All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
nigel: My posting should say that PSB1 and COM5 from Winter Hill will change to channels WITHOUT offsets on 10th April which means that you should then be able to pick them up.
It might be worth checking that your receiver hasn't tuned in PSB2 from Skelmersdale which is on C48. Skelmersdale is vertically polarised and your aerial is horizontal for Winter Hill, so reception could be a bit iffy.
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Barry Fox: It isn't available on Freeview.
It used to be available on a special multiplex from the Winter Hill transmitter serving the Manchester area, but is no longer so. The Freeview number above (51) probably relates to that former local service.
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M Thomas: BBC National DAB transmitter went live from Great Malvern on 4th February 2011:
BBC - Press Office - BBC national digital radio coverage improved
BBC - Help receiving TV and radio - Transmitters
mb21 - The Transmission Gallery
The site is also home to FM transmitters for BBC H&W on 104.0MHz and Free Radio (H&W) on 102.8MHz. It also broadcasts all Freeview channels.
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john abram: I think that, at your location, it is unlikely that you will be able to receive any of the Republic's channels via the terrestrial networks (Freeview or Saorview). This is due to your coastal location which means that the ground goes upwards as you head inland.
To receive Saorview from Clermont Carn in Co Louth you would therefore have the high ground in the way and the same goes for reception of the NI Mux from Black Hill (adjacent to Divis).
Ofcom published a fact sheet which has a map of areas likely to be able to receive RT in the North and along the north east is a pocket of unserved terrain:
http://consumers.ofcom.or….pdf
You will probably need to look at Saorsat. Unfortunately a different dish or bigger dish will be required to that, for Freesat.
Google Freesat and Saorsat for more information on a combined solution.
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john abram: I should have said "Black Mountain" rather than "Black Hill". It doesn't make any difference anyway because you're still not likely to be able to pick it up.
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Paul: Channel 36 should be silent and has been so for many years.
Unplug the lead from the aerial which goes into your Sky box. See if the level of interference reduces.
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J Eaton: You are, indeed, receiving ITV3 (and other services on the SDN mux) from Waltham.
It might be worth searching the internet for the model number (followed by 'EPG') for forum postings from people with the same issue and a possible solution or workaround.
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margaret walton: You posted about this the other day on the Feedback page to which jb38 asked for some more information:
Feedback | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Monday 31 December 2012 6:54PM
Refer to the Power outage map for Electricity North West (which is today's name for the electricity distribution operator in the area):
Power outage map
There are outages reported north of Lancaster centre and north east all the way along where Kirkby Lonsdale Road runs.