Full Freeview on the Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter
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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 - Rowridge transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/11/2023 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Rowridge 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
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 (354°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 24km north-northeast (20°)
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?
| Portsmouth Docks | Transposer | 2 km N city centre | 50 homes Estimate. Group of houses' |
How will the Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2 May 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | ||||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | LSO | ||||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | com7 | |||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| 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 7 Mar 12 and 21 Mar 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| PSB1||, PSB1≡, PSB2||, PSB2≡, PSB3||, PSB3≡ | (-4dB) 200kW | |
| COM4≡, COM4||, COM5≡, COM5||, COM6≡, COM6|| | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com7≡ | (-13.1dB) 24.4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| com8≡ | (-14.3dB) 18.4kW | |
| LSO≡ | (-17dB) 10kW |
Local transmitter maps
Rowridge Freeview Rowridge DAB 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, 28 May 2014
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jb389:08 PM
Nick Taylor: As Channel 5 is on the same Mux (D3&4) as ITV1 / Channel 4 etc then there is no reason for you not being able to view it unless some glitch has taken place in the tuner, therefore as a first measure I would try removing the the aerial from the device followed by carrying out an auto-tune for the purpose of blanking out anything stored in the tuner, once completed reconnect the aerial and make sure that you get a "no signal" message if you try to select a programme channel, if not (which is correct) then carry out another auto-tune to load the programmes back into the tuners memory.
If Channel 5 has returned good and well, but if not then you will have to carry out a factory reset on the hard drive device, this also brand dependant known as "default setting" or "first time installation".
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Thursday, 29 May 2014
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jb389:28 AM
Nick Taylor: Re: my reply to your posting, please cut the following > > if not (which is correct) < < which on reading over same tends to be somewhat ambiguous.
I also meant to add to my reply, that channel 5+1 which you report as being able to see is not transmitted by the same D3&4 Mux as used by Channel 5, but by the COM4/SDN Mux as used by ITV3 / Drama / QVC etc.
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014
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Phil Clifford11:01 AM
Hi, I have full uninterrupted sight of Rowridge, but experience regular freezing/pixelating of pictures, this with a stated 100% quality but only approx 40% strength of signal.
I have an external HP aerial & am I postcode SO317 BB. What can you suggest please to ensure better reception & access to all published channels? Thanks.
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MikeB2:43 PM
Phil Clifford: If you put your postcode into this site (or just Digital Uk's site), you'll see that your just 23km from the transmitter, so its not surprising that your tuner is screaming - the signal is way too high.
See here for how to cure it: Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Phil Clifford7:51 PM
MikeB, thanks for your comment, something that I suspected but have no experience of - I will give that a go.
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Saturday, 7 June 2014
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Vic Savy10:33 AM
I get digital TV transmissions from the Fenham transmitter. Do you know if there is information somewhere that will tell me when COM7 will be available from that transmitter?
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KMJ,Derby10:46 AM
Vic Savy: Digital UK are showing 17th June 2014 for the start of COM7 transmissions from Fenham.
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Monday, 9 June 2014
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colin1951uk3:58 PM
Eastleigh
Could one of our aerial installer friends advise me on a couple of points please.
A) I've had a leaflet through the the door today about 4G starting in my area (from you know who) but I was always under the impression that the Rowridge transmitter was immune from 4G transmissions because its channels are well away from the spectrum used by 4G. Am I a bit naive in thinking this and any idea how close you have to be to a 4G mast to expect any problems?
B) I had to have a new aerial/cable installation done a month ago come this Friday due to water ingression and everything has been fine until this past week when I've started noticing what I would call a 'shadow' effect (not proper ghosting) to the right of word banners (for instance rolling film credits are a good example) and people if there is a crowd on the screen (I've noticed it in particular when watching football as the players look to have little shadows chasing them.) I can't believe the new aerial is at fault here and wondered what causes this effect (Googling hasn't made me any the wiser.) Can anyone help me isolate and fix this effect please?
Thanks...Colin
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colin1951uk's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
colin1951uk:
hi, I am a local RDI approved aerial installer
in response to A - you are correct in saying Rowridge transmits at lower levels away from 4G, however there may be parts of your system that are prone to receiving 4G such as a wideband aerial receiving 21-68 (which you shouldn't have as its new) and also an amplifier receiving 21-68, which again you shouldn't have, if you have an amplifier it should either be 4G protected but if you do have an older one which can receive 21-68 then your recent installer should have fitted a 4G filter in preparation for protection.
in response to B - from your description this sounds like an issue with the tv set itself
regards
Jamie stevens
Jays Cabling Services
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Tuesday, 10 June 2014
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jb3812:06 AM
colin1951uk: In addition to jamie's reply, in areas where DTT reception is liable to be affected by 4G transmissions the reason for is simply down to the powerful (usually) RF signal transmitted by the latter swamping the TV's (or boxes) tuners input circuitry thereby desensitising it to the reception of DTT signals.
As 4G transmissions take place above C60 then the tuner swamping effect of diminishes in a downwards pattern from that channel, and as Rowridges channel span ranges from C21 - C31 then its highly unlikely to be affected "unless" the 4G transmitter is located within say 750ft or so of the receiving aerial, or at a slightly greater distance if its located directly in line with the signal path from the Rowridge transmitter.
Of course the other factor which does play a role in whether or not reception is affected by 4G is the strength of the signal being received from the Rowridge transmitters, because if the signal is inclined to be a little on the low side then the effect of 4G will be much greater, likewise less on strong signals.
I would advise you to leave things as they are for the time being as the 4G issue is somewhat over hyped, likewise you may find that your reception has not really changed after the 4G transmitter comes into service, however it would be prudent to try and find out where the 4G transmitter is located relative to that of your location.
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