Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter which serves 2,690,000 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 Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-2 16QAM 2K 3/4 18.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Winter 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | H max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
 1 BBC One (SD) North West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | H max | C34 (578.0MHz) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Granada), 4 Channel 4 (SD) North ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 North ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Granada), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max | C35- (585.8MHz) | 726m | DTG- | 100,000W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD North West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
| COM4 SDN | H max | C29 (538.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
 20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 35 others | |||||
| COM5 ArqA | H max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
 Smithsonian Channel, 11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's Christmas, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others | |||||
| COM6 ArqB | H max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
 Quest Red +1, Classic Hits, 12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! christmas mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 83 Together TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 20 others | |||||
| LM | H -20dB | C40 (626.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-12 | 1,000W |
 from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Manchester, | |||||
| LL | H -17dB | C24 (498.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-12 | 2,000W |
 from 30th June 2014: 7 Bay TV Liverpool, | |||||
| LPR | H -20dB | C56 (754.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-12 | 1,000W |
 from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Lancashire, | |||||
| GIM | H -20dB | C57 (762.0MHz) | 572m | DTG-2 | 1,000W |
 Now 90s, Spotlight TV, Clubland TV, Country Music Entertainment , Classic Hits MCR, 76 That's Christmas MCR, 77 That's 60s MCR, 80 Best Xmas Music, 86 That's 90s MCR, 88 TV Warehouse+1, | |||||
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-2 16QAM 2K 3/4 18.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Winter Hill transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 22km southeast (140°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 22km southeast (139°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1956-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 20 Feb 2020 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C12 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C24 | _local | ||||||||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C40 | LOCAL2 | ||||||||
| C48 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C49tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C54tv_off | -BBCB | -BBCB | -BBCB | ||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | ||
| C56tv_off | _local | _local | _local | LPR | |||||
| C57tv_off | GIM | GIM | GIM | GIM | |||||
| C58tv_off | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C61 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 4 Nov 09 and 2 Dec 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-12.9dB) 25.7kW | |
| com8 | (-13.4dB) 22.6kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-16dB) 12.5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| LL | (-24dB) 2kW | |
| GIM, LM, LPR | (-27dB) 1000W |
Local transmitter maps
Winter Hill Freeview Winter Hill DAB Winter Hill AM/FM Winter Hill TV region BBC North West GranadaWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Wednesday, 4 July 2018
J
js2:28 PM
Com8 is now back to normal signal level, here in Salford.
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 today, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 03:47 today, Radio 4 FM Off Air from 03:47 tod [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:08 AM
9:08 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 today to 05:07 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 0 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
12:08 PM
12:08 PM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 today to 05:07 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 yesterday, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 0 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:08 PM
3:08 PM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 today to 05:07 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 today to 05:05 today, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 yesterday to 12:02 today, Radio 3 FM [BBC]
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Thursday, 19 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 yesterday to 05:07 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 yesterday to 05:05 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 yesterday to 05:05 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 on 17 Jul to [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:08 PM
6:08 PM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 yesterday to 05:07 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 yesterday to 05:05 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 on 17 Jul to 12:02 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 yesterday to [BBC]
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Friday, 20 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
WINTER HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 03:47 on 18 Jul to 05:07 on 18 Jul. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 03:47 on 18 Jul to 05:05 on 18 Jul, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 03:47 on 18 Jul to 05:05 on 18 Jul, Radio 2 FM Reduced Quality from 06:58 on 17 Jul to [BBC]
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Tuesday, 24 July 2018
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Colin Benson11:36 AM
I am trying to identify which muxes provide Freeview in my area SK72AD.
A Postcode Box would be in valuable to me - and others.
My apologies if all the muxes are available in the light green area!
Thank you, Colin
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MikeP
3:41 PM
3:41 PM
Colin Benson:
Go to the DIgital UK Coverage checker at Digital UK - Coverage checker and put in the required information. That will bring up a listing of the transmittered receiveable at your location and will tell you the channel numbers being used. It will also tell you what type of aerial is needed, some of the recent changes have required a change to use a wideband aerial.
Your area receives good signals from Winter Hill on channels 50, 59, 54, 58, 49, 37, 55 and 31. You need a wideband aerial.
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