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The symbol shows the location of the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter which serves 1,550,000 homes. 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) mast?

Emley Moor transmitter - Emley Moor transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


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Which Freeview channels does the Emley Moor transmitter broadcast?

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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C47 (682.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) Yorkshire, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C44 (658.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) North ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 North ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C41 (634.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Yorkshire, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H max
C33 (570.0MHz)566mDTG-8174,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C36 (594.0MHz)565mDTG-8174,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C48 (690.0MHz)565mDTG-8174,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LLS
 H -15.4dB
C39 (618.0MHz)565mDTG-125,000W
Channel icons
from 22nd September 2014: 7 Made in Leeds,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Emley Moor transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 22km north-northeast (22°)
to BBC Yorkshire region - 56 masts.
regional news image
ITV Calendar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 22km north-northeast (16°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region

Are there any self-help relays?

Derwent BActive deflector74 homes
Derwent CActive deflector (second level)
Dunford BridgeActive deflector14 km S Huddersfield15 homes
Hmp LeedsTransposer30 homes
ThixendaleTransposer25 km ENE York40 homes

How will the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1956-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-135 Feb 2020
VHFB E TB E TB E TB E TW T
C10ITVwaves
C32com7
C33SDN
C34com8
C36ArqA
C37C5wavesC5waves
C39_local
C41C4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCBBBCB
C44BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C47ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C48ArqBArqB
C51tv_offBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesSDN
C52tv_offArqA
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offLLS

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
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Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-5 870kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 174kW
com7(-12dB) 54.8kW
com8(-12.3dB) 51.2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-19.4dB) 10kW
Mux A*, LLS(-22.4dB) 5kW
Mux D*(-23.4dB) 4kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014ITV
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Comments
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
F
Fraser
10:07 PM
Leeds

Hi Briantist, thanks for this. I've been following your blog for several months and already tried all the things you've suggested. Nothings changed with my set up or kit in recent weeks/months so I've no idea what's going on and can only still assume it's external? Just have to hope that it all comes right in September, (and may go back to Freesat in the nmeantime!). Thanks anyway. Fraser.

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Thursday, 21 April 2011
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Joanna
9:06 PM

I live in Cleckheaton and am getting seriously fed up with the signal, or lack of it it on any channel other than a BBC one. Has anyone got an explanation. We have a BT Vision box. It was OK when we first moved to the house but since Feb it has got steadily worse & worse.

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Friday, 22 April 2011
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Rod
8:59 PM

Receiving Freeview from Emley Moor and located between Scunthorpe & Doncaster using a TV with Freeview and HD Freeview built in. Sound on HD channels fine for first few minutes then it is like it is trying to keep the same sound levels, i.e. when a main character stops speaking the background noise rises up to the same level and then immediately subdues when character starts speaking again. No sign of pixelation, or any issues on Freeview channels just HD. Is this due to low signal strength, and likely to clear in September?

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Saturday, 23 April 2011
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

7:17 AM

Rod: This can't have anything at all to do with "low signal strength". Sounds like a settings problem with your TV set or amplifier.

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Tuesday, 26 April 2011
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Thomas
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11:41 PM
Leeds

I find that the HD channels from Emley are much quieter than their equivalent SD versions. What you describe sounds like some kind of automatic gain control in your TV; if this is the case there should be some setting to turn it off.
In a few movies I recorded from the HD channels over Easter, there are huge variations in the sound level... sometimes I have to have the volume up to almost maximum to hear anything, then suddenly it booms out and I need to turn it down! I don't have any kind of volume correction or auto-gain set on my TV.

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Wednesday, 27 April 2011
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Thomas
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

12:46 AM
Leeds

We all know wind can interfere with Freeview reception by blowing the aerial around, but is it normal to have different channels affected in different ways? For example, the HD Mux from Emley Moor (C39) doesn't seem to be affected by the wind unless it's really strong. However, one of the other muxes (C43) seems to be extremely sensitive - one tiny bit of wind, and channels such as Challenge pixellate or sometimes say No Signal.

Is this something to do with transmission power or mode?

(Sorry to double post but it wouldn't let me edit my previous one)


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Briantist
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6:10 AM

Thomas: I would have thought you probably have some form of dry joint, and the cable is being moved by the wind. As you should get all services at full power, and I presume you have looked at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice I would suggest you replace the cable from the aerial with new satellite-grade cable.

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Mike Dimmick
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12:36 PM

Thomas: One of the reasons for switching to the 8K mode, from 2K, for the SD multiplexes at switchover is that it is more robust to certain sorts of interference. The HD multiplex is transmitted using the new 32K mode in DVB-T2, so if you're suffering from narrow-band interference or from impulse interference, the HD mux may well handle it better.

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Marjory
11:21 PM

Since last friday my Freeview Mux 1 signal strength has dropped from 100% to around 40-70% causing pixelation. All other channels absolutely fine. It has been perfectly OK since the engineering work was concluded months ago.
I have been through all the checks, re-tunes etc. but no change.
I live in York with my aerial pointed at Emley Moor.
Any idea why?

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