 14th April was not a Monday.
I've had nothing but BBC1/2 on Freeview and analogue through a snowstorm since - Surely the ITV/C4/C5 etc advertisers can't be happy paying for adverts that aren't being broadcast
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sharealam
Saturday 5 June 2010 6:22PM
annoyedofyork,yes there is end in sight date for these works its 14 june 2010
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annoyedofyork
Sunday 6 June 2010 11:31AM York
So when the work is finished will it just return to the previous service or might there be some improvement? Some of my channels were 'scrappy' at times as I'm right on the reception border and auto tuning is out as the box picks up weak channels from Bilsdale. Which six mux's should I be manually tuning to after the 14th?
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KMJ,Derby
Sunday 6 June 2010 12:20PM
annoyedofyork: Services are expected to return to pre-April 14th levels when work is completed.Tune to C40-,C43-,C46-,C49-,C50- and C52+. For best signal pick-up at your location use a group B receiving aerial with good quality cable.
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Paul
Sunday 6 June 2010 11:21PM
Briantist: Hi, just to confirm that my Sky+ box was innocent and it appears that the current signal strength/quality from Emley Moor is responsible for my missing HD channels. I retuned my TV last week and it picked up the three channels without me changing anything, however the strength was sub 40% and the quality was poor. I'm hoping once works have been complete that the channels' signal will improve.
Briantist
Monday 7 June 2010 7:52AM
Paul: That is the best thing to do, I understand the work should be done this week.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 7 June 2010 9:34AM
EMLEY MOOR transmitter - ey Moor Transmitter Works: From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise. [DUK] Over the next week Emley Moor main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 7 June 2010 9:34AM
EMLEY MOOR transmitter - ey Moor Transmitter Works: From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise. [DUK] Over the next week Emley Moor main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Neil
Monday 7 June 2010 8:38PM
We live in North Leeds LS17 and have had absolutely no problems with reception until last night when our BT Vision reception on ITV1, CH4 and five has stopped working. We have tried re-scanning for the channels but this makes no difference. Our analogue reception has always been poor so now we are reduced to watching a very fuzzy ITV1. Please can you confirm if the works are affecting this and if so when will they be completed. The world cup games start on Friday on ITV1 and it would be particularly annoying if we cannot receive these. If you have anyone who actually plans your works then shouldn't someone have realised that the world cup was starting this week?
Briantist
Monday 7 June 2010 9:17PM
Neil: It sounds like you had a poor signal to start with, so I would check the list on www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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joe
Tuesday 8 June 2010 9:09AM
Hi, I am having trouble obtaining BBC channels, on some of my tv,s mainly farthest from booster and new aerial/coax etc.My aerial is vertical, high gain, been up 2 years, problem just started.Why just BBC?Guiseley, west yorks.
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joe
Tuesday 8 June 2010 3:26PM
Hi,Briantist, been on that site, nothing relating to it.I presumed it was work being done to Emley Moor mast. Get it ok on some tvs, not on others, no signal, or boxing.It,s only started to happen.Just tried horizontal as recommended by Emley Moor, worse, so put it back to vertical.Got 4amp boosters on.puzzled.thanks for reply
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joe
Tuesday 8 June 2010 3:34PM
Sorry Briantist, I ,m confused, this is ukfree site, where do I locate SFI
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joe
Tuesday 8 June 2010 4:01PM
Apparently , no service on sky channels now, freeview
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Joanne Smart
Tuesday 8 June 2010 7:39PM

I have been without bbc1,bbc2 bbc3, cbeebies and all bbc radio channels to name only a few for more than a month.
The anologue stations are ver poor to view so dont even have the option t change from digital to anologue.
When are my channels coming back please???
Is there a complaints procedure in place?
Can i have a freeze on my tv lisense fee until i hae back the full service i am paying for?
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t.jones
Tuesday 8 June 2010 9:10PM Cheltenham
i live in postcode area gl54 3qj we view our tv through our freeview box since last friday we have had little or no signal at all Can you please help
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caroline
Tuesday 8 June 2010 9:33PM Bradford
I live in BD6 3AS and i have had no BBC channels for well over a week. This is not the first time, when will all these problems be over. The football world cup starts on Friday!!!
Briantist
Wednesday 9 June 2010 6:39AM
Joanne Smart: As it says about, the work should be completed within the next week, I would expect by the weekend for the football.

Please see Broadcaster complaints details | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

