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When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C21: SDN, C22: BBCB
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The symbol shows the location of the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter which serves 270,000 homes.

Other maps:Ridge Hill DABRidge Hill AM/FMRidge Hill regionBBC West MidlandsCentral (South micro region)

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.

Ridge 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		20,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One West Midlands, 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 363m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		20,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (South micro region)), 4 Channel 4 Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 Midlands ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Central west),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C25 (506.0MHz) from 363m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		20,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C22+ (482.2MHz) from 363m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C21+ (474.2MHz) from 361m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C24 (498.0MHz) from 366m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		10,000
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 C27 (522.0MHz) from 361m datum.


Regional news from the Ridge Hill transmitter


BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 69km northeast
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.

ITV Central News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 69km northeast
to ITV Central (South) region - 25 masts.

Self-help relays

WhittonTransposer35 km NW Hereford40 homes

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1968~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFA KA KWA KA KW
C6ITV
C21+SDN+SDN+SDN
C22BBC1BBC1BBC1+BBCB+BBCB+BBCB
C24ArqAArqAArqA
C25ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C27ArqBArqBArqB
C28BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C30local
600C32C4C4C4
C35C5C5
C42C
C45D
700C51local
C531
C572
C60A
800C63B

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 6th April and 20th April 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Hereford could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Ridge Hill transmitter using C51
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Gloucester including Cheltenham could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Ridge Hill transmitter using C30

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 2kW

History of Channel 3 in the Ridge Hill transmitter area

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Alex
Friday 22 April 2011 8:13AM
Hello. I send the output from my DVD player around the house via An analogue channel 28. Is there anything I can do to change this setting that will enable me to view this channel alongside the digital channels? Thanks
Briantist
Friday 22 April 2011 8:30AM
Alex: Yes, check the manual for the device.
MikeP
Friday 22 April 2011 11:12AM
Briantist and Chris

Many thanks

In fact I have ITV Central on Ch 3 and West (subject to check when local news is on) on 801
John Haigh
Monday 2 May 2011 9:58PM Ledbury
It's very frustrating: after years of snowy anogue and a handful of digital channels at this admittedly marginal postcode for Ridge Hill, HR8 1RR, on 20th April we had a full suite of digital channels, but on 28th April, we started to lose them and now don't have BBC1, 2, 3 or 4 any more, for example. Is this the inversion layer effect in action (although I thought it didn't affect digital)? I am pretty sure that on 20th April some RH muxs were at 20000 watts and the rest at 15000: now the ones that aren't at 20000 are only at 10000. Are they fiddling about to.see if anyone complains, and if do, how do I complain? Thanks for any advice. John
Mike Dimmick
Tuesday 3 May 2011 1:42PM
John Haigh: Atmospheric propogation affects all radio signals. Actually, if there is another digital signal on the same channel, it has a greater effect than analogue signals with a higher quoted power. A lot of the power of an analogue signal is wasted in the carrier, which only knocks out a small portion of a digital signal.

Your fundamental problem is that the hill to your west blocks line-of-sight to the Ridge Hill transmitter, which means that you have a much lower signal level than you otherwise would. Inversion affects are likely to increase the signal levels received from Ridge Hill at night, but also increase distant interference.

It's possible that the signal levels were good due to the high pressure around the 20th, and they've now dropped back to normal, insufficient, levels. The prediction is still for a good chance of getting a reliable service, at least at the moment, so you may want to get some professional advice as to why it's not working.

Because you're relying on indirect reception, your results are likely to be affected when Rowridge switches over next year - it will use the same channels as Ridge Hill for all services. Obviously, as it's beyond the horizon, this will depend heavily on weather conditions.

The maximum permitted signal level for the commercial multiplexes is 10 kW and has always been 10 kW in Ofcom documentation, at least since the commercial multiplexes were put in-group. (I have a document from 2007 that shows them at different channels.).
John Haigh
Tuesday 3 May 2011 2:32PM
I appreciate your trouble in explaining all this, Mike.

It looks like I was fooled by the weather into thinking things had been improved by the switchover, when in fact they are substantially worse for us. At least we had all the BBC services before, one way or another, whereas we now only have access to the two HD channels on appropriate equipment. Ironic when you look at where the licence fee goes.

I obviously don't understand what you mean by "commercial multiplexes" as the RH mux which carries ITV1 etc is shown above as being at 20Kw. Not that this is a clear factor in my problem, as the BBC mux is at 20Kw also.

