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The symbol shows the location of the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter which serves 2,690,000 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 Winter Hill (Bolton, England) mast?

Winter Hill transmitter - Winter Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/03/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex ■ List by channel number ■ List by channel name
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Which Freeview channels does the Winter 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
C32 (562.0MHz)726mDTG-100,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) North West, 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
C34 (578.0MHz)726mDTG-100,000W
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3 ITV 1 (SD) (Granada), 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 (Granada),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C35- (585.8MHz)726mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD North West, 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
C29 (538.0MHz)726mDTG-8100,000W
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20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C31 (554.0MHz)726mDTG-8100,000W
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11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C37 (602.0MHz)726mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LM
 H -20dB
C40 (626.0MHz)572mDTG-121,000W
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from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Manchester,

LL
 H -17dB
C24 (498.0MHz)572mDTG-122,000W
Channel icons
from 30th June 2014: 7 Bay TV Liverpool,

LPR
 H -20dB
C56 (754.0MHz)572mDTG-121,000W
Channel icons
from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Lancashire,

GIM
 H -20dB
C57 (762.0MHz)572mDTG-21,000W
Channel icons
 Now 90s,  Spotlight TV,  Clubland TV,  Country Music Entertainment ,  Classic Hits MCR, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 77 That's 60s MCR, 80 That's 80s, 86 That's 90s MCR, 88 TV Warehouse+1,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-2 16QAM 2K 3/4 18.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

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

regional news image
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 22km southeast (140°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
regional news image
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 22km southeast (139°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.

How will the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1956-80s1984-971997-981998-20092009-132013-182013-1720 Feb 2020
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C9ITVwaves
C12BBCtvwaves
C24_local
C29SDN
C31com7com7
C32BBCA
C34D3+4
C35BBCB
C37com8com8
C40LOCAL2
C48C5wavesC5waves
C49tv_off ArqAArqA
C50tv_off BBCABBCA
C54tv_off-BBCB-BBCB-BBCB
C55tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesArqBArqBArqBcom7tv_off
C56tv_off_local_local_localLPR
C57tv_offGIMGIMGIMGIM
C58tv_offSDNSDNSDN
C59tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C61ArqA
C62BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCA
C65C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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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 4 Nov 09 and 2 Dec 09.

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

Analogue 1-4 500kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
com7(-12.9dB) 25.7kW
com8(-13.4dB) 22.6kW
Analogue 5(-16dB) 12.5kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 10kW
LL(-24dB) 2kW
GIM, LM, LPR(-27dB) 1000W

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

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Granada 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.

Comments
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
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jb38
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11:44 PM

maryam: As the signal path between Winter Hill and your location is indicating a clear line-of-sight which in theory should result in you having good reception, but to eliminate the possibility that your problem is being caused by the current wave of high pressure that is affecting reception for numerous viewers across parts of the country, it would really be prudent to make one or two local enquiries (neighbours etc) for the purpose of ascertaining as to whether or not others are also experiencing similar problems with reception from Winter Hill.

Further advice dependant on findings, although it would be of assistance if the model number of the TV involved was known, plus whether or not you are using a booster?






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Wednesday, 17 July 2013
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maryam
11:46 AM

jb38: Oh would that be all the 4G signal I've been hearing about? Can get everyother channel apart from BBC Channels (and really BBC is all I watch) So it's quite annoying. My Tv is 22' Bush with built in freeview (Orginally bought from Argos. I don't have a booster and model number is btvd91216b

Thanks for all you're help so far.

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RCM
1:48 PM

I wrote the following a couple of weeks ago...

""I have exactly the same problem as Stephen
(Tuesday 2 July 2013 11:48PM, on the same channels and with approximately the same reception values (also sourced from a Humax HDR-FOX T2), it is also on all the reception devices (4xTV, 1xHumax PVR & 1xDTV USB stick for laptop reception)

The only difference is that I live in north Manchester. The aerial is pointing in the direction of Winter Hill and is not obscured in any way as I live on top of a hill.""

The problem is now resolved.

I recently received an 800MHz filter free of charge from 'at800' as my area is possibly going to be affected by the new 4G signals. I had to fit the filter in the loft where the TV signal amplifier/distributor is sited. I have not touched it for years and the input plug was very heavily oxidised (as were the output plugs - they are all good quality aluminium plugs)and the plug was difficult to remove. When I finally removed the plug I decided to renew it and also to renew two of the output plugs and to clean the rest of them that were in reasonable condition.

I now have good reception on all channels, although channel 49 is still showing a much lower signal level compared to all the other channels - low 30% for ch49, compared to high 50% for the rest.

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anthony
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4:58 PM

ATV aerial of Sheffield(/www.aerialsandtv.com) sell brass plugs to solve that problem, might be worth getting some. I also wonder if the pc tracks inside your aerial amp are also corroded as in South Trafford I get levels of around 77% from a loft aerial on a Humax Fox T2. Although 30% sounds much lower than 50% you must remember that the signal strength meters on domestic devices aren't very linear so it may be telling you that levels in general are rather poor. Try bypassing the amp and feed the aerial directly to the cable feeding the Humax and see if the signal rises, if it is better the amp is faulty, if it gets worse I'm afraid you may have an aerial problem.

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RCM
5:55 PM

Thanks for the reply Anthony

When I had the problem I took the laptop with the USB tuner stick up into the loft and plugged it directly into the line from the aerial and still had the same problem.

There was no oxidation of the either copper signal wire or earth screening when I changed or cleaned the plugs, just surface oxidation of the aluminium plugs.

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jb38
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

7:23 PM

maryam: If you can receive ITV1 or ITV3 then without even having to check I can say you are not being affected by any 4G testing that may or may not be taking place.

What to try depends on whether or not (1) BBC is seen in the programme guide, if it is but selecting it results in a blank screen then go into your TV's set up menu and select "signal information" and making a note of the strength / quality indications seen, as signal levels should be indicated even on a blank screen so long as (1) BBC is being seen in the programme guide.

However if (1) BBC is NOT indicated in the guide then once again go into the set up menu and select "DTV manual tuning" and enter mux Ch50 (Winter Hills BBC) into the box, but do NOT press search before having made a note of the indications (strength / quality) seen, THEN you can press search or scan and observing if any BBC channels are found.

I suspect that your problem is simply being caused by the BBC mux being received at a level under that required to produce a picture, and if it is then dependant on the results of the test (indications seen) you may well get over the problem by purchasing a behind the set booster.

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Thursday, 18 July 2013
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Robert Lee
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6:00 PM
Buckley

Is there any way I can get rid of the intrusive advert for 'search the electoral roll', 'top 10 HDTV's', 'West Ridge Academy', etc, which is superimposed on the map at the top of the page?

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Saturday, 20 July 2013
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Richard
12:42 AM

My freeview recorder has stopped working. We have the same one downstairs which has also stopped working. Its a Sony model the number is RDR-HXD790. My Sony tv is working though. Can you please help

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Andrew
12:58 AM

W.T.F All three of my Sony HX970s with No Channels !!!

Nice work, now fix it asap

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Richard Baguley
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1:43 AM

My Sony RDR-HXD970 has lost all TV.

What is going on?

It's a national problem:- Sony 870 DVD Recorder - No Freeview | AVForums.com - UK Online

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