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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C22: ArqA, C21: BBCB
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The symbol shows the location of the Rowridge transmitter which serves 620,000 homes.

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Radiation patterns

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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.

Rowridge 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
 horizontal
Maximum
Maximum		64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		200,000
200,000
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 C24 (498.0MHz) from 320m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Maximum		64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		200,000
200,000
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 C27 (522.0MHz) from 320m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Maximum		256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		200,000
200,000
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 C21+ (474.2MHz) from 320m datum.
COM4
SDN
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		200,000
50,000
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 C25 (506.0MHz) from 299m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		200,000
50,000
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 C22+ (482.2MHz) from 302m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		200,000
50,000
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 C28 (530.0MHz) from 302m datum.


Regional news from the Rowridge transmitter


BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 26km north
to BBC South region - 39 masts.

ITV Meridian News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 24km north-northeast
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 36 masts.

Self-help relays

Portsmouth DocksTransposer2 km N city centre50 homes Estimate. Group of houses'

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20122012-132013-182013-182019-
aerial groupVHFA KA KA KA KA KA KA K
C3BBCtv
C21C4C4C4+BBCB+BBCB+BBCBBBCB
C22+ArqA+ArqA+ArqASDN
C24BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCAD3+4
C25SDNSDNSDNArqA
C27ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4BBCA
C28+BArqBArqBArqBArqB
C30-Alocal
600C31BBC1BBC1BBC1com7
C32+2
C33+D
C341
C37+Ccom8

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 Southampton including Eastleigh, Fareham, parts of Isle of Wight, parts of Portsmouth, Winchester could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Rowridge transmitter using C30
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM7 and COM8 to operate as Midhurst,Rowridge VP, Salisbury SFN.
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 500kW
COM4||, COM5||, COM6||, com7≡, com7||, com8||, com8≡, PSB1≡, PSB1||, PSB2≡, PSB2||, PSB3≡, PSB3||(-4dB) 200kW
COM4≡, COM5≡, COM6≡(-10dB) 50kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-14dB) 20kW

History of Channel 3 in the Rowridge transmitter area

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Rowridge 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
Tuesday 15 March 2011 6:38PM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Reduced Quality from 16:36 today to 17:55 today [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 16 March 2011 4:32AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Reduced Quality from 16:36 yesterday to 17:55 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Peter
Wednesday 16 March 2011 9:07AM Salisbury
Thank you, Briantist - most helpful. However, I've now moved to a new address and have no reception whatsoever at the moment!
Mike Dimmick
Wednesday 16 March 2011 1:38PM Reading
Peter: At that postcode, there are a couple of whacking great hills between you and the Rowridge transmitter. It isn't expected to work, now or ever.

You should get best results (both now and after switchover) from the Salisbury transmitter, for which you need a Group C/D aerial oriented vertically, with the rods pointing up-and-down. If your aerial is currently pointed at Rowridge, it is probably a Group A aerial oriented horizontally (rods going side-to-side).
Mrs M Cross
Monday 21 March 2011 8:06PM Salisbury
i have "No Signal" from IOW since 18:00 hrs today is this a transmitter problem.
POST CODE SP5 1EP
Peter Bannister
Monday 21 March 2011 8:25PM Bournemouth
No, signal in bournemouth either, from about the same time.
Post code BH9 2JE
Simon Thomson
Monday 21 March 2011 8:27PM Poole
BH16 Postcode has limited power only have MUX 28,30 and 34 all with bad reception and bad pixalisation.
Simon Pain
Monday 21 March 2011 8:30PM
NO signal in wimborne what is going on???
saintlyterrier
Monday 21 March 2011 8:33PM
Intermittent periods of "No signal" today in Romsey

Radio on Freeview works very well, though the signal is supposed to be dodgy.

Anyone know the problem? Murdoch behind this? (Joke).
Simon Thomson
Monday 21 March 2011 8:52PM Poole
just turned off for 30 seconds, prerformed a system reset, cleared all channels now back to 80 TV channels again
Simon Pain
Monday 21 March 2011 8:58PM
We have just turned everything off,(Reset Procedure,) and done a search with ariel unplugged...then retuned with the ariel in and we have TV, recommend you try.

