Freeview Light on the Bacup (Lancashire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bacup (Lancashire, England) transmitter which serves 5,500 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Bacup (Lancashire, England) transmitter._______
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 Bacup (Lancashire, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Bacup 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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 381m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 381m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 | V max | C40 (626.0MHz) | 381m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Bacup (Lancashire, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Bacup transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 26km south-southwest (197°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 26km south-southwest (197°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Bacup (Lancashire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_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 4 Nov 09 and 2 Dec 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Saturday, 21 April 2012
Louisa: According to BBC Reception, Bacup is working. BBC only mentions issues with its own services.
The posting immediately above yours from Transmitter engineering says that BBC TV was off the air from 19:16 to 22:45 on Saturday evening. The source is the BBC (as noted by the "[BBC]" at the end), so could have affected all channels.
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Thursday, 14 March 2013
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Lindsay4:38 PM
anytime I use BBC iplayer, over the last ten days, but particularly the last four days, I get ten minutes of programme and then it crashes my Vision Box so that everything has to be reloaded and scans for new channels. It doesn't happen on any other channel. What's going on?
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014
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barbara1:15 PM
the freeview has been off since just after 8am today when will it be back on
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Friday, 17 July 2015
C
Chris9:41 AM
Bacup
Hi there
I'm new to Freeview coming from Satellite. I understand that Bacup's parent transmitter is Winter Hill and that I'm 'just' able to get coverage according to the maps.
The question is can I get away with an amplified indoor aerial, or do I need to get the ladders out? I'm expecting this might be a 'try it' scenario...
Lastly, if I do pick up a reception with an indoor aerial - presumably they will pick up from multiple transmitters?
Thanks in advance!
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Chris's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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MikeB11:25 AM
Chris: If your in an area with just Freeview light, why move from sat.? You'll get far more channels than on a lite transmitter. Something like a Humax Freesat tuner/PVR would be a better buy.
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Dave Lindsay
11:38 AM
11:38 AM
Chris: A "coverage area" is a rough guide -- it's much more a question of whether one is able to receive at a particular spot and how easy/difficult that might be owing to objects in the way.
Here is a terrain plot between you at Winter Hill:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
The ground around 3 and 3.5 miles out is just in the way and this corresponds to Cowpe Lowe. Further -- and again this is simply a guide -- Digital UK Coverage Checker suggests you might have excellent reception.
You might get away with an indoor aerial. I would suggest that without a doubt a log periodic aerial such as the Log 36 or DM Log:
ATV`s Choice Of Aerials for digital TV
Other suppliers are available. ATV has lots of information on the site to help DIYers.
I believe that the "Log 36" is a Vision model:
TV Aerials Catalogue ? Vision Products - Powerful Products. Easy Installation. Excellent Value
The "DM Log" is manufactured by Blake.
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Monday, 29 March 2021
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Rod8:58 PM
I live in Bacup and get my Freeview TV via rooftop aerial that has been in place (and working fine) for years. For several weeks now, service has been erratic. (Picture breaking up or not avaialble at all). Sometimes only BBC channels are available and working ok; on other days BBC channels are unavailable, but ITV stations are ok. I haven't seen all the usually available channels working properly at the same time for ages. Is this problem known about? Is there something going at the transmitterr which explains this? Something has changed this year. I don't recall seeing any problem like this at all last year. What is the explanation for some channels working and others not?
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Tuesday, 30 March 2021
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Chris.SE6:20 AM
Rod:
As you can see from the post before yours, the transmitter last had a reported fault back in January.
Are your neighbours having the same problem?
If your neighbours are having the same problem, it's possible that it may currently be weather related issues due to "Tropospheric Ducting" which should clear in due course.
Otherwise, which way is your aerial pointing? It's possible you might receive several transmitters at your location and you may not be currently tuned to the best signals. We'd need a full postcode to look at predicted reception in your locale.
It's possible if your aerial installation is quite old that your installation may have developed problems. Check the aerial looks intact and is still pointing the correct way, check your downlead looks secure and undamaged. Check you coax connections and plugs for signs of corrosion etc.
Have you changed anything in your installation recently?
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Monday, 7 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Bacup transmitter - Bacup transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 07/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 14 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Bacup transmitter - Bacup transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 14/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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