Freeview Light on the Lees (Oldham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Lees (Oldham, England) transmitter which serves 3,100 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 Lees (Oldham, 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 effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Lees (Oldham, 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Lees 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 | H max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 223m | DTG- | 2W |
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 | H max | C25 (506.0MHz) | 223m | DTG- | 2W |
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 | H max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 223m | DTG- | 2W |
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 Lees (Oldham, 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Lees 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, 17km west-southwest (248°)
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, 17km west-southwest (248°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Lees (Oldham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 12 Aug 2020 | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C32 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 | 10W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 23 November 2015
Transmitter engineering
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LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Transmitter engineering
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LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
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LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 1 February 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
1:32 PM
1:32 PM
LEES transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 today to 11:40 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 today to 11:40 today. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
LEES transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 yesterday to 11:40 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 yesterday to 11:40 yesterday. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 11 February 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
LEES transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 on 09 Feb to 11:40 on 09 Feb, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:38 on 09 Feb to 11:40 on 09 Feb. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 4 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
LEES transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Friday, 18 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
LEES transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:34 today to 08:37 today. [BBC]
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