2012/13 Freeview changes to clear C61 and C62 for 4G mobile

Here is list of all the Freeview transmitter changes that will happen from the last months of 2012 to 2013 to remove channels allocated to C61 and C62. This is to allow for the nationwide launch of 4G mobile data service.

^{Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV 14th October 2012 at 14:15}

03 October 2012

: COM4 to PSB2 to
: PSB1 + to 28W to 56W PSB2 to 28W to 56W PSB3 C62 to 28W to 56W

31 October 2012

: PSB2 C61 to
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB3
: PSB1 C61 to 8W to 16W PSB2 8W to 16W PSB3 8W to 16W
: PSB1 C61 to C49 PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 2W to 4W PSB2 2W to 4W PSB3 2W to 4W
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C49 to
: PSB1 100W to 200W PSB2 100W to 200W PSB3 to 100W to 200W
: PSB1 7W to 14W PSB2 7W to 14W PSB3 7W to 14W
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C51+ to +
: PSB1 C61 to C49 5W to 10W PSB2 5W to 10W PSB3 5W to 10W
Penrhyn-Coch: PSB1 C62- to C50
: COM6 C49- to C39+ PSB3 C50+ to C40+
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 50W to 100W PSB2 50W to 100W PSB3 50W to 100W
: PSB2 C62- to C50
Ynys-Pennal: PSB1 4W to 8W PSB2 4W to 8W PSB3 4W to 8W
: PSB1 C49- to C39 10W to 20W PSB2 10W to 20W PSB3 10W to 20W

14 November 2012

(IoM): PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 to C60-
: PSB1 2W to 4W PSB2 2W to 4W PSB3 2W to 4W
: PSB1 5.6W to 11W PSB2 5.6W to 11W PSB3 5.6W to 11W
: PSB2 C50 to C40
(IoM): PSB2 C60 to C60-
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C62- to C50
(IoM): PSB3 C50 to C40
Laxey (IoM): PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: COM6 C50 to C40 PSB2 C60 to C60-
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 3.2W to 6W PSB2 C50 to C40 3.2W to 6W PSB3 3.2W to 6W
Moel-Y-Parc: PSB2 C49+ to C39+
: PSB1 14W to 28W PSB2 14W to 28W PSB3 14W to 28W
Port St (IoM): PSB3 C50 to C40
Ramsey (IoM): PSB1 C49- to C39+
: PSB3 C60 to C60-
Union Mills (IoM): PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 5.2W to 10.4W PSB2 5.2W to 10.4W PSB3 5.2W to 10.4W

21 November 2012

: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C60 to C60-
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C60 to C60-
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49

March 2013

: PSB3 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C49 to C39+
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C50 to C40
Box: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: COM6 C49 to C39+
: COM6 C60 to C60- PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C49 to C39
Briton Ferry: PSB3 C50 to C40 32W to 4W
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C50 to C40 PSB1 C50 to C40 5W to 8W
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB1 2W to 4W PSB2 2W to 4W PSB3 2W to 4W
: PSB1 C61 to C49 2.6W to 5W PSB2 2.6W to 10W PSB3 2.6W to 10W
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39 PSB3 to
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 2.6W to 5.2W
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C50 to C40 PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C61 to C49 16W to 32W PSB2 16W to 32W PSB3 16W to 32W
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: COM6 C49 to C39+
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C62- to C50

April 2013

: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C49 to C39+
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: COM6 C60 to C60- PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: COM6 C62- to
: PSB2 C49+ to C39+
: COM6 C60+ to C60- PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C51 to C46 PSB2 C48 to C43 PSB3 C52 to C40
: PSB1 C49 to C39+
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: COM5 C61- to C49 PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C49 to C39

May 2013

: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C62 to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB1 28W to 71W PSB2 28W to 71W PSB3 28W to 71W
: COM6 C61 to C49 PSB1 C60 to C-60
: PSB2 C49 to C39
Dowlais: PSB1 5W to 10W
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C60+ to C60
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C61- to C49 56W to 112W
: PSB1 C49- to C40
: PSB1 C49 to C39+
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: COM6 C61 to C49
: COM4 C62 to C50
Penderyn: PSB1 C49 to C39 PSB2 2.6W to 5.2W PSB3 2.6W to 5.2W
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: COM4 C62 to C50
: PSB2 C62 to C50
: COM6 C50 to C39+ PSB3 C62 to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C54 to C48
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 200W to 400W PSB2 200W to 400W PSB3 200W to 400W
: PSB1 C49 to C39

