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Full Freeview on the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter which serves 270,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmitter.Which Freeview channels does the Ridge Hill 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.
DTG-3 64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-6 256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4
DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Ridge Hill transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 69km northeast
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 69km northeast
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Whitton | Transposer | 35 km NW Hereford | 40 homes |
How will the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| years | 1968~85 | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 1st Mar 2018- | |
| aerial group | VHF | A K | A K | W | W | W | W | A K | |
| C6 | ITV | ||||||||
| C21 | +SDN | +SDN | +SDN | BBCA | |||||
| C22 | BBC1 | BBC1 | BBC1 | +BBCB | +BBCB | +BBCB | D3+4 | ||
| C24 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | BBCB | |||||
| C25 | ITV | ITV | ITV | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | SDN | ||
| C27 | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ArqA | |||||
| C28 | BBC2 | BBC2 | BBC2 | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ArqB | ||
| C29 | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||||
| C30 | _local | _local | _local | ||||||
| 600 | C32 | C4 | C4 | C4 | com7 | ||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | C5 | C5 | |||||||
| C42 | C | ||||||||
| C45 | D | ||||||||
| 700 | C51 | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C53 | 1 | ||||||||
| C57 | 2 | ||||||||
| C60 | A | ||||||||
| 800 | C63 | B |
orange background for multiplexes names more
green background for transmission frequencies
lilac background for power levels in watts
800MHz band: 4G mobile started in 2013
700MHz band: 4G from 30 June 2020more
600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 6th April and 20th April 2011.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, PSB2 iw, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| com7 | (-9.8dB) 10.5kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| com8 | (-10.1dB) 9.8kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Ridge Hill transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 11 June 2018
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Nigel Owen7:48 PM
Why am i having so much trouble recently with CH27 - COM6 522MHz. Could it be weather related. Had a new aerial fitted recently plus amp and still CH27 is off intermittently. I do live a long way off in HR3 but it is so hit and miss. Any weather/transmitter related suggestions?
Thanks
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Tuesday, 12 June 2018
MikeP
3:31 PM
3:31 PM
Nigel Owen:
Please provide a full post code so that we can see where you are in relation to the possible transmitters and what the expected reception conditions are likely to be.
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Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Two nights running Ridge Hill Transmissions have stopped, very suddenly tonight. Last night it failed but by morning the signal had come back.
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StevensOnln111:21 PM
Andrew Bullock: Given that no one else is reporting any problems, it is most likely to be something at your end. If it is happening at the same time each night, you're probably suffering with electrical interference from something operating on a timer (probably something with an electric motor).
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Wednesday, 20 June 2018
The TV came back on in the morning. It is now 10:16 and again BBC 1 has poor signal quality. Our signal skirts over Bringsty Common. Could it be a weather condition? When the aerial was put up, recently, it gave a 100% strength and quality even on HD. Now no signal on the easiest channels. We have just checked up on the aerial's movements but it is still in the same place. Time now 10:31pm.
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Thursday, 21 June 2018
MikeP
3:19 PM
3:19 PM
Andrew Bullock:
100% strength is far too much and that could well be the cause of your problems. Reduce the signal strength to between 60% and 85% by inserting an attenuator in the aerial lead, do it so the weight of the attenuator does not 'hang' on any socket by adding a short flylead.
See 'too much of a good thing' on this website for more details
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Friday, 22 June 2018
Andrew Bullock: Problem diagnosed. The TV signal goes when the LED light near it is switched on. This has happened at similar times when people have gone up to bed. I now have to work out how to protect the aerial from the LED. Thanks for your indulgence and I wonder if any one else has had a similar experience.
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