Yes there is a (heavily wooded) hill between my house and the transmitter. I am told I have the best antenna possible, but I am going to look into having it raised higher, though no doubt there will be a good reason why not.

It seems I am going to stay frustrated, then.

Thanks again for your help.

John
Mike Dimmick
Tuesday 3 May 2011 7:16PM
John Haigh: The six multiplexes are divided into 'public service broadcasting', those which are allocated by law to the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C and Channel 5 (plus the one the BBC won in the beauty contest in 2002) and those which are run as purely commercial enterprises. The PSB multiplexes are formally known as Multiplex 1, 2 and B, and they are required to match previous (predicted, high-standard) analogue coverage - they are also known as BBC A, D3&4, and BBC B/HD after their operators (and purpose). The COM multiplexes are formally known as Multiplex A, C and D and are alternatively known as SDN, Arqiva A and Arqiva B. They are *not* required to match analogue coverage but are given as good an allocation of channel and power level as can be achieved without interfering with something else. Unlike the PSBs, they are also not required to transmit from all the pre-switchover relay sites, or any of the new fill-in relays.

So, to match (perfect) analogue coverage, Ridge Hill's PSB multiplexes transmit at 20 kW, while to reduce interference at other sites, the COM multiplexes only transmit at 10 kW.

Originally the public service multiplexes were 1, 2 and A, with A being allocated to whoever bid out of S4C, Channel 5, or a joint venture of the two, being required to carry both channels - S4C won this bid (SDN stands for S4C Digital Networks). 1 is allocated to the BBC in its Royal Charter. 2 was required to be run by a joint venture of Channel 3 Companies (50% between them) and Channel 4 (the other 50%). Multiplexes B, C and D were then auctioned, with the original 1998 winner being onDigital. When ITV Digital went under in 2002, the BBC and CCI's joint bid for these three multiplexes was accepted, the BBC getting Mux B and CCI getting C and D. CCI, the privatized BBC Engineering transmitter arm, has ended up through takeovers and mergers with Arqiva, originally the transmitter arm of the IBA.

Despite the legal nature of Mux B being very different from Mux 1, it is now treated as a public service multiplex. Ofcom stole it for HD services. S4C sold Mux A to ITV plc in 2005, which required Ofcom to mandate that ITV and Channel 4 make space on D3&4 for S4C in Wales and Channel 5 throughout the UK. That meant moving some of their other services, and ITV chose to move ITV3 to Mux A/SDN and ITV4 to Mux D/ArqB, with E4 moving to a commercial multiplex in Wales.

The PSB multiplexes have always had the best frequencies, originally in the order 1/2/A/B/C/D from best to worst. At switchover, where possible (i.e. where not using a channel that is being cleared for something else entirely, like mobile phones) they have taken over three of the originally-planned four analogue frequencies - a plan that was pretty good for about 40 years. The three commercial multiplexes have either got adjacent allocations - analogue transmissions couldn't be adjacent to one another, but digital allegedly has fewer problems - or have ended up somewhere else entirely.
John Haigh
Wednesday 4 May 2011 11:31AM
To which learned explanation, I can only respond, "Wow"!

Thanks for going to so much trouble to increase my understanding.

I had some success with a signal booster last night (the first time in my experience that one of these has actually made any difference) so am going to monitor this over the next few days to see whether it's worth buying one for each tv.

All the best.

John
David
Friday 6 May 2011 7:06PM
My prob is this. With an analogue tv set in bedroom and kitchen i was getting good colour pics just using the built-in loop aerial. now with freeview and set top box but still with loop aerial it is useless. only a few channels and breaks up often on sky news channel. i thought with increased power i should be able to receive all freeview channels although im using a small indoor loop. why should we be forced into buying and fitting external aerial for 'portable' tv's.
its a joke. and Im line of site of ridge hill. well i can see the red lights in the distance although im near the black mountains.
Briantist
Friday 6 May 2011 10:41PM
David: Sorry, but Freeview reception requires a rooftop aerial for reliable reception.
Simon E
Sunday 8 May 2011 8:16PM Gloucester
Hello and thanks in advance for any assistance.