There seems to be some new channels how nice of them to tell us!!! B*stards

Simon, Colehill/ Wimborne Dorset
rosserd
Monday 21 March 2011 9:32PM Bournemouth
Just tried rescanning as I had probelms with ITV. Now the ITV channels and channel 4 have disappeared. My post code is BH6. Any suggestions ?
rosserd
Monday 21 March 2011 9:44PM Bournemouth
Tried full scan again and all OK
Mr N Pyke
Monday 21 March 2011 10:05PM
Lost BBC 1, 2 ITV Channels 4 and 5 and other channels (only 40 channels found. Aerial in loft. Have tried turning everything off full scan and now have 46 channels but not ITV channels 4 and 5 and others.
Paul G
Monday 21 March 2011 10:11PM
Lost all channels until 25 minutes ago....now have 46 channels but no itv and ch4. In PO10 area.
Cameron Cooke
Monday 21 March 2011 11:09PM Brighton
No BBC channels tonight. Have tried retuning, A scan of MUX 1 returns no channels. Other multiplexes are very weak signal. What is going on?
Colin
Tuesday 22 March 2011 2:04PM
Last night in Bransgore - lost channel 37 almost entirely - some programmes just working e.g. BBC News but others no signal e.g Sky News.
All OK this morning.
Was Channel 37 on low power after 10pm last night?
David Cusworth
Monday 28 March 2011 1:41PM Brighton
No signals in Brighton now. Why?
Honest John
Monday 28 March 2011 6:14PM Poole
For the past few days my father at BH15 2QE and I at BH14 8HJ (Poole) have both lost all BBC Freeview TV and radio channels for long periods of time. We both have new Panasonic Viera TV's, his connected to a newish communal aerial - not sure where it is pointing, and mine to a newish aerial which I thought was picking up Rowridge. Strangely my old Sony connected to a small aerial sticking through the bedroom wall is much less affected. I have been told the problem is because the French have turned up their signal strength and there are no plans for us to do likewise until next year. In the meantime it may be possible to retune on to Mendip aerial but this means I will lose local news programmes. This seems no way to run a switchover. It would have been nice if someone official had publicised what is going on - but perhaps this was done on the BBC South News when I couldn't receive it!
KMJ,Derby
Monday 28 March 2011 8:43PM Poole
Honest John: According to the Digital UK postcode checker reception from Rowridge is marginal to poor at your location with no reception at all shown for MuxB. As you say, Mendip is shown as offering good reception on all six muxes. It is interesting to note that after switchover you are not expected to receive the COM muxes at all from Rowridge due to co-channel interference. You might find that an aerial on Mendip linked via a group A to E diplexer to a second aerial on Rowridge will be needed to receive all services and the correct local news! Regarding your father's location reception from Rowridge is somewhat better after switchover,the COM muxes being shown as variable, although if he still has reception problems then, his aerial could benefit from being set to a new vertically polarised signal which is due to be added at Rowridge after switchover in 2012. There is no alternative signal from Mendip shown for BH15 2QE.
Honest John
Tuesday 29 March 2011 10:42AM Poole
Thanks for your comments, KMJ Derby. I guess what is hard is when a service we had invested time and money to achieve, in an admittedly marginal situation, is taken away from us without warning. In our innocence we thought the switchover process would be a series of reception improvements, with an occasional retune necessary, until we reached the promised land. In my father's case, the communal aerial on his block of sheltered flats was only installed a few months ago and is currently pretty useless. If I had known what the Freeview switchover had in store for us I would have definitely gone down the satellite route.
Mike Dimmick
Tuesday 29 March 2011 4:02PM Reading
Honest John: The problem is that because they're doing the switchover piece-by-piece, some previously working sites are compromised when others switch over. Where possible these are being balanced with power increases, but it's not happening everywhere. Also, the commercial multiplex power increases are often being delayed until later stages in switchover. Six multiplexes into four radio channels doesn't go, especially when you're also releasing about one-third of the channels. (The UHF TV channel allocations were designed for four networks only.)

