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Full Freeview on the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter

53.611,-1.666 or 53°36'41"N 1°39'57"W

HD8 9TF

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.

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Yorkshire (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?

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.

Mux	Aerial position	Frequency	Height	Mode	Watts
PSB1 BBCA	horizontal -0.6dB	C47 (682.0MHz)	578m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	174,000W
	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)	578m	64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	174,000W
	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)	578m	256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4	174,000W
	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 232 The Space,
COM4 SDN	horizontal -0.6dB	C51 (714.0MHz)	566m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	174,000W
	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)	565m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	174,000W
	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)	565m	64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2	174,000W
	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 B	Active deflector		74 homes
Derwent C	Active deflector		(second level)
Dunford Bridge	Active deflector	14 km S Huddersfield	15 homes
Hmp Leeds	Transposer		30 homes
Thixendale	Transposer	25 km ENE York	40 homes

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

	years	1956~85	1984-97	1997-98	1998-2011	2011-13	2013-18	2013-18
	aerial group	VHF	B E	B E	B E	B E	B E	W
	C10	ITV
600	C32							com7
	C34							com8
	C37			C5	C5
	C40				-2
	C41		C4	C4	C4	BBCB	BBCB	BBCB
	C43				-A
	C44		BBC1	BBC1	BBC1	D3+4	D3+4	D3+4
	C46				-B
	C47		ITV	ITV	ITV	BBCA	BBCA	BBCA
	C48					ArqB	ArqB	ArqB
700	C49				-D
	C50				-C
	C51		BBC2	BBC2	BBC2	SDN	SDN	SDN
	C52				+1	ArqA	ArqA	ArqA
	C56							local

orange background for multiplexes names more

green background for transmission frequencies

lilac background for power levels in watts

800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013

700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more

600MHz 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 1968	Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968	Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002	Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014	ITV

Feb 1983-Dec 1992	TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010	GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014	ITV Daybreak•

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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.

Alan Armitage
Sunday 5 June 2011 11:57AM

I seem to have suddenly developed pixillation and clicking on BBC channels only.
A reset of channels has not helped.
Any advice would be helpful.
The TV ia a Sony Bravia

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KMJ,Derby
Sunday 5 June 2011 12:52PM

melvyn: The two muxes that you are missing are both transmitted at lower power than the rest, so would be expected to be affected first by any deterioration in the aerial condition, cable/connector fault or obstruction in the signal path. It could be that trees in leaf are currently reducing the level of signal being received by your aerial.

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Briantist
Sunday 5 June 2011 4:37PM

Alan Armitage: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

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Rob Hudson
Monday 6 June 2011 10:28PM Holmfirth

I am from Holmfirth (HD9 1XA)and pickup signals from Emley Moor.I purchased a new Freeview HD television in Dec2010. All channels worked perfectly until about three weeks ago when the 4 HD channels partly came and went, now none of HD work at all.The other channels are fine. I have reset the factory/shipping option on the tele but still nothing. Ariel is in the loft in the same place for the last 25years. Transmitter claims not to have any engineering work at the moment. Can you please advise?

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Briantist
Tuesday 7 June 2011 8:26AM

Rob Hudson: This is quite typical of what happens with loft aerial, but please can you check www.ukfree.tv link icon

Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?

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Thomas
Wednesday 8 June 2011 8:45AM Leeds

This morning, around 6:27am, analogue Channel 4 severe interference or transmitter fault, analogue ITV1 broadcasting 16:9 instead of 14:9. Both faults were corrected by 6:40am - perhaps related to DSO?

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Briantist
Wednesday 8 June 2011 9:14AM

Thomas: Probably nothing to do with DSO, probably just a fault causing the transmitter to use backup feeds for analogue for several minutes.

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YKL
Wednesday 8 June 2011 8:04PM Leeds

has anyone else had intermittent signal issues (especially with the HD channels) on freeview? am using a sony bravia tv bought at xmas and generally v good but over last month or so, some of the HD channels go to no signal or poor signal. and this evening, lost the BBC channels for a little while. I think I am on the Emley Moor transmitter but don't think there are any problems there.

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Robert Hill
Thursday 9 June 2011 1:27PM

YKL, sorry to hear about your poor reception of HD channels. I live in bramham I around 3 to 4 miles south of wetherby and I have been receiving the HD channels okay. Maybe a little dip in signal strength but not much. If you are receiving HD you will be getting your TV from Emley Moor. The HD multiplex is on channel 39.

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frank mascall
Thursday 9 June 2011 4:12PM

I have been unable to receive any sinal, other than BBC & Sky for the last two days, my recorder[dvb] will not programme these in.
Any ideas.
Am in Beverley, East Yorks.

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Penny
Thursday 9 June 2011 6:35PM

Hi - I have freeview and my channel five has also been causing me problems - almost drops, then comes back again. it's not too bad if I watch it live as I can ignore it but if I have set the tape it can be a nightmare and not worth watching. Just sticking in here in the hope that the switchover will sort it all out! Penny (YO10)
PS noted with pleasure some positive feedback to Braintist - you ARE fantastic and make it all so easy for us...well done indeed.

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Wayne
Friday 10 June 2011 8:25PM

Hi
I Live in Askern, north of Doncaster.
When I first installed my Humax HD Box, all the HD channels worked ok, now they freeze after a couple of seconds then screen goes blank.
All the other channels are ok, The Ariel is new as are all the cables, any one else having problems from Emley Moor.

Regards

W Morris

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Robert Hill
Saturday 11 June 2011 11:09AM

Wayne,I have the same model of set top box.But have no trouble receiving the HD channels or SD channels here in Bramham
3 to4 miles south of Wetherby West Yorkshire.
Go in to the menu then settings ,system followed by signal detection,and check signal
strength/ quality.

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YKL
Sunday 12 June 2011 8:35PM Leeds

Hi Robert - thanks for your answer. Actually the HD channels came back a couple of days ago but tonight is very poor - including even the main BBC channels so I wonder if it is weather related. I guess my main question is - is it my equipment? or perhaps i need to wait for full switchover in September

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Robert Hill
Monday 13 June 2011 5:37PM

YKL,have you any history of bad reception,or
is it recent? My only trouble was last year,during the major work for DSO.Even then I was fairly lucky.Have you had your aerials etc,checked plus all other connections. May be your local conditions in the local area have changed. It can vary fromm house to house. I would of thought with the large increase in ERP you should be ok?

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YKL
Monday 13 June 2011 7:37PM Leeds

thanks for the reply Robert - I bought this tv at xmas, and previously received freeview through a panasonic HDD DVD recorder with built in freeview and all was fine. and the problems have only been in last month or so. So last night, even with retuning, only had about 99 channels - this evening, the second retuning got me 106 channels. I can see on the notices above now that there may be periodic interruptions. I imagine this could continue until Sept?

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Briantist
Monday 13 June 2011 7:59PM

YKL: The engineering listing are posted weekly, they are not likely to continue until switchover.

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Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 15 June 2011 4:31AM

EMLEY MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:26 today Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:57 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:21 today [BBC] Over the next week Emley Moor main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]

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