Brian Butterworth first published this on 1st May 2004 at 08:20 - UK Free TV

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The symbol shows the location of the Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter which serves 620,000 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 Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) mast?

ROWRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 on 27 Sep to 08:33 on 27 Sep, HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 on 27 Sep to 08:33 on 27 Sep. FM: Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 04:38 on 25 Sep to 04:50 on 25 Sep.

Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex ■ List by channel number ■ List by channel name

Which Freeview channels does the Rowridge transmitter broadcast?

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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.

Mux	H/V	Frequency	Height	Mode	Watts
PSB1 BBCA	V max  H max	C24 (498.0MHz)	320m	DTG-3	200,000W 200,000W
	1 BBC One South, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 120 CBBC, 121 CBeebies, 130 BBC News, 131 BBC Parliament, 601 BBC Red Button 1, plus 17 others 200 BBC Red Button 1, 700 BBC Radio 1, 701 BBC Radio 1Xtra, 702 BBC Radio 2, 703 BBC Radio 3, 704 BBC Radio 4, 705 BBC Radio 5 Live, 706 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, 707 BBC Radio 6 Music, 708 BBC Radio 4 Extra, 709 BBC Asian Network, 710 BBC World Service, 719 BBC Berkshire (BBC local radio), 720 BBC Sussex (BBC local radio), 721 BBC Wiltshire (BBC local radio), 722 BBC Solent (BBC local radio), 734 BBC Solent for Dorset (BBC local radio),
PSB2 D3+4	V max  H max	C27 (522.0MHz)	320m	DTG-3	200,000W 200,000W
	3 ITV (Meridian (South Coast micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 14 More4, 15 Film4, 24 ITV4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Meridian south coast),
PSB3 BBCB	V max  H max	C21+ (474.2MHz)	320m	DTG-6	200,000W 200,000W
	45 Film4 +1, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 123 CBBC HD, 602 BBC Red Button 2, 603 BBC Red Button 3,
COM4 SDN	H -6dB  V -6dB	C25 (506.0MHz)	299m	DTG-8	50,000W 50,000W
	10 ITV3, 20 Drama, 21 5 USA, 26 ITV Be, 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5STAR, 34 ITV3 +1, 37 Quest, 44 Channel 5 +1, 55 Channel 5 +24, 58 ITV Be +1, 61 True Entertainment, 62 ITV4 +1, 66 CBS Reality, 70 Horror Channel, 122 CITV, plus 22 others  Gay Rabbit,  Holidays TV,  Rabbit,  1-2-1 Dating,  Christian,  Peace TV,  Playboy TV Chat,  Bluebird 1,  TVPlayer, 16 QVC, 39 The Store, 49 The Jewellery Channel, 170 ADULT Section (start), 171 Television X, 182 Xpanded TV promo, 234 CONNECT 4, 244 VisionTV, 246 JSTV, 247 kykNET, 724 Capital FM, 727 Absolute Radio, 728 Heart,
COM5 ArqA	H -6dB  V -6dB	C22+ (482.2MHz)	302m	DTG-8	50,000W 50,000W
	11 pick, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4 +1, 32 Movie Mix, 41 Food Network, 46 Challenge, 48 Movies4Men, 68 truTV, 69 Tru TV +1, 72 YourTV, 126 Tiny Pop, 132 Sky News, plus 18 others 23 Create and Craft, 43 Gems TV, 65 TBN UK, 173 ADULT smileTV3, 175 ADULT PARTY, 176 ADULT Blue, 177 ADULT Babestn2, 207 Kiss Me TV, 208 Proud Dating, 712 KISS FRESH, 713 Kiss, 714 KISSTORY, 715 Magic, 717 Kerrang!, 723 talkSPORT, 730 RNIB Connect, 731 Classic FM, 732 LBC,
COM6 ArqB	H -6dB  V -6dB	C28 (530.0MHz)	302m	DTG-8	50,000W 50,000W
	Al Jazeera English,  BT Sport 1 (not free), 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 25 Home, 31 Spike, 38 Quest +1, 42 Travel Channel, 47 4seven, 59 BT Showcase (not free), 63 Community Channel, 64 CBS Action, 73 YourTV +1, 84 Dave ja vu, plus 19 others  Dating,  Q,  Propeller TV, 22 Ideal World, 35 QVC Beauty, 36 QVC +1, 40 Rocks and Co, 125 Pop, 135 RT, 172 ADULT smileTV2, 174 Babestation, 199 ADULT Section (end), 226 CCTV, 231 Racing UK, 239 SonLife, 711 The Hits radio, 716 heat, 718 Smooth radio, 725 Premier Radio,
LSO	H -13dB	C29 (538.0MHz)	299m	DTG-12	10,000W
	from 22nd December 2014: 7 That's Solent, plus 1 others  QVC Extra,
com7	H -9.1dB	C31 (554.0MHz)	320m	DTG-6	24,400W
	Buz Muzik, 57 VIVA, 67 CBS Reality +1, 71 CBS Drama, 78 5USA +1, 81 Talking Pictures TV, 86 Vintage TV, 87 Keep It Country, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC News HD, 108 Al Jazeera Eng HD, 109 Channel 4+1 HD, 110 4seven HD, 113 RT HD, 124 CBeebies HD, 134 Al Jazeera Arabic, plus 4 others  Daystar TV,  Arise News, 77 Rishtey Europe, 245 Keep It Country TV,
com8	H -10.4dB	C37 (602.0MHz)	320m	DTG-6	18,400W
	plus 2 others 111 QVC +1 HD, 112 QVC Beauty HD,

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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Rowridge transmitter?

BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 26km north
to BBC South region - 39 masts.

ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 24km north-northeast
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford

Are there any self-help relays?

How will the Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

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Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rowridge transmitter area

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?