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: 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 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, plus 17 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| 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, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Congleton (Cheshire East, 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 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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Monday, 30 May 2011
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pat marsh12:05 AM
we suddenly have no signal for film 4. Any reason known for this?
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Saturday, 9 July 2011
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Catherine9:29 PM
Congleton
Over the past couple fo weeks we've experienced dreadful signal for many channels e.g. ITV2 and Film 4
Hope this improves
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Catherine's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 10 July 2011
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KMJ,Derby11:02 AM
Catherine: MuxArqB which carries Film4 switches to high power working at Winter Hill on 21st September 2011. There is currently a power restriction to reduce interference with MuxD from Sutton Coldfield which shares the same frequency until that date. If you are having problems with ITV2 does that include ITV1, C4 and C5 as these all share the same high power mux?
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Sunday, 7 August 2011
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Ian Turner9:39 AM
Congleton
Hi CW12 1LY
I get some signal loss problems on all my HD digital channels.(about two three times in 1/2 hour. My post code is CW12 1LY are any transmitter improvements due in my area?
Loft Aerial my aerial supplier says should be ok.
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Monday, 8 August 2011
Ian Turner: Loft aerials can be problematic, but have a look at Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please/
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jb3810:04 PM
Ian Turner: There is also another aspect that has to be taken into consideration, that being, whether your aerial installer has pointed your aerial at the local "light" (limited channels) Freeview transmitter at Congleton, or the main full Station at Winter Hill? as both these stations indicate good reception using your post code.
A way to check this being, whilst on the BBC HD channel to go into the tuning menu section / signal check indicator and observe what Mux channel number is seen, if its Congleton then it should show Ch47, but if Winter hill its Ch54.
Once this is known, then have look inside the loft hatch and check that if the Mux channel seen on the test was 47 that the aerial has been mounted vertically, (elements top to bottom) whereas with Ch54
applying it should be horizontal.
However before trying this test have a look up in the 800 ranges and check to see if any BBC HD channel shown up there is stronger, if it is then check the Mux number as it may require you to manually tune the TV to get it to the correct EPG position. (if this applies!). (Ch47 bu)
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Sunday, 14 April 2013
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Stephen Marshall 8:46 AM
I live in the congleton area, I have followed the reset procedures with no luck. I understand there has been maintenance on the transmitter but is this still ongoing
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