Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
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, 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 | 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, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 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! 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 | |||||
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, 77 That's 60s MCR, 78 TCC, 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?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 22km southeast (140°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
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 |
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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 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 AM/FM 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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Tuesday, 24 September 2019
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Chris.SE2:47 PM
Tom Quirk:
In theory you are in a very good reception location but would need a full postcode to provide a more accurate predicted reception at your location, see About us | Freeview
Winter Hill does have Planned Engineering this week with "Possible service Interruptions"
Other than that, my immediate reaction, apart from checking that the aerial hasn't moved in any winds, is that you may have damaged cable or aerial connections and rain is getting in, hence affecting the signal.
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Friday, 27 September 2019
Hello! A couple of questions to ask for a good friend of mine who lives in WN7 (Leigh, near Winter Hill).
1. Looking at this link - About us | Freeview - does this mean that from early next he will receive the local TV channel? He can't view it at the moment. Also, what other channels will he pick up that he won't be able to view now (guessing Sony Channel and maybe a couple of others?)
2. I notice on the same website it's suggesting a wideband aerial to pick up channels going forward, is this right?
Thanks once again - brilliant website. Chris
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MikeP
10:01 AM
10:01 AM
Chris Benson:
It would have been better to use the Detailed View option as that shows more detail. Look at About us | Freeview and see the current and planned future channel usage. That shows they expect all eight major multiplexes to be easily received, but not any local multiplex.
Looking at the channels being used and proposed for future use, a wideband aerial will be essential to get all the programmes possible.
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StevensOnln110:57 AM
Chris Benson: I think MikeP is misreading the DigitalUK checker results, as it shows that your friend should have good reception of not just 1 but 2 local multiplexes at that postcode following frequency changes on 23rd October if using a wideband aerial.
It's worth noting that your friend may be eligible to have a replacement wideband aerial fitted free of charge if they loose reception of any of the multiplexes they are currently receiving and don't have satellite or cable (see link below).
Important changes to Freeview | Freeview
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MikeP
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
StevensOnln1:
I did not misread the data main presented and stated " they expect all eight major multiplexes to be easily received".
What I didn't do was to scroll down to the local multiplexes where it show they will be only one service but on two different channels, 21 and 24 (after the October retune). Both are named 'L-MAN/L-LIV' so that suggests they are carrying the same programming - or are they trying to mislead viewers?
Why do they show the local multiplexes completely separately from the main ones? That is what leads to confusion and doubt.
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Saturday, 28 September 2019
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nobody12:30 AM
MikeP: Yes Mike, it's a poor show.
They are different. "Liverpool TV" is on - you guessed it - L-LIV but L-MAN has "That's TV".
What's more, this:
About us | Freeview
shows both LOC1 (MAN) and LOC2 (LIV) moving from 56 to 24.
Confused? Not half!
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Chris.SE9:11 PM
nobody: It's a damned poor show, and
MikeP: StevensOnln1:
I fell into exactly the same hole here Freeview 700MHz clearance (retune) dates | free and easy
David Railton: If you happen to read here see my reply over there.
I know I'd previously been caught out some while ago and since then I normally try to remember to check toward the bottom of the page for Local Mux detail but it's easy to miss or forget when you're trying to do a quick helpful reply to someone or maybe a bit tired. DigitalUK really need to get their act together, but based on my experience over the years, they are pretty hopeless. One error I pointed out to them didn't get corrected until 4 years later, and another recently pointed out still exists - luckily it won't be of any significant importance to most.
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Chris.SE9:17 PM
All:
Oh, and forgot to say, it makes the incorrect listings here on this page even more confusing!
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Friday, 18 October 2019
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Brian Russell9:00 AM
What is happening to ArqB (Yesterday, 5Spike, 4Seven, etc.)? ArqB is not listed in the post 23rd October 2019 list shown above.
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StevensOnln19:25 AM
Brian Russell: According to Digital UK, COM6/ArqB remains on UHF channel 37 where it is now and is not planned to change frequency again.
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