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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Ridge Hill (County of Herefordshire, England) mast?
Ridge Hill transmitter - Ridge Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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)
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.
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 (39°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 69km northeast (39°)
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?
| 1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 1 Mar 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | W T | ||||
| C6 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C24 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C27 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local | _local | |||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
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 withheldWednesday, 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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Monday, 25 June 2018
Mike and Stevens
Many thanks for your comments. All seems fine as long as the light is not on.
What is absolutely amazing it the Leak FM radio. It is so infinitely superior to all the modern forms of radio. There is brilliant separation, a full rounded sound, clear, colourless and with none of the noise associated with FM radio. Any of the other forms, DAB, Freeview or the internet are like mono signals and then one goes to FM and it is brilliant. I hope that the government never take FM out.
Andrew
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MikeP
3:43 PM
3:43 PM
Andrew Bullock:
One possible course of action could be to change the aerial cables to better quality ones that are better screened from interference. Many coaxial cables are a central core with a fine wire 'screen around it, separated by plastic insulation. If you change that for a cable that has a double screen of copper foil and woven copper wire, such as is often used for satellite signal feeds, you may find it improves the problem - but no guarantees. See White Foam Filled Digital Satellite & Aerial Cable for an example of the better type of cable. You may also explore using CT100 or RG100 cables.
Another possible solution to try is a different make of LED bulb or even a flourescent type. I know they cost a bit more to run but are still cheaper than incandescent lamps (the 'old' style bulbs).
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John4:52 PM
There does appear to be a problem around the Bromyard area. 7am the signal is patchy and again around 8pm-ish
Now I thought this might be something in my house or something landing on the aerial or something like that. But friends of mine who live in the town (just over a mile from me) say they have the same problem.
Weather conditions are clear.
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John4:53 PM
Sorry, I should have been clearer. This has been happening for around 6-8 weeks.
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Tuesday, 3 July 2018
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Nigel Owen9:04 AM
Hereford
MikeP:
My full postcode is HR3 6EY, signal goes from perfectly watchable, quality about 70% on weakest channel, to zero signal strength and quality. Often poor early in the day or on a Sunday! Does the signal strength alter on some channels i wonder?
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MikeP
4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Nigel Owen:
The signal quality is not relevant, it is the signal strength that is of greatest importance. The transmitted signal strength does not vary at all at any time, unless the engineers are working on the transmitter or aerial system on the mast. There is currently no work being done on the Ridge Hill transmitter.
However, if you look at Coverage Checker - Detailed View you will see the predicted reception for your location. the BBCA, BBCB and D3&4 multiplexes are expected to be good and reliable. The SDN, ARQ A and ARQ B multiplexes are expected to be variable.
If your problem affects the transmissions on channels 28 (BBC A), 25 (D3&4) and 22 (BBC B) then you should carefull check all your aerial connections and ensure the cable is undamaged. There is nothing you can do about reception on channels 21, 24 and 27. the services on COM7 and COM 8 are not available at your location.
It appears that you are in a difficult reception location. It may be worth considering Freesat?
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Wednesday, 7 November 2018
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tfc11:57 AM
Nov 07 2018 since 11am
RidgeHill com7 & com8
Receiving poor signal level on both of these. Other muxes OK
Location Cheltenham
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