June 2013

: PSB1 C60+ to C60-
: PSB1 C62- to C50 3.8W to 15W PSB2 3.8W to 15W PSB3 3.8W to 15W
: PSB1 C62- to C50 3W to 4.8W PSB2 3W to 4.8W PSB3 3W to 4.8W
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C60+ to C60-
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C48 PSB2 C59 to C52
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C49+ to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C50 to C40 PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C61 to C56
: PSB1 C62- to C50 4.4W to 11W PSB2 4.4W to 11W PSB3 4.4W to 11W
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C62- to C50 10W to 25W PSB2 10W to 25W PSB3 10W to 25W
: PSB1 C61 to C52
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C60 to C60-
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C50 to C56

July 2013

: COM6 C61 to C49 PSB1 C60 to C60-
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C49 to C39 PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C50 to C40
: PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C49 to C39+
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C49 to C39

August 2013

: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C61 to C49 PSB1 C61 to C49
: COM6 C60 to C60- COM6 C60 to C60- PSB1 C61 to C49 PSB1 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C49 to C39

September 2013 (might now be earlier, to be confirmed)

: PSB3 C49 to C39+
: COM6 C49 to C39+ PSB3 C50 to C40+
: PSB1 C62- to C50
Swinster: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB2 C61 to C49

October 2013 (might now be earlier, to be confirmed)

: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB2 C61 to C49
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB1 C49 to C39
: PSB3 C50 to C40
: COM6 C60 to C60-
: PSB3 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: COM6 C50 to C40+ PSB2 C49 to C39+
: PSB1 C62- to C50 PSB1 C62- to C50
(Harris): PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB2 C49 to C39
: PSB1 C62- to C50
: PSB3 C50 to C40

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M. Partington
4:48 PM

In the changes listed, some of the multiplexes have a + or - after the number eg 50+ or 49- . What do these mean?

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M. Partington: These are "offsets" and indicate plus or minus 0.2MHz from the centre of the .

For example is at 698.0MHz whereas C49- is 697.8MHz and C49+ is 698.2MHz. And is at 706.0MHz whereas C50- is 705.8MHz and C50+ is at 706.2MHz.

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M. Partington
4:51 PM

Thank you Dave for your answer. Would this cause any problem in tuning when the on my tuner is only marked as 706.0 MHz and not the = or - offsets ?

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5:48 PM

M. Partington: I'm not sure. I know that receivers that indicate UHF numbers usually just give the number with no offset.

Some receivers cannot receive post- signals with negative offsets. I don't think there are any that cannot do so with positive offsets, but I may be wrong.

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Declan McGrath
8:16 PM
Beaumaris

With the will i have to retune my tv with built in Freeview because normally it automatically retune's it self. Or according to UK I might have co interferance with the other transmitters in the North of England? Someone me please. Thank you.

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8:41 PM

Declan McGrath: Check that it is tuned to for all by viewing the strength screen on each of the following:

PSB1 | BBC One |
PSB2 | ITV1 |
PSB3 | BBC One HD |
COM4 | ITV3 |
COM5 | Pick TV |
COM6 | Film4 |

If you observe that all channels are tuned correctly, then you know that it isn't incorrectly tuned. I guess that near Bolton (North ) might be a contender at your location. It uses channels:

62, 59, 54(HD), 58, 61, 55

If the problem is the TV doing as it pleases and retuning, then look to see if there is an option within the menu to prevent it from "updating" channels or something similar. Not all devices that retune when unattended allow this nuisance function to be deactivated.

As you are close to the , it could be too high a signal level. The symptoms are largely the same as low signal.

An attenuator which fits inline with the lead is available from sources such as eBay for £3 or £4. It reduces the levels of all the signals.

Use of such a device may give two advantages:

1. It will reduce the level of the signals from Llanddona if the problem is too high a signal level.

2. It will reduce the level of signals from Winter Hill which might make it less likely to be picked up.

Whether an attenuator will reduce the signals enough, particularly those of Winter Hill, is something you will have to try.

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Declan McGrath
7:29 PM
Beaumaris

Thanks for the advice Dave Lindsay ive done the strength on all and they have 100% plus I have a good and . I also have a top arial that's pointing to the . If i do have problem on the 14th of november I'l seek for you advice.

Regards

Declan

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Declan McGrath
7:32 PM
Beaumaris

Oh Dave i forgotten something as well it is tuned to as well.

Thanks once again.

Regards

Declan McGrath

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8:05 PM

Declan McGrath: The question is "When you have poor , which is it tuned to?"

If the answer is that it has retuned itself to another transmitter ( maybe), then that needs addressing.

If the answer is that it is still tuned to , then from the North is not the issue. The most likely reason would appear to be that the signal level is too high and overwhelming the tuner.

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Declan McGrath
3:22 PM
Beaumaris

Dave hello again. When I do have poor it is tuned to and it is also tuned to Llanddona when i do have a good reception. The area that I live in has always had high problems with other transmitters in the North of England

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