Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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.
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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.
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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
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 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others | |||||
COM5 ArqA | H max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others | |||||
COM6 ArqB | H max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 726m | DTG-8 | 100,000W |
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 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, 77 That's 60s MCR, 78 TCC, 80 That's 80s, 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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Friday, 28 August 2020
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Andy Donaldson5:54 AM
Chris.SE:
Thanks again Chris, and I'd realised what you meant with regards to the cable after I'd looked it up . The set didn't have any of the Channels carried on COM7 so I tried a manual tune for that frequency (2 in fact - 1 for the Channel number and one for the frequency, in case I'd messed up) - the set found 0 channels both times, which I assume is what you expected? I will recheck connections (the only join, which I'd forgotten about, between aerial and tv is a 2m length of Webro WF100 connected using F type connectors and a barrel).
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Saturday, 29 August 2020
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Chris.SE2:19 AM
Andy Donaldson:
OK, yes no signal was likely to be expected in the circumstances. That bit of cable is fine, apart from checking connections then, I should have mentioned make sure you don't have any HDMI leads close to your aerial leads as they've been known to cause interference some times especially to C55. So you've got all that you need to have a moan at the installer and tell him that the installation is not good enough and he should sort it out with a decent aerial that'll gives the signal strengths required - you never know you might even get COM7!
What's a particular pain is that there shouldn't have been any real degradation with the final Winter Hill changes, the lower frequencies generally propagate better!
Let us know how it goes, or if you have any further problems /queries.
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Andy Donaldson6:21 AM
Chris.SE:
Firstly, thank you so much for your help, it is really appreciated! There is an HDMI cable running parallel with the WF100, for around 12 inches, so I'll move that and also take the extension out of the run and re-check. Then, as you say, it's time to contact the installer. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again.
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Wednesday, 9 September 2020
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js5:32 AM
It is four weeks since the C50 BBCA was switched off but the data for that multiplex is still being transmitted.
This useless transmission is using a significant amount of bandwidth on each of the North West multiplexes.
It is present also in the Com7 National EIT and SDT.
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js7:24 AM
So, there is full 8 day schedule data for a complete but non-existent BBCA being transmitted.
This BBCA still occupies LCNs 751-777, in The Twilight Zone:
Tables read from transport stream 233A.1048
UTC_time = 09/09/2020 04:45:45
networkName = North West
networkID = 302A
NIT version number = 30
number of multiplexes in the NIT = 12
number of multiplexes in the SDT = 18
number of SDT services = 320
List by SDT Multiplex:
BBC A
ONID.TSID = 233A.1048
562 MHz, uhf 32, 8 MHz, 64-QAM, 8k, 2/3, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West)U(GBR.Isle of Man)
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LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
001 1048 01 BBC ONE N West
002 10BF 01 BBC TWO
009 11C0 01 BBC FOUR
201 1200 01 CBBC
202 1240 01 CBeebies
231 1100 01 BBC NEWS
232 1280 01 BBC Parliament
250 1140 01 BBC Red Button
601 1C00 01 BBC RB 1
700 1A40 02 BBC Radio 1
701 1700 02 BBC R1X
702 1A80 02 BBC Radio 2
703 1AC0 02 BBC Radio 3
704 1B00 02 BBC Radio 4
705 1600 02 BBC R5L
706 1640 02 BBC R5SX
707 1680 02 BBC 6 Music
708 16C0 02 BBC Radio 4 Ex
709 1740 02 BBC Asian Net.
710 1780 02 BBC World Sv.
719 1808 02 BBC Manchester
720 1848 02 BBC Lancashire
721 1849 02 BBC Cumbria
722 1888 02 BBC Merseyside
726 1845 02 BBC Stoke
)
BBC A
ONID.TSID = 233A.1068
706 MHz, uhf 50, 8 MHz, 64-QAM, 8k, 2/3, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West)U(GBR.Isle of Man)
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LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
751 1068 01 BBC ONE N West
752 10B7 01 BBC TWO
755 11E0 01 BBC FOUR
756 1220 01 CBBC
757 1260 01 CBeebies
758 1120 01 BBC NEWS
759 12A0 01 BBC Parliament
760 1160 01 BBC Red Button
761 1C20 01 BBC RB 1
762 1A60 02 BBC Radio 1
763 1720 02 BBC R1X
764 1AA0 02 BBC Radio 2
765 1AE0 02 BBC Radio 3
766 1B20 02 BBC Radio 4
767 1620 02 BBC R5L
768 1660 02 BBC R5SX
769 16A0 02 BBC 6 Music
770 16E0 02 BBC Radio 4 Ex
771 1760 02 BBC Asian Net.
