Freeview Light on the Congleton (Cheshire East, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Congleton (Cheshire East, England) transmitter which serves 2,600 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 Congleton (Cheshire East, 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 Congleton (Cheshire East, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Congleton 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 159m | DTG- | 40W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 159m | DTG- | 40W |
 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), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 159m | DTG- | 40W |
 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 45 Freeview channels?
The Congleton (Cheshire East, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Congleton transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 36km north (350°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 36km north (351°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Congleton (Cheshire East, 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 K T | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 200W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 40W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Friday, 26 June 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:26 PM
7:26 PM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Jun 11:09 until 26 Jun 11:34. Off the air due to a fault from 26 Jun 10:54 until 26 Jun 10:54. Off the air due to a fault from 26 Jun 06:15 until 26 Jun 06:25. . [BBC]
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Monday, 16 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:28 AM
7:28 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Nov 05:59 until 16 Nov 06:09. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Nov 23:52 until 17 Nov 00:32. Off the air due to a fault from 16 Nov 19:32 until 16 Nov 20:04. Off the air due to essential engineering from 16 Nov 13:23 until 16 Nov 13:35. Off the air due to a fault from [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:50 AM
10:50 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Nov 00:36 until 18 Nov 00:38. Off the air due to a fault from 16 Nov 23:52 until 17 Nov 00:32. Off the air due to a fault from 16 Nov 19:32 until 16 Nov 20:04. Off the air due to essential eng [BBC]
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Sunday, 22 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Nov 00:36 until 18 Nov 00:38. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:05 AM
5:05 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Jan 23:14 until 5 Jan 23:16. . [BBC]
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Monday, 28 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:46 AM
8:46 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jun 07:04 until 28 Jun 07:16. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 12 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:22 AM
8:22 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Sep 06:38 until 12 Sep 06:48. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:20 AM
10:20 AM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 3 May 10:10. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:20 PM
1:20 PM
CONGLETON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 3 May 10:10 until 3 May 10:16. . [BBC]
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