Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter
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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.
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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.
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 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.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1 BBCA | H max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
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) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
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) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
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) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
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, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others | |||||
COM5 ArqA | H max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
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, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others | |||||
COM6 ArqB | H max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 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) | 572m | DTG-12 | 1,000W |
from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Manchester, | |||||
LL | H -17dB | C24 (498.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-12 | 2,000W |
from 30th June 2014: 7 Bay TV Liverpool, | |||||
LPR | H -20dB | C56 (754.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-12 | 1,000W |
from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Lancashire, | |||||
GIM | H -20dB | C57 (762.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-2 | 1,000W |
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-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](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-north-west-tonight.jpg)
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](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-granada-reports.jpg)
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?
1956-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 20 Feb 2020 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C12 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C24 | _local | ||||||||
C29 | SDN | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C40 | LOCAL2 | ||||||||
C48 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C49tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
C50tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
C54tv_off | -BBCB | -BBCB | -BBCB | ||||||
C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | ||
C56tv_off | _local | _local | _local | LPR | |||||
C57tv_off | GIM | GIM | GIM | GIM | |||||
C58tv_off | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C61 | ArqA | ||||||||
C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
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 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 |
Local transmitter maps
Winter Hill Freeview Winter Hill DAB Winter Hill TV region BBC North West GranadaWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 28 May 2015
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DAVID1:25 AM
Blackpool
Com 7 on the Fylde coast is at it again with the break ups,and no signal.
I am in FY2 0DP and have reports of similar in FY1.This has worsened over the last couple of weeks.
Aerial on roof and cable checked out ok.
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Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:27 yesterday to 12:05 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 yesterday to 12:04 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 yesterday to 12:04 yesterday, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 yesterda [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Dave Lindsay
11:11 AM
11:11 AM
DAVID: I don't know whether you're aware, but you could potentially require a different aerial for good reception of COM7 and COM8. This is because they are out-of-group as far as Group C/D aerials go. They are on UHF channels 31 and 37 respectively.
Further explanation:
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
They are also, according to Digital UK, on around a quarter of the power of the others, although at your location this would be unlikely to be an issue.
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Dave Lindsay
11:12 AM
11:12 AM
DAVID: Digital UK publishes engineering works here:
www.digitaluk.co.uk/help_and_advice/engineering_works
Winter Hill is "Possible weak signal" so this could be the cause of your difficulty.
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Friday, 29 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:27 on 27 May to 12:05 on 27 May. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 on 27 May to 12:04 on 27 May, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 on 27 May to 12:04 on 27 May, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 11:34 on 27 Ma [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
1:28 PM
1:28 PM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:27 on 27 May to 12:05 on 27 May. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 today to 11:25 today, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 today to 11:25 today, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 today to 11:25 today, Ra [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Saturday, 30 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:27 on 27 May to 12:05 on 27 May. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 yesterday to 11:25 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 yesterday to 11:25 yesterday, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 yesterda [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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js5:51 AM
Still no Service Information tables on the "Manchester Television Network" - MTN - multiplex. All six video streams are running but "FIRE HIT TV" is showing a blue screen and is missing its audio stream.
Found this:
"Canis Retail Television operates a Freeview multiplex licensed channel in the Greater Manchester area, on behalf of Entertainment Media Group, which offers broadcasters the opportunity to broadcast licensed channels. The regional DTT capacity can handle six video streams (channels) operating 24/7 and offers broadcasters DTT capacity at a much lower cost per household than national multiplex coverage."
"Transmission facilities are based at Arqiva's Winter Hill site, the principal site used for ITV and Granada in the North West of England. Channels allocated a video stream on the multiplex will have their own LCN (Logical Channel Number) which, if you are an entertainment channel, you are likely to enjoy a prominent position in the 50s or 60s on the Freeview EPG in the Greater Manchester area. Channels need to be able to successfully deliver content or a signal to Canis Television & Media/Arqiva at Winter Hill and an easy option is to take an existing broadcast feed."
Canis Group
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Sunday, 31 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:27 on 27 May to 12:05 on 27 May. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 on 29 May to 11:25 on 29 May, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 on 29 May to 11:25 on 29 May, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 10:34 on 29 Ma [BBC] MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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anthony3:36 PM
Neither of my two Sony TVs are now receiving this multiplex nor is my Humax T-2, all the channels have gone from their EPGs. The T-2 signal detection still shows a poor but adequate signal level for ch 57. An older Humax 9200, daisy chained between the T-2 and the TV, still receives them and shows the EPG. I don't think these channels have a significant number of viewers, you could try raising the topic on Digital Spy.
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