772 17A0 02 BBC World Sv.
773 1828 02 BBC Manchester
774 1868 02 BBC Lancashire
775 1869 02 BBC Cumbria
776 18A8 02 BBC Merseyside
777 1865 02 BBC Stoke
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Thursday, 10 September 2020
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av712:33 AM
Manchester
I have good signal (85% strength, 100% quality) for all muxes except COM7 & GMAN which have always been patchy, now I can't receive them at all. I think I could receive the channels on COM8 a few months ago before it was switched off but don't quote me on that. My aerial is in the loft and is as old as the house (20 years). Any recommendations for a new aerial that will provide good signal for those two muxes?
Thanks in advance!
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Chris.SE2:57 AM
av7:
We really need a full postcode to look at the predicted reception at your location.
If your aerial is an old Group C/D that would explain why the GMAN (GI) mux is a problem as it moved to UHF C27, but I would also have expected you to be having problems with the L_MAN mux on C24 and possibly COMs 4 & 5 on C29 & C31 as well as may be other multiplexes being weaker than before due to out of Group reception. However that doesn't explain the issue with COM7 which should still be the same as before as it remains on C55 and there's purportedly been no change in power.
If you are getting the BBCA mux and the D3&4 mux on C32 & C34 now with any occasional break-up that you didn't have before, then if you don't have satellite or cable, you might qualify for a free replacement aerial. If so ring Freeview on 0808-100-0288.
You technically need a Group T/Wideband aerial to get all the muxes from Winter Hill but the gain on lower channels is not as good as the higher ones, so a lot depends on predicted reception.
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av710:46 AM
Manchester
Chris.SE:
Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I saw "your location is noted as M221TQ" and thought that would be visible to you. I have just checked and if L_MAN is the mux with just 'That's Manchester' on channel number 7 then my receiver (YouView DTR-T2100) has picked that up (as "That's TV") but there is just a black screen with a "no signal" message. COM7 & GMAN channels are all absent and I'm missing at least 1 channel from COM5 (78 - Now 70s) but others on this mux (e.g 38 - Quest Red) are there and have excellent signal, so I'm even more confused now.
My mother who lives in M201BB can receive all COM7 & GMAN channels with good signal (~80%) but she had a new aerial installed 2 years ago and this is mounted on the roof. However she did say occasionally there is brief loss of signal on Now 70s so I am wondering what is different about this channel to the others on COM5, unless it has now moved to COM7 or GMAN?
Any further help/advice is greatly appreciated.
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Sunday, 13 September 2020
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Chris.SE3:45 AM
av7:
Now 70s is on the G-MAN multiplex not COM5. To see which channels are on which multiplex see Channel listings | Freeview
I'm afraid the G-MAN mux is not known for its reliability, on a number of occasions it has transmitted garbage - the quickest cure I've found in the past is to phone TV Warehouse when they are on air (assuming the picture is garbled) and tell them you can't watch because there's a transmitter fault. They know exactly who to contact, it's usually a configuration issue that can be fixed within an hour!!
The Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker shows that for yours and your mother's postcodes you should have excellent reception of all those multiplexes (PSBs1-3, COMs4-7 & G-MAN and L-MAN).
Your particular issue sounds like a set "memory" problem which on a normal TV is often cured by running an automatic retune with the aerial unplugged (this clears all previous tuning as nothing is found) and then repeating the retune with the aerial back in. In cases where several transmitters might be received, the last retune ideally should be a manual one.
However that trick doesn't work on Youview boxes! They don't even allow manual tuning IIRC, I think you have to do a reset, which might mean you have to redo any scheduled recordings, but check carefully first. I think there's a Maintenance mode and you'd pick the "Reset / Keep Recordings" option but I don't know if it includes future scheduled recordings.
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av710:44 AM
Manchester
Chris.SE:
Thanks Chris I'm going to try this shortly. Not bothered if I lose my scheduled recordings as there's not much on there so it won't take long to set those back up. I'll let you know how it goes.
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