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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 15 May 2013 to clear C62: COM4 C62 to C50. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: ArqA, C60: 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.

Transmitter fauls and engineering works

SALISBURY transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:06 today. BBC
Over the next week Salisbury 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 Salisbury (Wiltshire, England) transmitter which serves 31,000 homes.

Other maps:Salisbury DABSalisbury AM/FMRowridge regionBBC SouthMeridian (South Coast 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.

Salisbury 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
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One South, 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 C57 (762.0MHz) from 153m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Meridian (South Coast micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Meridian south coast),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C60 (786.0MHz) from 153m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		2,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C53 (730.0MHz) from 153m datum.
COM4
SDN
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
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 C50 (706.0MHz) from 153m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
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 C59 (778.0MHz) from 152m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 vertical
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
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 C55 (746.0MHz) from 152m datum.


Regional news from the Salisbury transmitter


BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 32km east-southeast
to BBC South region - 39 masts.

ITV Meridian News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 44km east-southeast
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 36 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20122012-1315/5/13-2013-18
aerial groupC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E
700C50 SDNSDN
C51local
C52-D
C53C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C55-1ArqBArqBArqB
C56-2
C57BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCABBCABBCA
C59-AArqAArqAArqA
C60ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
800C62-BSDN
C63BBC2BBC2BBC2
C65C
C68C5C5

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 March and 21st March 2012.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Salisbury could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Salisbury transmitter using C51

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 10kW
Analogue 5, SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-10dB) 1000W
Mux D*(-11.9dB) 640W
Mux 2*(-14.9dB) 320W

History of Channel 3 in the Rowridge transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Salisbury 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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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.

Henry
Sunday 1 January 2006 7:06AM
I live in Poulner, Ringwood and have to rely on the local relay for my analogue signal. Both your site and Wolfbane predict that I should be able to receive Freeview from Salisbury and a terrain map shows a good line of sight, However, when I have tentatively approached aerial installers the reply is either severe doubt or a definite "no, you won't get it from Salisbury. The signal is too weak", but your map placed my postcode definitely within the transmitter's range. Either the predictions are wrong or the installers are not completely up to date. Have you any advice on what questions I need ask of an installer and what type of aerial (other than group) and other equipment that would be the most suitable for me?
Briantist
Monday 2 January 2006 3:30PM
You should be able to get some Freeview signal from Salisbury.


Note that some of the multiplexes transmit on lower power, so you may be able to receive only some of the services. See http://www.ukfree.tv/notethat.php?d=SU136285


See http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051054&sid=3&subid=0 for details about aerials. Note that there is a difference between wideband aerials (designed to receive the full range of transmitted signals) and a class 1 aerial (designed for poor reception areas).


Please let me know how you get on.
Dave B
Wednesday 22 November 2006 12:00PM Salisbury
I live at SP5 2HU. I use Humax PVR9200T and Philips DTR1500 STB's
When I first tried Freeview, it was from Rowridge, but on a 20 year old antenna, and not all muxes received.
two years ago I had a new antenna professionally installed on a tall pole on chimney. Installer chose salisbury as marginally better, and less open to variations in propagation ("lift" conditions, with interference from French stations for example)
All was reasonably OK until one weekend in April/May this year, when MUX2 reception died literally overnight and has never returned. Installer moved antenna, and added MH preamp, but did not improve. New installer says MUX2 far weaker than the others. He will return and try Rowridge.
I notice that for my adjacent postcode (SP5 2HE) full coverage used to be predicted by DTG from one tx, and partial from 3 others. No longer. MUX2 is now not predicted for any.
Was there a change either at Salisbury or at Mendip (co-channel), around the time I experienced loss of MUX2?
(SP5 2HU)
Briantist
Wednesday 22 November 2006 5:34PM
Dave B: I suspect the change was to the database rather than the transmitters. It is true that the 64QAM-mode of mulipltex 2 makes the service harder to receive, particularly at the edge of the service areas. You might also like to try (whilst your aerial installer is there) to try receving from the Hannington transmitter as well. Pop your postcode into www.ukfree.tv link icon My Freeview reception to get directions.
CJH
Thursday 23 August 2007 7:52PM Winchester
I live in Winchester SO23 0EY when the local news is on ITV 1, I receive north hampshire news, I want to receive south hampshire Meridian, can I change the frequency on manual store so i get ITV meridian, if so what is the frequency, it is currently C43 650000KHz 8MHz
Briantist
Thursday 23 August 2007 7:58PM
CJH: If you can receive more than one ITV1 region on Freeview, the alternative channels appear in the 800-899 range.
james lawrence
Thursday 15 November 2007 9:10PM Salisbury
My freeview has just gone off air with a 'no signal' comment - I wonder if there is a problem with the Salisbury transmitter. Anyone else with problems??
Briantist
Saturday 17 November 2007 6:32PM
james lawrence: There are no problems, loss of 100% of channels is always a local cable, aerial or connector problem.
ed
Thursday 6 December 2007 8:44PM
I live in SP4 and our freeview reception of ITV channels has gone completely in the last couple of weeks.