My postcode is GL3 1NX. Previous to the recent digital switch over we had a rooftop aerial and a Philex 4 Way TV Aerial Booster in the loft. This provided Freeview digital tv to: two rooms with built-in Freeview tv and pvr, one room with a tv and digibox, and one room with an anologue tv (now obviously redundant. We lost a few channels and got 'blocky' interference, but after a heavy thunderstorm in the last few days many channels have gone and the picture quality is terrible. I have checked the aerial which is still intact and pointing to Ridge Hill as before. Oddly when I removed the booster (which appears to be operating - power light on) the connected the nearest TV directly to the roof aerial, the channel scan picked up everything. My question is, can the recent change in digital transmissions have made the booster redundant? Given my distance from the transmitter, can I split the signal through a passive 3-way splitter?

Many thanks
Mike Dimmick
Sunday 8 May 2011 10:09PM
Simon E: Yes, too much signal is certainly a possibility. Overloading an amplifier or tuner with too much input causes distorted signals. It could be that there's too much signal going into the amplifier, or that the amplified signal is too big (after splitting) for the TVs.

Whether you can use a passive splitter depends on how much signal you get from the aerial alone.

I'd start by turning down the amplifier, if that's possible. If not, get a passive splitter, and if that breaks up too much, get a small adjustable one-channel amplifier to put in front of the splitter.
David
Monday 9 May 2011 1:17PM
Hi there I live in cheltenham and I noticed since about the 6th may 2011 missing block of channels itv3 five usa five star etc wondered if they have dropped signal strength also noticed have extra itv1 station as well as itv and itv plus 1 all other channels I receive are at full strength on my indicator screen on freeview have you ideas on problem
Simon E
Monday 9 May 2011 1:48PM
@Mike Dimmick - thank you so much for your helpful advice. I got out the soldering iron and turned the amplifying splitter into a passive one. Now all three tv's and digi-boxes / recorders are working fine - no stuttering or blocks. The only exception is the Thomson DHD-4000 which has lost a few channels. However, from reading online, this machine appears to be not fully compatible with the switch-over. Overall, great result. Thanks!
john
Monday 9 May 2011 2:09PM Cheltenham
I have 2 TV's both with built in Freeview both running of the same rooftop aerial.
Before the "switchover" both TV's could receive all freeview channels with very good pictures and sound, since the switchover one TV gets good quality freeview channels while the other TV is usless with all the Freeview channles being unwatchable with freezing pictures and sound that is unrecognisable.

Postcode GL51 9RQ
Mike Dimmick
Monday 9 May 2011 2:58PM
john: Usually this indicates too much signal. Is the non-working set closer to the aerial?

It's also possible that the non-working set has decided to tune into fringe reception of The Wrekin/Bromsgrove/Lark Stoke, which use lower frequencies for the BBC and D3&4 multiplexes than Ridge Hill does. Check that it's using C28 and C25 rather than C26 and C23. If not, delete the incorrect channels and manually tune in the correct ones. See also Digital Region Overlap for more information.
John
Tuesday 10 May 2011 5:13PM
Mike,
Thank you, you were spot on.
The said TV is now on a seperate feed to the aerial without any booster and signal strenth is 7/10
Picture and sound both perfect.
Your a star
Regards John.
liam
Thursday 12 May 2011 11:51AM Ebbw Vale
with help of a masthead amp i can receive average singal from the ridge hill transmitter but in the evenings SDN, Arq A and Arq B channels just go off. so i was wondering are they at full power or is there maintenance work on the transmitter.
my postcode is np234sz and my areial is wideband and is in the loft
Briantist
Thursday 12 May 2011 6:40PM
liam: All services from this transmitter are at their final output levels. I note you are not served by Ridge Hill so you can't really expect a service from there.

Your best option is probably Freesat if you want more than the three PSB multiplexes.
liam
Friday 13 May 2011 6:47PM Ebbw Vale
Briantist: thanks for the reply. i understand i am not served from ridge hill but i can manage to recieve a 50% singal but some nights mux SDN, Arq A & B channels go off. so i did a manual tune on channel 21 there was 50% singal but would not pick up any of the channels. i was using wenvoe for Arq A up untill april 27th which is when i could not recieve them.
Briantist
Friday 13 May 2011 8:14PM
liam: You can get the PSB multiplexes from Ebbw Vale, Abertillery, Blaina, Nantyglo and for the moment Wenvoe.

