Freeview Light on the Weymouth (Dorset, England) transmitter
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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.
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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.
| Mux | Aerial position | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1
BBCA | vertical max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 111m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 400W |
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1 BBC One South 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 200 BBC Red Button, 700 BBC Radio 1, 701 BBC 1Xtra, 702 BBC Radio 2, 703 BBC Radio 3, 704 BBC Radio 4, 705 BBC Radio 5 Live, 706 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, 707 BBC 6 Music, 708 BBC Radio 4 Extra, 709 BBC Asian Network, 710 BBC World Service,
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PSB2
D3+4 | vertical max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 111m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 400W |
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3 ITV (West Country), 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 (West Country),
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PSB3
BBCB | vertical max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 111m | 256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4 | 400W |
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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 232 The Space,
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The
Weymouth (Dorset, England) mast is a
public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these
commercial (COM) channels: 4Music, 4seven, 5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Community Channel, Dave, Dave ja vu, E4+1, Film 4, Food Network, ITV 2 +1, ITV 3, ITV 4, Movie Mix, PICK TV, Quest, Really, RT English , Sky News, The Zone, VIVA, Yesterday.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80
Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the
will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Regional news from the Weymouth transmitter
How the transmission frequencies change over time
| years | 1950s~85 | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-18 | |
| aerial group | VHF | B E | B E | B E | B E K | B E K | B E K | |
| C1 | BBCtv | | | | | | | |
| C40 | | BBC1 | BBC1 | BBC1 | | | | |
| C41 | | | | | +BBCB | +BBCB | +BBCB | |
| C43 | | ITV | ITV | ITV | | | | |
| C44 | | | | | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |
| C46 | | BBC2 | BBC2 | BBC2 | | | | |
| C47 | | | | | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |
| 700 | C50 | | C4 | C4 | C4 | | | | |
| 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 WItalics for
analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 6th May and 20th May 2009.
Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels
| Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W | |
History of Channel 3 in the Stockland Hill transmitter area
| Apr 1961-Dec 1981 | Westward Television |
| Jan 1982-Dec 1992 | Television South West (TSW) |
| Jan 1993-Feb 2004 | Westcountry Television |
| Feb 2004-Dec 2014 | ITV plc |
| | Feb 1983-Dec 1992 | TV-am• |
| Jan 1993-Sep 2010 | GMTV• |
| Sep 2010-Dec 2014 | ITV Daybreak• |
|
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Weymouth 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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WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:51 on 14 Jun to 11:06 on 14 Jun HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:51 on 14 Jun to 11:06 on 14 Jun [BBC] WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:05 today to 15:12 today HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:05 today to 15:12 today [BBC] WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:05 on 28 Aug to 15:12 on 28 Aug HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:05 on 28 Aug to 15:12 on 28 Aug [BBC] MichaelTuesday 16 October 2012 1:50PM
Weymouth Good afternoon.
I have a freeview aerial fitted on the roof (chimney stack) pointing at the Weymouth transmitter with limited chanels. Can i receive full Freeview including HD from Stockland transmitter with good reception.
Kind regards
MichaelMichael: All transmitters broadcast the HD services as these are carried on one of the PSB (Public Service) multiplexes. It is the COM (Commercial) multiplexes which have less coverage due to them not being carried by small relays such as Weymouth and because there are locations where they can't be picked up from the 81 transmitters that do carry them but where the PSBs (from the same transmitters) can be.
It is worth having a look around your area to see where others are receiving from — this might yield some clues, although be mindful that it doesn't necessarily mean that COM channels are available (see explanation below).
The reason being that the COM channels often use UHF channels (frequencies) that are re-used in closer proximity than the those used by the PSBs. In the case of Stockland Hill's COMs, they are co-channel (same UHF channels) as Rowridge's COMs. The PSBs from these transmitters aren't co-channel though. As a result, so as to reduce or avoid interference the transmission powers of the COM transmitters aren't as great as those of the PSBs. Consequently, some fringe viewers will find that COMs are intermittant or unavailable. Clearly you aren't in a great coverage area, so you "may" potentially find that you can receive Stockland's PSBs, but not COMs which would obviously make you no better off than you are now.
Stockland's PSBs are at 50kW horizontally and Rowridge's PSBs are 200kW horizontally and vertically (Rowridge is a unique main station in that it broadcasts using mixed polarity). But Stockland's COMs are 25kW and Rowridge's are 50kW horizontally and 200kW vertically.
Whether you get interference from Rowridge's COMs and/or whether you suffer due to the lower power Stockland COMs is obviously really only something that can be determined by an installer on-site. These are potential issues I am making you aware of.
The Digital UK Postcode Checker "thinks" that reception of the PSBs from Rowridge (horizontally and vertically) and Stockland's PSBs are "good", but "thinks" no reception for both transmitter's COMs. Unfortunately we don't know on what basis it considers this. It could be that lack of reception of Stockland's COMs is purely because of the predicted interference from Rowridge. So in practice "if" it isn't an issue for you (i.e. somehow you happen to be screened from Rowridge more than the predictor "thinks"), then perhaps you will have a better chance of reception from Stockland.
