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.
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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?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-north-west-tonight.jpg)
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 76km south-southeast (155°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-granada-reports.jpg)
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 |
Which 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 withheldSaturday, 21 May 2016
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J9:03 PM
Freeview signal strength in Preston area, Lancashire suddenly dropped for me Last Sunday. Lots of interference watching channels such as Challenge, Dave and Channel 5. Had to buy a new freeview box and amplified aerial (my last aerial wasn't amplified and worked perfectly) as I smashed my other ones out of frustration.
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Thursday, 14 July 2016
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Hilary3:07 PM
I have just purchased a flat in Kendal town centre. I want to get free digital TV. What is the best system to install - aerial or freesat ?
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MikeP
4:22 PM
4:22 PM
Hilary:
Rather depends. If there is already a working satellite dish fitted then Freesat would be easy to set up with a suitable receiver or box. If not, then check if there is already an aerial system available. Note that many blocks of flats use a communal aerial system, so check with the new neighbours (a good way to start getting to know them) whether they have their own aerials or use a communal system. If it is communal, then just plug in the TV and do a full retune. Note that you would not be allowed to fit your own aerial system without permission from the building owners or the Management Committee, so check with them before doing any work.
If you take a look at Which Freeview channels does the Kendal transmitter broadcast? you will see that the Kendal transmitter is of the 'Freeview lite' tyupe, meaning it does not carry the full range of services found on the main transmitters. If you put your full post code into this website, you will eventually see a set of 6 blue boxes below your postings. One of these named digitaluk trade will list what transmitters can be received at your location, what the channels are and what direction the aerial should be aimed to get the best available reception. It will also tell you what type of aerial to use, if you need a new one fitted.
Hope that helps you get started?
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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, 16 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
10:34 AM
10:34 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:33 PM
1:33 PM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 today to 11:10 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:33 PM
4:33 PM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:32 today to 15:37 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 today to 11:10 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:33 PM
7:33 PM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 today to 09:34 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 today to 11:10 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:32 today to 15:37 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 17 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 yesterday to 09:34 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 yesterday to 09:34 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 yesterday to 11:10 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:32 [BBC]
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Saturday, 18 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
LANCASTER transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 on 16 Feb to 09:34 on 16 Feb, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:15 on 16 Feb to 09:34 on 16 Feb. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:14 on 16 Feb to 11:10 on 16 Feb, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:32 [BBC]
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