Freeview Light on the Oakenhead (Lancashire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Oakenhead (Lancashire, England) transmitter which serves 1,500 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 Oakenhead (Lancashire, 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 Oakenhead (Lancashire, 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 Oakenhead 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) | 287m | DTG- | 20W |
 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) | 287m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 287m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 Oakenhead (Lancashire, 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 Oakenhead transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 26km south (181°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 26km south (181°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Oakenhead (Lancashire, 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 | 100W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 20 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 19 Feb 11:22 until 19 Feb 12:01. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 15 Jun 11:30 until 15 Jun 12:41. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:44 AM
7:44 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Nov 00:36 until 18 Nov 00:38. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:05 AM
5:05 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Jan 23:14 until 5 Jan 23:16. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:47 AM
8:47 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jun 07:39 until 22 Jun 08:57. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:43 AM
5:43 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 04:15 until 13 Oct 04:17. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 02:14 until 13 Oct 03:37. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 17 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:34 AM
8:34 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 17 Oct 08:02. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 04:15 until 13 Oct 04:17. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 02:14 until 13 Oct 03:37. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:29 PM
2:29 PM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 17 Oct 08:02 until 17 Oct 13:09. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 04:15 until 13 Oct 04:17. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Oct 02:14 until 13 Oct 03:37. . [BBC]
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Monday, 18 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:29 AM
5:29 AM
OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 17 Oct 08:02 until 17 Oct 13:09. . [BBC]
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Friday, 31 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:07 AM
10:07 AM
Oakenhead transmitter - Oakenhead transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/03/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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