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The symbol shows the location of the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter which serves 270,000 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.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Ridge Hill 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C28 (530.0MHz)363mDTG-20,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) West Midlands, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 19 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C25 (506.0MHz)363mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Central (West micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Midlands ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Midlands ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Central west), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C22+ (482.2MHz)363mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West Midlands, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD Midlands 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 -3dB
C21+ (474.2MHz)361mDTG-810,000W
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 -3dB
C24 (498.0MHz)366mDTG-810,000W
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 -3dB
C27 (522.0MHz)361mDTG-810,000W
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

PSB2
D3+4west
 H max
C29 (538.0MHz)352mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West), 71 That’s 60s,

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

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Ridge Hill transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 69km northeast (39°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
regional news image
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 69km northeast (39°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)

Are there any self-help relays?

WhittonTransposer35 km NW Hereford40 homes

How will the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1968-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-131 Mar 2018
VHFA K TA K TA K TW TW T
C6ITVwaves
C21+SDNSDN
C22BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves+BBCBBBCB
C24ArqAArqA
C25ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4D3+4
C27ArqBArqB
C28BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCABBCA
C29D3+4
C30_local
C32C4wavesC4wavesC4wavescom7
C34com8
C35C5wavesC5waves
C51tv_off_local_local
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off

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Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.

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

Analogue 1-5 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, PSB2 iw, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
com7(-9.8dB) 10.5kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
com8(-10.1dB) 9.8kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 2kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Ridge Hill transmitter area

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Feb 2004Central Independent Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
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Phil
5:31 PM

I'm looking for info as to when the additional HD channels eg Dave HD etc (ie more than BBC1 HD, BBC HD, ITV & CH4 HD) are going to arrive at Ridge Hill?

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Sid
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7:28 PM

What makes you think they will?

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Mark Fletcher
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11:09 PM
Halifax

Phil.A long time yet,maybe 2020 ?

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Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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phil
11:06 PM

Just wishful thinking that after the analogue switch off, HD might fill the gaps!

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Friday, 11 May 2012
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Chris J
12:07 PM

What Gaps? There were enough frequencies available to give almost national coverage for 5 analogue channels. The same or similar frequencies are now used to broadcast the high power digital signal so there is no space for a vast number of new channels. The original digital signal was transmitted at very low power so as not to cause interference with other transmitters.

However as the digital signal is less prone to interference it have been possible to add a 6th mux which is used for the HD channels. There is one unused HD channel available after the Olympics which has been turned down by Channel 5 so the BBC has put it up for bids. Other frequencies have been allocated at most transmitters for future use for national and local TV. I dont think TV companies are rushing to get new channels onto Freeview!

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Tuesday, 17 July 2012
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M Rowland
10:54 PM
Leominster

I live in HR6 9NN and have a roof top aerial with clear view to the South East. I have intermittent 'blocky' reception on Yesterday and ITV 4. Do you have any ideas? Thank you, Michael Rowland

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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Dave Lindsay
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12:44 AM

M Rowland: You do not appear to have line of sight with the top of the Ridge Hill mast. The area in or around Westhope Hill is in the way with the slope being treelined.

The pixelation could be caused by damp in the woods. Does it happen more during dark?

See this page for a trace between your and the transmitter:


Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location


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Friday, 7 September 2012
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sue
9:45 AM
Droitwich

I lost all BBc channels and ITV channels last night and still have no reception on these this morning.

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Dave Lindsay
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12:12 PM

sue: There may be a number of transmitters that can be received at your location. Check that it is tuned to Ridge Hill (if indeed that is where your aerial points). If it is, then maybe you should consider using another transmitter such as Bromsgrove or Sutton Coldfield because they appear as if they "may" be better bets at your location.

To check that you are tuned to Ridge Hill, select BBC One and bring up the signal strength screen. If it is tuned to Ridge Hill, then it will say that it is on UHF channel 28. Other possibilities that it could be tuned to are:

- Bromsgrove C26
- Sutton Coldfield C43
- Kidderminster C49
- Malvern C53

Do the same for ITV1. Ridge Hill is on C25, or it could be tuned to:

- Bromsgrove C23
- Sutton Coldfield C46
- Kidderminster C58
- Malvern C57

If you find any tuned not to Ridge Hill (assuming that your aerial faces Ridge Hill), then this needs correcting. The automatic tuning scan runs from UHF channel 21 to 69, so if gives only a percentage, then you can convert.

All Ridge Hill's channels are in the 27s, so unplug the aerial at about 30% and you will miss out all the 40s and above. So if, for example, you find that it is tuned to Sutton Coldfield instead (on 43 and 46), then this trick with unplugging the aerial will avoid that. If it's tuned to Bromsgrove, then that's more tricky as both the wanted and unwanted channels are interleaved in the 20s so you may have to resort to manual tuning, if available.

If in fact your aerial points at Sutton Coldfield, then perhaps it has tuned elsewhere. This may happen because other transmitters are found first. In which case, start the scan with the aerial unplugged and plug in at 30% and unplug again at 55%.


The above (checking that it's tuned to the correct transmitter) is always the first thing to look at. If it turns out that it is, then it could be co-channel interference caused by the weather. This occurs where signal(s) on the same frequency(ies) from distance transmitters are carried to your location. (That is the "same frequency(ies)" as your desired transmitter uses.).

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Sunday, 9 September 2012
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Andrew Harris
11:22 AM
Bristol

Recieve tv signals from Ridge Hill ,lost all BBC channels on Saturday evening,any suggestions? ITV West signal is also unreliable- picture keeps blocking.

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