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Freeview on the Storeton (Wirral, England) transmitter

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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 3 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C23: SDN, C22: BBCB, C60: PSB3
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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The symbol shows the location of the Storeton transmitter which serves 45,000 homes.

Other maps:Storeton 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.

Storeton 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
 vertical
Low64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		560
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 C28 (530.0MHz) from 109m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
Low64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		560
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 C25 (506.0MHz) from 109m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
Low256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		560
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 C22 (482.0MHz) from 109m datum.
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One Wales, 2 BBC Two Wales, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 14 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C57 (762.0MHz) from 109m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Wales), 4 S4C, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 8 Channel 4 South ads, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 33 ITV +1 (Wales),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C53 (730.0MHz) from 109m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD Wales, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C60- (785.8MHz) from 109m datum.
COM4
SDN
 vertical
Low64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		560
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 C23 (490.0MHz) from 109m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 vertical
Low64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		560
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 C26 (514.0MHz) from 109m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 vertical
Low64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		560
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 C29 (538.0MHz) from 109m datum.


Regional news from the Storeton transmitter


BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.7%
from Salford M50 2QH, 51km east-northeast
to BBC North West region - 90 masts.

ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 51km east-northeast
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20092009-1314/11/12-2013-18
aerial groupA KKKWWW
C22BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCBBBCBBBCB
C23+ASDNSDNSDN
C25ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C26+BArqAArqAArqA
C28BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C29+CArqBArqBArqB
C30+1local
600C32C4C4C4
C33+D
C34+2
C39C5C5
700C53D3+4D3+4D3+4
C57BBCABBCABBCA
C60-BBCB-PSB3 -PSB3

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 Liverpool including St Helens, Widnes, Wigan, Wirral could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Storeton transmitter using C30

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 2.8kW
PSB1 wa≡, PSB2 wa≡, PSB3 wa≡(-1.5dB) 2kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 560W
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 56W

History of Channel 3 in the Winter Hill transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Storeton was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.


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Transmitter engineering
Monday 17 September 2012 4:56PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:44 today to 11:52 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:44 today to 11:52 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 18 September 2012 4:55AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:44 yesterday to 11:52 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:44 yesterday to 11:52 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 18 September 2012 1:56PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 18 September 2012 4:56PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 today to 12:32 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 today to 12:32 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 19 September 2012 4:56AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 yesterday to 12:32 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 yesterday to 12:32 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 20 September 2012 4:56AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 on 18 Sep to 12:32 on 18 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:25 on 18 Sep to 12:32 on 18 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 November 2012 10:49AM
STORETON transmitter - Over the next week Storeton relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 November 2012 4:49AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 today to 00:15 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 today to 00:15 today [BBC] Over the next week Storeton relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 15 November 2012 4:49AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 yesterday to 00:15 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 yesterday to 00:15 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Storeton relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 16 November 2012 4:49AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 on 14 Nov to 00:15 on 14 Nov HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:05 on 14 Nov to 00:15 on 14 Nov [BBC] Over the next week Storeton relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
D.Lonsdale
Friday 28 December 2012 1:28PM
I am having a problem with my bbc channels, but none of the others. The picture and the sound keep distorting and breaking up, not for long periods,only for seconds, but continuously.
could you let me know what the problem could be.
Thank you

D.Lonsdale
Mazbar
Friday 28 December 2012 3:56PM
D.Lonsdale: where do you live
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:59PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 March 2013 7:31PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 17:02 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 March 2013 4:32AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 17:02 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 March 2013 4:31PM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 17:02 yesterday to 11:44 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 22 March 2013 4:33AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 17:02 on 20 Mar to 11:44 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 23 March 2013 4:32AM
STORETON transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 17:02 on 20 Mar to 11:44 on 21 Mar. [BBC]
Dave H
Tuesday 9 April 2013 9:08PM Liverpool
I'm finding HD Freeview channels from Storeton are nearly always unavailable. Standard definition signal is perfect. Got a new booster two days ago and all was perfect. HD was 5x5 and standard def was 100% strength and 78% quality. Then half way through the Kings Speech started getting HD breakup and the following day none of the HD channels are even detectable and standard def quality has dropped to 61%. I really don't like Freeview.
jb38
Tuesday 9 April 2013 9:33PM
Dave H: Purely for a test try removing the booster again, because if the booster is causing the signal to be too strong this will always affect HD before SD as well as causing the TV / boxes tuner to give false signal level indications.

Only mentioned as HD has been suffering from a weak signal recently, and if the power has been restored the booster (dependant on gain) could now be taking the signal level over the top thereby overloading the tuner.





Michael
Tuesday 9 April 2013 9:34PM
Dave H: Why do you need a booster when you're 4 miles from the transmitter? What happens if you bypass it?
Dave H
Wednesday 10 April 2013 9:28PM Liverpool
Hi

Thanks both for replying so soon.

I live in a conservation area and the town house rebuild I live in had the antenna put in the loft. Never had particularly reliable signal, especially in poor weather. My SD Humax is showing 61% strength and 100% quality. If I leave the booster out both drop below 20%-40%. My HD tuner in the TV itself just shrugs its shoulders. Not a sausage. But the other night it was all spot on and I changed nothing in the meantime. I can only assume we coincidentally had really excellent atmospheric conditions the evening I fitted the new booster. Hmm?
Dave H
Wednesday 10 April 2013 10:36PM Liverpool
What a nightmare evening with this again. Just about managed to get SD BBC1 back but now there is no COM4 C23. Done several retunes and factory resets. Whatever they've been doing they messed something up.
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