:(

David
Tuesday 11 December 2007 7:31PM Salisbury
I live in Downton, souht of Salisbury, and have been receiving the Freeview signals fine since ONDigital started in this area. But ever since yesterday (10/12/07) Mux A has disappeared. Can't get any of the channels, and my (ONdigital Philips) box signal strength reporter is showing no signal on C59.
David
Friday 14 December 2007 11:16AM Salisbury
Still no Mux A, which I had been getting for years without trouble before 10/12. If the problem was my end, shouldn't I have lost Mux 2 and maybe D before A?

Who runs the transmitter? Can I call or email them?
Briantist
Friday 14 December 2007 4:46PM
David: Please try this page first. www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 - if the problem is interference, rather than a poor signal then mux A could go first.
David
Friday 14 December 2007 5:03PM Salisbury
I haven't any new equipment to interfere, and have the same original aerial I've always used. Nothing this end has changed. I've had Mux A fine for years, along with the others. On the 10th all Mux A channels went to black with a red dot. Unfortunately I chose that time to do a rescan for channels as many have ended up on the wrong number after changes over the years, and after the rescan I've got no Mux A channels in the channel list. I have two STBs, one ONDigital, one a modern one. Both report no signal strength on C59. C56 and Mux 2, which should be weaker, isn't reported as being hugely strong,but is still registering as medium strength and those channels display fine.
Jacqui
Tuesday 24 June 2008 8:58AM
Hello,
I live in ringwood, bh24, over the last few weeks my tv and freeview signal have been coming and going. yesterday and today 23-24th June I have no signal at all. I have had someone come to check out the ariel and they say everything is fine.....why no signal? Going nuts here!
Paddy Fox
Tuesday 24 June 2008 10:29AM
Hi
I've just come across the new BBC / ITV Freesat service. As I live in Dublin I was going to buy a box in Northern Ireland but when I checked your feature about changing from sky to freeview in 5 minutes there was a bit that said 'Then you enter your postcode and the box checks it:'. Can you explain what this is about? What would happen if I put in any UK postcode?
Thanks
Briantist
Wednesday 25 June 2008 5:23AM
Paddy Fox: You can put in any UK postcode you like and the box customizes the channels for that postcode. That's it.
Briantist
Wednesday 25 June 2008 5:25AM
Jacqui: It is a bit hard to say without a full postcode, but please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
Simon
Tuesday 9 December 2008 9:57PM
You should trying receiving the mendips signal - absolute rubbish - esp for ITV and C4 channel
Just nice for Christmas
No signal at all
Briantist
Wednesday 10 December 2008 9:27AM
Simon: You probably need to know about Freeview modes | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 !
Diana Howe
Friday 28 August 2009 3:28PM Salisbury
I live in Salisbury and have had good reception until this week. I have just lost ITV and ch4 and associated channels. I've done wiping and rescanning but no help. Any ideas?
Chris B
Wednesday 9 December 2009 5:34PM Salisbury
We are in Milston sp4 8by and receive very poor analogue from an AH aerial pointing to Rowridge. Our new TV is receiving excellent strength and quality from the same antenna EXCEPT that the 56 mux2 channel carrying ITV etc is very very poor and breaks up quite often. I have assumed that the digital channels I am receiving come direct from Rowridge but by the frequency and content of the channels they come from the salisbury transmitter. I was willing to accept this and so proposed to change the aerial toh band CD-V and point it towards salisbury which is at about 187 deg while Rowridge is about 154 deg. BUT - a local installer says that is wrong and while not explaining - says that the signals are direct from Rowridge and would be at the higher frequencies reported by the TV receiver - - -HELP what does he mean?
KMJ Derby
Wednesday 9 December 2009 7:29PM
Chris B:If your channel line-up is on C52,C55,C56,C59,C62 and C65 as listed at the top of the page you are correct in thinking that you are receiving signals from Salisbury (C/D vertical). The signals from Rowridge are all in group A and you are unlikely to receive a usable signal if analogue is poor.I am surprised that a local installer did not know where your signals come from as local knowledge is an essential part of his job!
DOROTHY J
Friday 8 January 2010 2:33PM Christchurch
Hi - we have a holiday caravan at bh23 4hu - you say we should use Salisbury but cannot due to high trees right behind us so get Freeview from mendip only - has been variable but mostly OK for last year - since December nearly all channels gone except sky 3 /sky NeWS - no BBC at all - tried retuning many times - we had a New wideband Ariel/cable/connectors to improve which worked fine for last year - what is going on ?
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 January 2010 3:09PM
SALISBURY transmitter - BBC TV (Digital) Weak Signal - From 1424 [BBC]
Richard Harris
Sunday 14 March 2010 7:50PM
Does anybody know if Salisbury is going to loose CH5 on 7 April, when Mendip goes fully digital? Salisbury BBC1, BBC2, ITV and CH4 are all rebroadcasts of Rowridge but CH5 is a rebroadcast of Mendip (CH5 was never broadcast from Rowridge). IF Salisbury is going to loose CH5 would somebody care to tell us? There has been no report locally (that I have seen or heard) regarding this.
Briantist
Monday 15 March 2010 5:15PM
Richard Harris: On 1st March 2012 analogue closes. Along with the other analogue channels FIVE closes on Friday 30th March 2012.

