Freeview Light on the Piddletrenthide (Dorset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Piddletrenthide (Dorset, England) transmitter which serves less than 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 Piddletrenthide (Dorset, 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 Piddletrenthide (Dorset, 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 Piddletrenthide 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 152m | DTG- | 11W |
1 BBC One (SD) South, 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 152m | DTG- | 11W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Meridian (South Coast micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Meridian south coast), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 152m | DTG- | 11W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South 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 Piddletrenthide (Dorset, 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 Piddletrenthide transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-south-today.jpg)
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 73km east (79°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-meridian.jpg)
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 84km east (83°)
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Piddletrenthide (Dorset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C49tv_off | 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 7 Mar 12 and 21 Mar 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 56W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.1dB) 11W |
Local transmitter maps
Piddletrenthide Freeview Rowridge TV region BBC South Meridian (South Coast micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rowridge transmitter area
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Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
9:08 PM
9:08 PM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:20 on 21 Jul to 23:30 on 21 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 26 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:08 AM
12:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:20 on 21 Jul to 23:30 on 21 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 today to 21:05 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 yesterday to 21:05 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul. [BBC]
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Friday, 27 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:08 PM
3:08 PM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 today to 12:29 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:08 PM
6:08 PM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 today to 12:29 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:08 PM
9:08 PM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:07 on 23 Jul to 12:29 on 23 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 today to 12:29 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 28 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 yesterday to 12:29 yesterday, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul. [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 on 27 Jul to 12:29 on 27 Jul, HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 16:33 on 25 Jul to 21:05 on 25 Jul. [BBC]
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Monday, 30 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
PIDDLETRENTHIDE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 12:28 on 27 Jul to 12:29 on 27 Jul. [BBC]
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