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 withheldTuesday, 20 October 2020
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David Clarke8:57 PM
Pershore
20/10/2020 total loss of signal again in WR10 2NL did the same last Tuesday and signal returned on Wednesday.
This has happened twice in September, I have checked the status of Ridge Hill Transmitter which stated it's working . anyone having similar problems ?
Just paid my License !!
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Wednesday, 21 October 2020
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Chris.SE12:23 AM
David Clarke:
Whilst there are some small variations across your postcode area, the Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker doesn't show Ridge Hill as the "Most likely" (or the best) transmitter for you. Several transmitters could be received with differing reliability. (Have you moved since your previous post?)
There are two transmitters within the likely beamwidth of an aerial pointing in the Ridge Hill "direction" but more to the point are your aerial rods horizontal or vertical?
If they are vertical then you shouldn't be tuning to Ridge Hill which is horizontal polarisation.
Also if you've done an automatic tune rather than a manual one, then it's possible you could be tuned to the "wrong" transmitter with unreliable signals for the location and aerial polarisation.
Check in your TV's tuning section which UHF channels it's tuning to (make a note in case you need to return to them).
Ridge Hill, as you probably know, is C28, C25, C22, C21, C24, C27, C55 for PSBs1-3, COMs 4-7.
It's bearing 243 degrees (27 degrees S of due W) rods horizontal.
Now Malvern is bearing 258 degrees (12 degrees S of due W) rods Vertical.
Its channels are C41, C44, C47, C29, C31, C37. (no COM7).
There is also a very low power relay at Worcester bearing 292 degrees (22 degrees N of due W) ie virtually WNW, rods vertical, but its an SFN with Ridge Hill (uses the same channels) but it is closer.
If you find you are not tuned to the correct channels, it may pay to clear previous tuning by doing an automatic tune with the aerial unplugged, then plug it back in and do a manual tune for the correct channels depending on your aerial polarisation and direction.
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Friday, 8 January 2021
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StevensOnln110:35 AM
Lib: Sony Movies Classic is carried on the local TV multiplex, which is not broadcast from Ridge Hill as there are no local TV stations covering any of the areas served by Ridge Hill.
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Monday, 25 January 2021
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John Pollock2:32 PM
Leominster Herefordshire. As of last week pixelation with sound glitches. All equipment checks made including the use of different tv etc.. Brand new aerial as of last year stored in loft which has worked well until recently.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2021
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Chris.SE6:49 PM
John Pollock:
Which specific channels are you having problems with? There doesn't appear to be any reports of any transmitter problems from Freeview or the BBC.
Have you introduced or changed any equipment recently, especially anything with HDMI cables? Make sure any HDMI cables are not near aerial cables or flyleads especially if the latter are not high quality double screened as HDMI can cause some interference.
Has the aerial been disturbed, it should be pointing roughly at a bearing of 150 degrees (nearly SSE) with the rods horizontal. Any metal objects, scaffolding or structural changes occurred?
Check you are tuned to the correct UHF channels for Ridge Hill and not inadvertently tuned to weaker signals from another transmitter.
Check in your TV's tuning section which UHF channels it's tuning to, they should be
C28, C25, C22, C21, C24, C27, C55 for multiplexes BBCA/PSBs1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6, COM7.
See Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are on which multiplex.
COMs 4-7.
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Sunday, 3 October 2021
My BBC channels on CH28 keep losing the signal,i have had this before but have had a new digital aerial and booster/splitter fitted.Up to now we have been using a Freesat box but now want a new tv with all the "gizzmos"Most of the other channels have been fine but when i go into the tuning menu on the tv and look at the signal and quality strengths,CH28 is constantly fluctuating between 1 and 8 and the others between 7 and 10. Those between 7 and 10 are fine and not breaking up but Ch 28 is unwatchable.I was told by the installer of the aerial that trees do not affect the signal but we seem to get the issue when we have strong wind and rain and the aerial points towards a copse of large trees!!! Is it a transmitter issue,tree related or just a case of having to live with it?The aerial is in the attic and we live in a bungalow at HR4 7NF Any help please?!!!!
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Chris.SE9:49 PM
Gordon Hargest:
You didn't say how long you've currently been having the problem with C28.
How long ago was your new aerial installed? Was it and the booster/splitter installed with new double-screened coax?
And to clear up a couple of points, there is no such thing as a digital aerial. Aerials are aerials, they pick up RF signals, it doesn't matter if they are analogue or digital - the aerial does not distinguish, it's what's on the end of the coax that does that!
Your "installer" seems to have (very) limited knowledge. Trees can be a massive problem, especially when wet, it depends where they are! If they are deciduous, then their effects will vary with the amount of leaf.
You mentioned that the channels that are fine are varying between 7 and 10, is this the strength figure? If so, what are the quality figures?
Have you looked at your aerial? Is it securely fixed and not moving in the wind and not missing any elements? Is the downlead securely fixed to the pole etc. and not flapping in the wind?
For your location, the aerial should be pointing at a bearing of 113 degrees - pretty much ESE, and the rods (or squashed Xs) should be horizontal (also compare with your neighbours' aerials).
How far away (roughly) are these trees? Are they on your own property and are they tall enough to be on the aerial line-of-sight? Could they be trimmed/topped?
If it weren't for the probable issue with the trees, the predicted reception from Ridge Hill for your locale is very good. As you may have noticed from the post before yours, the Transmitter is having Planned Engineering, and as the other channels do not seems to be as badly affected, it's possible that the engineering is the cause of your issue with the BBCA multiplex, but we really need some more of the detail as mentioned to be more certain.
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Saturday, 18 December 2021
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Lib. 9:22 PM
I am Hereford transmitter. I keep loosing. ITV. BBC. Channels. Also. Channel. 5. USA etc. Sone times break up. But to night list itv bbc. Completely. Hereford say no problems. So what's going on. Missed strictly.
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