No, you are not entitled to a refund.
Briantist
Wednesday 9 June 2010 7:36AM
caroline: I think the idea is that the work will be done by then.
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Ron
Thursday 10 June 2010 10:26PM
Today, 10th June, from about 10.30am I can not receive any freeview channels at all. Anologe works ok. Is there a problem with transmissions or is it my equipment?
Briantist
Thursday 10 June 2010 10:52PM
Ron: With any luck they will be sorting it out for the football tomorrow! Or it could just be you ...
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Ron
Friday 11 June 2010 9:37AM
All working ok this morning. Thanks. I assume the fault was at Emley Moor?
Briantist
Friday 11 June 2010 11:43AM
Ron: I would have thought it was connected with the pledge to have Freeview HD up and running for this afternoon.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 June 2010 4:39PM
EMLEY MOOR transmitter - ey Moor Transmitter Works: Digital UK has been informed by the transmission company that engineering work in preparation for digital switchover at the Emley Moor transmitter is now expected to continue until the end of August. Viewers with marginal reception may experience difficulties receiving some channels. Timescales for the installation of the new main antenna system are subject to many factors, including the weather, but all efforts are being made to complete the work as quickly as possible. Digital UK apologises for any inconvenience caused. [DUK] Over the next week Emley Moor main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 June 2010 4:39PM
EMLEY MOOR transmitter - ey Moor Transmitter Works: Digital UK has been informed by the transmission company that engineering work in preparation for digital switchover at the Emley Moor transmitter is now expected to continue until the end of August. Viewers with marginal reception may experience difficulties receiving some channels. Timescales for the installation of the new main antenna system are subject to many factors, including the weather, but all efforts are being made to complete the work as quickly as possible. Digital UK apologises for any inconvenience caused. [DUK] Over the next week Emley Moor main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Paul
Friday 11 June 2010 4:48PM
Very disappointed. I guess that means I don't get the World Cup in HD then, my signal strength/quality is still too poor. I feel frustrated as a delay of over 2 months (until the end of August) would surly have been known about before today, why wait until now to make this statement?
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annoyedofyork
Friday 11 June 2010 5:34PM York
Oh, that's just wonderful.
Only just noticed at the last minute that two months work is actually going to take four and a half?
What utter incompetence - time to ring Sky!
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Julian Gray
Friday 11 June 2010 6:31PM
We are in York and originally had good digital reception. Recently the digital channels for BBC TV channels has been very broken and impossible to use. The Analogue signal is poor here anyway. ITV digital channels are much better. Have triggered a re-tune to no benefit. Can you confirm this problem WILL be resolved in due course ?
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Fluffy
Friday 11 June 2010 6:34PM
That's settled then. Off to get Freesat tomorrow and I'll dump our five Freeview boxes in the bin.
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Conned again.
Friday 11 June 2010 7:36PM
On 9th June Briantist posted to the effect that the work would be done before the start of the World Cup - didn't say which one though!!!!!

Has the mast fallen down between Wednesday and today? Or have the engineers made a bollox of the work so far? Another possibility is that they're a load of politicians so lying is quite normal to them. Come on,spill the beans,why has 2 months work now been stretched to over 4 months (and possibly longer)?
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Gina
Friday 11 June 2010 7:52PM
That is absolutely ridiculous!! Who do we complain to?? I've had virtually no channels since the work started, and am now having to watch the World Cup on my laptop off the BBC web site, cos I can't even get BBC1 or ITV1. It's a joke. Most days I can get Dave, BBC Parliament and occasionally CBeebies. Fabulous.
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annoyedofyork
Friday 11 June 2010 8:42PM York
It's a good job I am not bothered about football. Has this just dawned on the bozos that are doing the work that with only a day or two to go they are not going to be finished leaving customers with no chance to get Sky or Virgin installed in time for the World Cup.
Whoever has been in charge of this project should be sacked immediately but as usual will no doubt just shrug their shoulders and not give a damn - beyond disgraceful
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Mike Dimmick
Saturday 12 June 2010 1:30AM Reading
Conned again: Briantist doesn't work for any of the broadcasters, nor for Ofcom, nor for Arqiva (who run the transmitters), nor for any of the service companies.

Quite why he said it would be done before the start of the World Cup I don't know, because the last information I saw from Digital UK said the plan was to get it back in full service on 16 June. That clearly wasn't possible.

Arqiva are being frustratingly silent on the progress of work on the transmitters. I think we'd have been a lot better off if John Birt and John Major hadn't privatised the BBC and IBA (respectively) transmitter engineering departments, which now make up Arqiva. Unfortunately they're a private company owned by an Australian bank (Macquarie) so are not subject to Freedom of Information.

There may have been knock-on effects from the fact that someone reportedly left a tool in the new transmitting aerials at Oxford, which shorted them out and caught fire, destroying the new aerials beyond repair. It's possible that in hurrying up delivery of a replacement there - where the drop in height to the reserve aerial is extreme, severely reducing coverage - has delayed parts needed at Emley Moor.

I can't imagine it's a weather delay, though, which is what delayed Oxford for so long before they tried powering up to full. (They've been on reserve transmissions since February.)
Briantist
Saturday 12 June 2010 3:51PM
Apologies all, the information I had been provided with said that they were intending for all engineering work to be done by yesterday.

I note with interest that the Digital UK update was posted late Friday afternoon.

It is a bit of change, going from complete in the next week to "the end of August".

Freesat HD is an excellent option.
Briantist
Saturday 12 June 2010 3:54PM
annoyedofyork/Gina: I would think that Freesat would be your best option, given that the work has slipped by three months. www.ukfree.tv link icon How much is it going to cost to get High Definition TV? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice has details.
Briantist
Saturday 12 June 2010 4:03PM
Gina: It won't get you any stronger a signal, but www.ukfree.tv link icon Broadcaster complaints details | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Brian Crook
Saturday 12 June 2010 4:36PM
Seeing as we are going to be without the BBC channels for 1 third of the year ( 4 months ) we should get a refund of 1 third of the license fee.

After all we pay the fee to the BBC for the BBC channels, if we can't watch them we should get a refund.

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Ali
Saturday 12 June 2010 6:09PM
We are in York and previously had a good signal on our integrated freeview tv which we have had for 3 years. Now we can usually get BBC but with the occasional break and no signal at all. We are lucky to get 2 minutes in all ITV channels and oftern don't get 2 seconds, the screen is constantly pixelated!! Analogue is still a rubbish signal with snow in Africa! I was hoping to watch the world cup anytime now. What a joke. I want a refund of my licence and any petrol I use to go to a friends for a better signal or ny alcohol I have to by at a pub just to watch the matches!!!
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Paul Neale
Sunday 13 June 2010 12:21AM
This is an absolute joke! Heads should roll over this disgrace. I wasted money having my aerial and STB checked, only to find out it's the flaming transmitter ...and it's going to last until at least August??? The only BBC channel I can get it BBC4. The others don't even show up. Even the commercial channels are flakey at best. Nice one! >:(
Briantist
Sunday 13 June 2010 8:47AM
Brian Crook: Do you not still have the BBC analogue channels?



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