However, you are not predicted to get any commercial multiplexes, so as I say, if you want more channels Freesat is the only reliable way.
Michael
Wednesday 8 June 2011 9:44PM Cheltenham
Is it possible to receive BBC Points West from Ridgehill? If not why is Cheltenham's local news produced in Bristol?
Mike Dimmick
Thursday 9 June 2011 1:30PM
Michael: no, it is not possible. ITV chose to carry an additional multiplex for ITV1 West, to match the former analogue service, but the BBC have never done so. The ITV1 service only started in 2008, when the former Central South sub-region was split, with the Oxford service joining Meridian North to form Thames Valley, and Ridge Hill broadcasting Central West Midlands.

Often organizations consolidate production in a small number of locations, not necessarily basing them in the area served by the programme. Since the ITV Thames Valley experiment closed down, Oxford news is now based in Southampton.
Michael
Thursday 9 June 2011 3:56PM Cheltenham
Dear Mike Dimmick

Thank you for your help on this. It would have been really nice to have a choice of local news i.e. BBC or ITV.

My point was not so much about where the news items were produced, as the fact that broadcasting Cheltenham news on BBC Points West which cannot be received in Cheltenham is pointless when all we can receive is BBC Midlands.

It looks like Cheltenham Freeview viewers will do best to rely on ITV West for local news. It doesn't leave one feeling valued by the BBC.

I accept that this is more of a programming than a transmitter issue. Once again thank you for your help.
Briantist
Friday 10 June 2011 8:45AM
Michael: If you want to have all the BBC regions, you will need to use Freesat. www.ukfree.tv link icon Which BBC regions are on satellite? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice has details.
andrew mark
Sunday 12 June 2011 4:17PM
Michael - I suggest you e-mail the BBC regional manager for the West to complain about the fact that you cannot get BBC Points West (which actually provides a superior news coverage of Gloucestershire than ITV West). This is a ridiculous situation and pressure must continued to be applied on the BBC. (Gloucester's MP is also on the case). The e-mail address is: Lucio.Mesquita@bbc.co.uk
Chris J
Friday 17 June 2011 2:37PM Cheltenham
As I said previously the BBC original response was to get Cable or Satellite TV if you want to see your local news. I got a better response from the BBC in Gloucester admitting lots of people had complained but mentioned money was the problem. I have heard nothing from the Cheltenham MP who has not replied to my emails. I have noticed a very high proportion of houses with dishes in around Cheltenham and a lot have VM cable so perhaps most of those who want to watch Points West can already so are not interested in getting it from Ridge Hill. I have given up pestering the BBC about getting BBC West from Ridge Hill and bought a dish! I expect most people in the area are unaware ITV West is available and is probably found at channel 801 on their Freeview box.
IAN
Thursday 7 July 2011 4:57PM Cheltenham
aerial is on roof.
IAN
Thursday 7 July 2011 4:59PM Cheltenham
Aerial is on chimney
Roger K
Monday 18 July 2011 10:52AM
I live just outside Cheltenham and I am infuriated on a daily basis when I watch the "local" news (either channel although ITV is the worst). Why oh why as we live in the RidgeHill catchment area can we not get news from our own region. I am told that we could get news from the SW region (Bristol) how do I do this ? I have freeview. Surely in this day and age its not rocket science to expect (for the money we pay) to get news from our own region !
Briantist
Monday 18 July 2011 11:31AM
Roger K: I would check your box for (probably) channel 803, which is ITV-1 West. See www.ukfree.tv link icon Ridge Hill (HTV West) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for more.
Roger K
Tuesday 26 July 2011 4:47PM
Hi Briantist - thanks for that - tried 803 - Bingo - great stuff.
Chris J
Tuesday 26 July 2011 10:47PM
I was interviewed in Cheltenham today by Points West but it was not used! However beforehand I complained to the interviewer that many people were annoyed about not being able to receive the programme in the area unless you had cable or satellite TV. He had noticed that most people he spoke to received Midlands Today and promised to pass on my complaint.
Briantist
Wednesday 27 July 2011 7:34AM
Roger K: Glad to hear that's worked for you.
colin rees
Saturday 13 August 2011 8:03AM
Hi guys,
I'm on the Hereford Central transmitter and am unable to pick up any hi def programmes,I'm using an AverMedia VOLAR X HDTV ready usb plug in stick to my pc....Channel 50 for instance is 4Music, 51 is Viva, 52 is Yesterday,53 is Ideal World where apparently the HD progs are.....Signal strength is 90% ish, am using a wideband aerial.
I've tried this set up in Swansea on the Kilvey transmitter,and still can't get hi def progs.
Any ideas guys?...Thanks, Colin.
Briantist
Saturday 13 August 2011 10:12AM
colin rees: Ah yes, "HD Ready" doesn't mean it supports DVB-T2, which is the UK HD transmission standard. www.avermedia.com link icon http://www.avermedia.com/….pdf .

