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 18/11/2024 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 withheldThursday, 14 July 2016
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MikeB5:43 PM
Hilary: Mike is right, the actual system you want depends on what you can get in terms of signal and services. Every TV will have Freeview (and a decent set should have Freeview HD as standard), so you can use an aerial with anything. Some TV's will have Freesat built in, or a generic sat. tuner.
If your buying a TV, then get the right size (about 2.5 to 3 times size of the screen away from you these days), Freeview HD should be standard, at least 2 HDMI's (4 is best), and most will be smart. Stick to the four major brands (LG, Sony, Samsung and Panasonic) and you should be fine. A 40in or that sort of size in Full HD (you dont sound like a 4k customer) should be around 400-500 at the moment. The Sony W8 in a 43in has pretty much vanished, but grab one if you can - they are never making that set again.
When it comes to a TV, your paying for the best black/whites and the best movement you can. So go somewhere trustworthy and look at it for size and style.
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Thursday, 14 December 2017
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john monks5:39 PM
i have lost all comm4 channels on freeview from Lancaster transmitter nno reported problems all other multiplex are ok can you please check for problems.only happened since Tuesday 12 dec.
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StevensOnln17:08 PM
john monks: There are no faults showing for Lancaster transmitter, nor any recent engineering work. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV?
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Friday, 9 March 2018
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Dave Mason12:20 PM
Morecambe
Since the 'beast from the east' very high winds blew through Morecambe recently, our digital signal is still 100%. Our problem is with the 5 or 6 HD channels, the signal is down to 75% and every time a train (we live in South Road) goes past the reception drops out and the returns after the train has gone. Is work or repairs being done on the Lancaster transmitter? Our Postcode is LA4 6JP our aerial is on the roof.
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Dave's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln112:42 PM
Dave Mason: There are no recent faults or engineering work showing for the Lancaster transmitter. Far more likely that your aerial system suffered some damage in the recent bad weather.
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Monday, 7 May 2018
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Peter Seddon6:03 PM
Free view HD channels not being received correctly blocky or no signal non ?HD? channels are OK
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StevensOnln18:39 PM
Peter Seddon: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables and connections? What signal strength and quality readings do you get the channels that are breaking up and what do you get on the channels which are working? Please provide a full postcode so that we can see where you are in relation to the transmitter and your predicted coverage etc.
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Tuesday, 8 May 2018
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Peter Seddon2:22 PM
Morecambe
StevensOnln1: Hi All connections checked and the reception is blocky on just the HD channels from the Lancaster transmitter, channel 21 in DTG6 mode. Diretct TV aerial connection and Humax PVR show the same results. Could it be 4G interference. Post Code is LA3 3AP. All info on the transmitter shows no problems or outages.
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Peter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln13:35 PM
Peter Seddon: UHF channel 21 is at the opposite end of the UHF band compared to the frequencies which were sold off for 4G services a few years ago, so 4G interference is very unlikely. You're only 5km away and should be getting a strong signal, perhaps too strong (hence my asking for signal strength and quality readings in my earlier reply). Either you have a fault with your aerial system affecting just the PSB3 mux or you may well have too much signal causing the tuner to be effectively deafened, presenting similar symptoms to the signal being too weak (search this website for an article titled "Too much of a good thing").
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Peter Seddon6:39 PM
StevensOnln1: Just checked and have a fluctuating readings of all zero and 70% signal and 10% quallity. from CH21.
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Peter's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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