Prediction of the propagation of RF signals is very rough and therefore the Predictor should be used as a guide and taken with a pinch of salt. Measurement on-site is the only real way of knowing what can be received.
All Stockland Hill's UHF channels are in Group A, and therefore a wideband aerial isn't necessary. Wideband yagis have much less gain on Group A channels, so only use a Group A yagi aerial (if you use a yagi).
See ATV's site for information and products:
Digital TV Transmitters Nationwide Page 2
Rowridge Transmitter
Failing that, I wonder what the likelihood of reception of Rowridge's COMs is (vertically, of course)... charles kindFriday 19 October 2012 8:01PM
i have a sony digital tv with freeview HD incorperated - up until thursday i could receive HD progs by selecting channels 50/51/52/53/- on thursday pm these disappeared. a message came up saying if i had lost any channels then run through the set up procedure - this i have done - still missing. is there any other info on HD progs being transmitted through weymouth transmitter? Allan PriceTuesday 13 November 2012 10:24AM
Weymouth Ariel located on the roof, with direct vision to the Weymouth transmitter. I, and neighbours, lost signal at 9.55, your site indicated mo work are being carried out. Still mo signal at 10.25. Is there a problem with the weymouth transmitter?
AllanRichardTuesday 13 November 2012 10:53AM
Weymouth Same as Allan, am in Chickerell and lost Freeview at the same time and it is still not on! so i guess the transmitter is down. WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:25 today to 11:23 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:25 today to 11:23 today [BBC] charles kindWednesday 14 November 2012 4:51PM
everything up an running again shortly after - especially when i discvered they had moved the HD channnels to other channel numbers!!!WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:25 on 13 Nov to 11:23 on 13 Nov HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:25 on 13 Nov to 11:23 on 13 Nov [BBC] Joyce BritnellThursday 22 November 2012 2:27PM
I need to find out who owns the transmitter in Weymouth Dorset as I am looking to obtain a survey showing there are no problem to residents, Can you help please my phone no is 07887866337 and my name is joyce britnell. Thank youMichaelThursday 22 November 2012 4:18PM
Joyce Britnell: Most, if not all of the transmitters in the UK are owned by Arqiva. a smithFriday 21 December 2012 8:36AM
Weymouth bbc channels just dropped out 15/20 mins ago cannot watch bbc1 bbc2 bbc3 bbc4 but itv etc ok why? DT4 7LAa smith: Probably because the BBC transmitter has gone off air but the one which carries ITV1, Channel 4 etc has not. a smithFriday 21 December 2012 11:19AM
any ideas when it will be back on????????
a smithFriday 21 December 2012 11:42AM
TV is back whoo hoo !!!!
WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:30 today to 15:33 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:00 today to 11:29 today [BBC] Why is it that Weymouth, certain parts of which can receive signals from the Rowridge transmitter site, is officially covered by West Country TV and BBC South West with a local relay transmitter, but is, according to the editorial coverage area of both BBC South and Meridean, located in their coverage area? Nick Anderson: Could it be that there is an overlap where news for the Weymouth area generally appears on both?
Whitby is served by its own relay which carries BBC NE&Cumbria/ITV Tyne Tees but BBC Yorkshire (Emley Moor and relays) carry stories relating to the town. Emley Moor (or any of its dependants) is most certainly not available near Whitby, unless you happen to be camped out on the top of the Moors.
Same goes for other parts of North Yorkshire where there is also an overlap or no reception of Emley. WEYMOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:00 on 21 Dec to 11:29 on 21 Dec BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 15:30 on 21 Dec to 15:33 on 21 Dec [BBC] SteveMonday 14 January 2013 12:13PM
Sheffield The Weymouth transmitter used to broadcast ITV Southern - not sure about the BBC variant, but for some reason was transferred to ITV South West/Westward/Whatever-they-call-it-this-week. Certainly it is in the South region back in 405 days which is why the historical information on the Weymouth transmitter is misleading. It refers to the main transmitter only. Why the switch was made is unclear - nearby relays are from Rowridge and on maps the Weymouth coverage appears to intrude into the South region. Anyone know the full story?The BBC, with it's "universal service obligation" had more 405-line relays than the IBA, which was more about profit than public service, at least when it came to coverage.
So the BBC had relays like Weymouth to fill in coverage.
It is worth noting today that Freesat and Sky users registering a Waymouth postcode will get both ITV West Country and ITV Meridian (South Coast) options due to the historic overlap. Also .. it does say "Weymouth 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." SteveTuesday 15 January 2013 6:32PM
Sheffield Thanks for that information. I still wonder why the region was chosen as South West when South would seem to be more appropriate? Particularly as it would seem that the 405-line coverage put it more in the South region. updates
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