You need a DVB-T2 device to decode Freeview HD.
Chris J
Monday 15 August 2011 11:05AM
If its a "AVerTV Digi Volar EX" then it is a DVB-T box so does not support HD in the UK which uses DVB-T2. The same item is sold wordwide and some countries broadcast HD using DBV-T which is why the spec includes words like HD and 1080p. I recently went to Maplins to by a DVB-T usb stick and the assistant told me that it would pick up the HD signal from Ridge Hill because it said 1080p on the box. When I said it would not pick up HD he pointed to the words on the box, got annoyed and stormed off!
julie Currie
Tuesday 16 August 2011 7:22PM Worcester
Since switchover I have only been able to receive 34 digital channels unable to get any BBC channels. prior to switchover received 98 channels. Changed Aerial but not made any difference.

Any clues or help
Briantist
Tuesday 16 August 2011 9:29PM
julie Currie: I would start by looking at www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for suggestions.

If you have an amplifier or booster, you should remove it from your system.
Lucy
Tuesday 6 September 2011 12:02PM Hereford
Moving into house in HR3 5EZ. It has been empty for a while so need to do TV(/internet/phone) from new. Any advice very gratefully received!
Briantist
Wednesday 7 September 2011 5:31PM
Lucy: You will only get the "Freeview Light" service from the Clyro transmitter, if you are starting from scratch, you would be better off getting Freesat - see www.ukfree.tv link icon Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Chris J
Wednesday 7 September 2011 8:28PM
Julie Currie-Which transmitter is your aerial pointing at? The Malverns are in the way of Ridge Hill for most of the Worcester area. The Malvern transmitter seems to cover Worcester but that has DSO 7-21 Sept. Worcester is in the Sutton Coldfield main coverage area which also has DSO 7-21 Sept.The Wrekin transmitter had DOS in April and Worcester is in its secondary coverage area.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 10 October 2011 10:57AM
RIDGE HILL transmitter - Over the next week Ridge Hill main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Ben
Wednesday 19 October 2011 11:09AM Ross-on-wye
Has this maintenance finished? I have no COM6 signal at all. Other channels fine.
Briantist
Wednesday 19 October 2011 3:07PM
Ben: No work is listed at the moment, can you please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help?
Darin
Saturday 17 December 2011 8:29AM Tewkesbury
Film 4 (channel 15) is on low power for last few days [December 13-17th], signal normally full is less than 1/2 that - haven't really checked other channels, Film4 is what I mostly watch
Briantist
Wednesday 21 December 2011 8:26AM
Darin: Please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice as there is no reduction in signal output on any service at the moment.
Darin
Friday 30 December 2011 4:19PM Tewkesbury
Can't see anything to cause interference - still the same, Pretty far from the transmitter though & there's a sliver that is not covered just to the East of here according to the coverage map. Will just have to grin & bear it & see if it improves in 2012
Briantist
Sunday 15 January 2012 8:32AM
Darin: You could try moving the aerial as you are predicted to get signals from Ridge Hill, Malvern and Lark Stoke.
Rich
Tuesday 24 January 2012 7:45PM
I have a Sagem freeview+ box and I recieve all the standard free view channels fine, but I am trying to get all the free HD channels too. Every automatic search does not pick them, so I have tried a manual search on channel 22 adjusting the Mhz to 482.2 Mhz as suggested above, and it still does not pick them up. My box tells me that it is using channel 28 with a 65% signal strength and a 98% signal quality from the Gloucestershire network. Should I be able to recieve them firstly? and secondly what do I have to do to recieve them please?
jb38
Tuesday 24 January 2012 8:40PM
Rich: Although you mention that the box is Freeview+ model are you sure that its capable of HD reception? as Sagem makes both types, any doubts please give the model number involved.

The other point is, that although you say you are on the Gloucestershire network, where exactly? (pref: post code) as that would enable your reception possibilities to be checked on just in case HD is not as yet being transmitted in your area.



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