Freeview Light on the Ventnor (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Ventnor (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter.
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The symbol shows the location of the Ventnor (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter which serves 3,300 homes.
What do the colours on the map mean?
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.List by multiplex|
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See terrain plotWhich Freeview channels does the Ventnor transmitter broadcast?
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.
| Mux | Aerial position | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1
BBCA | vertical max | C48 (690.0MHz) | 271m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 400W |
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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 BBC Red Button 1, plus 12 others 200 BBC Red Button, 700 BBC Radio 1, 701 BBC Radio 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 Radio 6 Music, 708 BBC Radio 4 Extra, 709 BBC Asian Network, 710 BBC World Service,
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PSB2
D3+4 | vertical max | C49 (698.0MHz) | 271m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 400W |
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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),
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PSB3
BBCB | vertical max | C52 (722.0MHz) | 271m | 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, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others 232 The Space,
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Are you trying to watch these 27 Freeview channels?
The
Ventnor (Isle Of Wight, England) mast is a
public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these
commercial (COM) channels: 4Music, 4seven, 5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, BBC Red Button 2, 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.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Ventnor transmitter?
How will the Ventnor (Isle Of Wight, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| years | 1950s~85 | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 15/5/13- | 2013-18 | |
| aerial group | VHF | B E | B E | B E | C/D E | B C/D E | B C/D E | |
| C5 | BBCtv | | | | | | | |
| C39 | | BBC1 | BBC1 | BBC1 | | | | |
| C42 | | C4 | C4 | C4 | | | | |
| C45 | | BBC2 | BBC2 | BBC2 | | | | |
| C48 | | | | | | BBCA | BBCA | |
| 700 | C49 | | ITV | ITV | ITV | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |
| C52 | | | | | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |
| C54 | | | | | BBCA | | | |
| 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 7th March and 21st March 2012.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W | |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rowridge transmitter area
| Aug 1958-Jan 1992 | Southern Television |
| Jan 1982-Dec 1992 | Television South (TVS) |
| Jan 1993-Feb 2004 | Meridian |
| Feb 2004-Dec 2014 | ITV plc |
| | Feb 1983-Dec 1992 | TV-am• |
| Jan 1993-Sep 2010 | GMTV• |
| Sep 2010-Dec 2014 | ITV Daybreak• |
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• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Ventnor 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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Frank CrossSunday 21 January 2007 1:25PM
VENTNOR transmitter - 21 March 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 08:00hrs and 18:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV & Channel 4. Digital services - N/A [DUK] Over the next week Ventnor relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK] VENTNOR transmitter - Over the next week Ventnor relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK] P
Philip HawkinsSaturday 17 September 2011 5:59PM
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We live in what is known as "The undercliff" and can only get a poor analog signal from Ventnor. Are things likely to be better or worse after switchover?
Because of the poor off-air reception we are on Sky, so why am I worrying about Freeview? We need to replace a small tv/VHS combo, and a tv with USB record/playback would be ideal - but they only work on Freeview . . .M
Mike DimmickTuesday 20 September 2011 6:03PM
One advantage that digital has over analogue is that the relay can do a full decode with error correction before re-encoding and transmitting. You might have to ask around to see if other viewers have better reception to figure out if the relay is retransmitting a poor quality signal, or if your reception is problematic.
Note that the channels are changing at switchover, which may mean that the channels are also more clear of interference than at present.
Do be aware that reception deteriorates over time as the aerial and particularly the cables weather. If water has penetrated the cables they will drop a lot more signal than if they were completely dry. You should probably plan to replace cables after about 10 years, or if they've been allowed to rub over brickwork or tiles, which damages the insulation.P
Philip HawkinsWednesday 21 September 2011 2:29PM
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Andy SeawardSunday 1 January 2012 11:36AM
VentnorAndy Seaward: Yes, you will get a digital signal come switchover in March, but you will only get the Public Service Broadcaster groups of channels which are BBC, ITV1, ITV2, C4, E4, More4, C5, the four HD services and a few others.
In order to get more channels you will have to look at another platform. The non-subscription satellite service Freesat is a probable candidate. VENTNOR transmitter - 17 to 19 January 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 08:00hrs and 18:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Not applicable. [DUK] Over the next week Ventnor relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK] VENTNOR transmitter - 24 January 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 08:00hrs and 18:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Not applicable. [DUK] Over the next week Ventnor relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK] A
Andy SeawardThursday 5 April 2012 12:25PM
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Andy SeawardMonday 16 April 2012 2:13PM
VentnorAndy Seaward: Refer to the Sharp website: 
LCD TV - Sharp
The specification says that it does not have the ability to receive DVB-T2 (HD) signals. It is also described as "HD Ready" which means that it can show HD pictures, but does not have in-built means to receive them over-the-air. A
Andy SeawardMonday 16 April 2012 4:19PM
Ventnor
Thank you for your help.P
Philip HawkinsMonday 23 April 2012 2:13PM
Ventnor
I came across a "Creative USB dongle" bought years ago, which had not produced anything in the past, installed it on a laptop running Windows XP (as stipulated)and plugged in the outside aerial - success.
It gives good clear pictures on both the non-HD multiplexes, without using the aerial booster.
Probably now time to get a Freeview tv . . .T
Thomas YatesTuesday 26 June 2012 10:55PM
Thomas Yates: The masts in the UK belong to a company called Arqiva. See Virtual Tour . V
Victoria ThorpeWednesday 7 November 2012 6:28PM
VentnorVictoria Thorpe: The Ventnor transmitter is to your north and the signal is therefore coming from that direction!
If you have found that you no longer have as good a signal on the south side then this may suggest that the reflection you were relying on is either being blocked or is no longer there.
Resetting the TV will do absolutely nothing, barring wasting time, if it is a lack of signal! updates
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