Freeview Light on the Ludlow (Shropshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Ludlow (Shropshire, England) transmitter which serves 3,200 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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Ludlow (Shropshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Ludlow 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 | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 241m | DTG- | 5W |
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 | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 241m | DTG- | 5W |
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), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C39 (618.0MHz) | 241m | DTG- | 5W |
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 |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Ludlow (Shropshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Ludlow transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-midlands-today.jpg)
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 58km east-northeast (77°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-central.jpg)
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 58km east-northeast (77°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the Ludlow (Shropshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 1 Mar 2018- | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C42 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C49tv_off | 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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 25W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 5W |
Local transmitter maps
Ludlow Freeview Ridge Hill TV region BBC West Midlands Central (West micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Ridge Hill transmitter area
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Saturday, 22 August 2020
Transmitter engineering
1:09 PM
1:09 PM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 3 Aug 11:22 until 3 Aug 12:38. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 29 August 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Aug 17:01 until 27 Aug 17:08. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Aug 17:01 until 27 Aug 17:08. . FM: Off the air due to essential engineering from 1 Sep 22:06 until 1 Sep 23:25. . [BBC]
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Friday, 4 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:28 AM
7:28 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 13 Aug 23:42 until 13 Aug 23:52. . FM: Off the air due to essential engineering from 1 Sep 22:06 until 1 Sep 23:25. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 10 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 13 Aug 23:42 until 13 Aug 23:52. . [BBC]
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Friday, 8 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
9:22 AM
9:22 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 8 Jan 03:21 until 8 Jan 03:28. . [BBC]
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Monday, 4 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:44 AM
8:44 AM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 4 Oct 09:06. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:43 PM
2:43 PM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 4 Oct 09:06 until 4 Oct 10:21. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:44 PM
2:44 PM
Ludlow transmitter - Ludlow transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/10/2021 Screen may go black on all or certain channels [DUK]
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Friday, 8 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:44 PM
2:44 PM
LUDLOW transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 8 Oct 14:04. Off the air due to essential engineering from 4 Oct 09:06 until 4 Oct 10:21. . [BBC]
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