In addition we're getting extra interference from the continent, as in many cases they're launching terrestrial digital TV for the first time. France seems to have completely reorganized its map, rather than reusing channels that they had used before. There has been co-ordination for the final frequency assignments, but I don't think there has for the current low-power Freeview channels.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 April 2011 1:39PM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:48 today to 13:01 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 11:32 today [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 April 2011 6:31PM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 11:32 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:48 today to 13:01 today [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 13 April 2011 4:38AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:25 yesterday to 11:32 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:48 yesterday to 13:01 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 13 April 2011 9:34AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:48 yesterday to 13:01 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:25 yesterday to 11:32 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 13 April 2011 8:40PM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 13:46 today to 13:51 today Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:48 yesterday to 13:01 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 11:25 yesterday to 11:32 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 14 April 2011 4:31AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 13:46 yesterday to 13:51 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 14 April 2011 11:33AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 13:46 yesterday to 13:51 yesterday Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 09:21 today [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 14 April 2011 12:45PM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 13:46 yesterday to 13:51 yesterday Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 09:21 today to 09:27 today [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Michele Slater
Thursday 14 April 2011 5:28PM
I live in Worthing and have had no reception on freeview for itv programs other than itv4 since tuesday 12th at 1830 hrs.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 April 2011 4:36AM
ROWRIDGE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 09:21 yesterday to 09:27 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Rowridge main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Michele Slater
Friday 15 April 2011 8:38AM Worthing
thanks Briantist,I'm checking all my cables.
karenaksoyweeks
Wednesday 20 April 2011 8:25PM Lyndhurst
Is anyone else having problems with the signal in the southampton area? I have tried two different freeview boxes, rebooted my booster, and I have lost bbc1, bbc2, itv, and loads of other channels! help!
Nick M
Wednesday 20 April 2011 10:17PM
We are exceeding fed up with losing he ITV1 signal this evening and the disruption to BBC1. What is happening??????????????????
Bournemouth_resident
Wednesday 20 April 2011 10:37PM
Started losing the freeview signal here in Bournemouth BH2 around 5 minutes ago. This is happening on an almost daily basis now.

We have a notoriously bad reception here in the town centre (high churches with lead rooves, tall buildings) but this is happening too often now.

I've checked the cables.
karenaksoyweeks
Wednesday 20 April 2011 11:04PM Lyndhurst
I bet it is the inversion effect again! I am sick of this every time we have good weather. Bad weather effects freeview too! Is there anything that doesnt effect it? lol
Honest John
Friday 22 April 2011 3:25PM Poole
Well, whadyer know!! Since my last post all my freeview channels have returned - it seems on a 24/7 basis, touch wood. They have been there for about a week now and after a couple of retunes I have finally managed to get a complete set. Not only that but my aerial pointing at Rowridge has started to pick up signals from Mendip, so that I can now get West as well as South regional programmes. All is forgiven - but what will happen if it rains? I think father is doing better as well but I can't be sure because I'm not monitoring him that closely.
Briantist
Saturday 23 April 2011 7:33AM
Honest John: Much as you might expect with the weather conditions.
John Ormerod
Sunday 24 April 2011 9:31PM
Rowridge: picture quality and signal power relationship?
Mux1 and MuxB are shown as max power, yet BBC1 and 2 have a blurrred quality (analogue wins hands down), though BBC4 is fine. Yet Mux 2 is shown as low power, but Ch4 picture quality is fine. I had been assuming that BBC1/2 poor quality was due to low power signal that would improve when analogue is turned off. Now, I wonder if this is as good as it gets?

This is Winchester, external aerial, using a Sony tuner/hard drive recorder, into a Philips 28in CRT set.
Paul Smith
Thursday 28 April 2011 3:08AM Eastleigh
I currently have an 'A' class loft aerial & I get 100% signal strength on my freeview reception. Will my signal strength improve after the swithover in March 2012 & will I still be able to get all the freeview channels + the HD channels?

My postcode is SO53 5PP
Briantist
Thursday 28 April 2011 7:37AM
Paul Smith: Yes, yes and yes.
steve mcmahon
Saturday 30 April 2011 5:23PM Worthing
Has anyone else experienced a total loss of signal strength in the Worthing, West Sussex area since the electric storm of last night?
Pedro dd
Tuesday 3 May 2011 8:25PM Marlborough
You should be on Whitehawk hill, your reception of rowridge is predicted to be non-existent. Are the prongs on your aerial vertical or horizontal?
Rita
Thursday 19 May 2011 2:29PM
I have a PVR-9200T and all my ITV channels are not being received on my TV. Rowridge 32 has very poor or no frequency and won't pick up these channels when I re-install my PVR. Is anyone else in this area having problems? Any suggestions?
Steve
Thursday 19 May 2011 9:46PM
In last 30 minutes have lost signal on ch32 & 37, normally have very good reception. Same thing has happened to a friend about 2 miles away, any one else having trouble in the Portsmouth area?

Steve
Steve
Thursday 19 May 2011 10:02PM
Typical, reception returned to normal 5 minutes before the end of the program i was watching.

Steve
Rob
Saturday 28 May 2011 12:51AM Bembridge
Hiya,

Great site here, i intend to be camping in the summer just outside of Bembridge, and i have my laptop with DVB card built in, which i intend to take to catch up on the news, etc in the evenings.

Can anyone suggest a aerial that i could take to use? Or would the small one that came with it suffice?



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