Full Freeview on the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmitter which serves 52,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) mast?
Lancaster transmitter - Lancaster transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/04/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Lancaster (Lancashire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Lancaster 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Lancaster (Lancashire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Lancaster transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 76km south-southeast (155°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 75km south-southeast (155°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Abbeystead | Active deflector | 10 km SE Lancaster | 30 homes School |
How will the Lancaster (Lancashire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 30 Mar 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C30 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C31 | 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 | 10kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 200W |
Local transmitter maps
Lancaster Freeview Lancaster DAB Lancaster AM/FM Winter Hill TV region BBC North West GranadaWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 14 June 2013
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Paul Haigh5:58 PM
Since about mid April, BBC channels and a few others have gone very blocky, sound drops, sometimes no picture at all. Weirdly, BBC HD works (mostly) OK. Thought aerial might have been faulty so replaced it with a 43 element version thinking extra gain may help but problem is exactly the same. Why does increasing gain not help with this issue and why aren't all channels affected?
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Sunday, 30 June 2013
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Andrew11:26 PM
For the last few months we have been getting severe picture breakup on C24 c25 c22 only on these muxes. I originally thought it was streetlight as we have had that problem before but it sometimes does it in daytime, although it is much worse at night after dark.
We have a roof aerial which has always been fine, we have the signal boosted. I have tried without the booster too.
Any ideas? Could it be 4g tests in lancaster area or something else?
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Monday, 1 July 2013
Andrew: There have been no 800MHz 4G tests in your area.
Without knowledge of your location it is impossible to address such an issue. A location, preferably in the form of a postcode or that of a nearby shop, is required so as to check predicted signals at the location.
The only answer can be a general one. Are there trees somewhere along the signal path? Assuming that they're deciduous then leaves grew a few months back. After dark it cools down and the air gets damp.
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Thursday, 2 January 2014
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Ken Simm9:01 AM
Kendal
I live just off the A6 in south Kendal postcode LA9 5JR and have limited number of channels using the local relay. I want to buy an aerial to point south to the Lancaster transmitter as several have done on my estate. There are many different types of aerial pointing south but which one is best? Can you recommend a suitable aerial please?
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Ken's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby11:34 PM
Ken Simm: For best results from Lancaster it is worth the extra effort of obtaining a group "A" receiving aerial. The dimensions of such aerials are designed to specifically cover the range of frequencies in use at Lancaster. The average DIY store only stocks wideband versions, which tend not to perform well at lower frequencies, so it might be necessary to go to a specialist retailer. A glance at neighbouring roof- tops might reveal if "normal sizes" are ok say up to about 18 elements- Triax supergain 18 or Antiference RX20A for example.
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Monday, 12 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
11:41 AM
11:41 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
11:38 AM
11:38 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 today to 10:38 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 today to 10:38 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:16 today. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
2:45 PM
2:45 PM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 today to 10:38 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 today to 10:38 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:16 today to 10:44 today. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:41 AM
1:41 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 yesterday to 10:38 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 yesterday to 10:38 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:16 yesterday to 10:44 yesterday. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 15 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
12:44 AM
12:44 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 on 13 May to 10:38 on 13 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 on 13 May to 10:38 on 13 May. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:16 on 13 May to 10:44 on 13 May. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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