FIVE analogue continues to broadcast from here until then.
Steve
Wednesday 21 July 2010 8:12PM Salisbury
The itv and channel 4 signals went unusable in the SP1 area 2 days ago. All other channels are available. Anyone able to shed any light?
Carlo
Tuesday 3 August 2010 8:08PM
I live North of Salisbury and over the past few weeks I have lost: 4 Channel 4, 5 FIVE, 6 ITV2, 13 Channel 4+1, 14 More4, 28 E4, 33 ITV2+1.
The signal for these channels is very weak and I would appreciate if you can restore the signal to the previous strenght. We never had any problems before, and we are able to watch all the other channels.
Carlo
Tuesday 3 August 2010 8:21PM
Thanks Briantist
As I have none of the items mentioned that would interfere with reception, do you think I need amore powerful new aerial.
I changed the aerial last year.
Briantist
Tuesday 3 August 2010 8:46PM
Carlo: Can you provide a postcode? I can't really say without one.
KMorton
Tuesday 12 October 2010 2:00PM Salisbury
Hi, we live in East Winterslow SP5 1BJ. Since Sunday evening we have poor reception for all non BBC channels. Signal strength is 80% but signal quality is very poor between 0 - 18%. We use power amp to boost and experienced no problems since Sunday. Is anyone aware of any issues?
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 26 October 2010 12:13PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:26 today to 11:30 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 27 October 2010 4:13AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:44 yesterday to 12:50 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 27 October 2010 4:42AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:26 yesterday to 11:30 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 29 October 2010 2:45PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO FAILURE from 11:46 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 29 October 2010 4:40PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO FAILURE from 11:46 today to 11:56 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 30 October 2010 4:13AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE FAILURE from 13:53 yesterday to 14:05 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 30 October 2010 4:43AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO FAILURE from 11:46 yesterday to 11:56 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 25 November 2010 1:34PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:25 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 25 November 2010 3:57PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:25 today to 11:39 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:25 today to 11:39 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 26 November 2010 8:55AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:52 yesterday to 15:42 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:51 yesterday to 14:00 yesterday [BBC]
Chris
Saturday 8 January 2011 10:01AM Ringwood
I have lost freeview channels for the Meridian Region, it had been working reasonably with Hitachi TV, now changed to a Toshiba.
All the BBC & related channels are fine it just seems to be those in thge ITV group, I have a Sky receiver and a freesat box.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 26 January 2011 5:52PM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 14:53 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 27 January 2011 6:55AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 14:53 yesterday to 21:29 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 28 January 2011 7:01AM
SALISBURY transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:59 yesterday to 14:08 yesterday [BBC]
david
Thursday 17 February 2011 6:39PM
ive heard that the salisbury freeview muxes increase power in september 2011 is this true
Briantist
Thursday 17 February 2011 6:58PM
david: No, switchover is Wednesday 21st March 2012.



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