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Thanks Mike for that very comprehensive reply.
This sounds like very good news as I use a vertically orientated antenna pointed at Rowridge. We are 50/50 around here, choosing according to what local news seems more relevant. BBC South and Meridian cover our area and all points East and South. West of here there is no crime and news consists of how well the cider apples are growing!
I don't see Stockland Hill as a problem as we have the ridge line of the Wessex Way immediately behind us which is a total barrier to transmissions from that direction.
So I will look forward to 10x current power output all round which should sort out my Freeview reception at a stroke.
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Tuesday 13 September 2011 10:00AM
Blandford Forum
I live in North Dorset where the strongest signals are from the Mendip transmitter. We are shadowed by hills from the Winterborne Stickland transmitter.
We can however receive from Rowridge down the Stour valley, but ITV stations are only occasionally available on freeview. Having read this site, I think I understand that only BBC channels are currently transmitted at full beans from Rowridge, which would account for this. Will the ITV channels' signal strength be boosted after switchover in March 2012?