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), | |||||
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, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 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, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 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! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 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, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 77 That's 60s MCR, 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 TV region BBC North West GranadaWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 3 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:07 AM
4:07 AM
Winter Hill transmitter - Winter Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 03/07/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 24 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Winter Hill transmitter - Winter Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 24/07/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 7 August 2023
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Chris.SE11:17 PM
C A Melling:
Have your signals returned to normal?
If not, what sort of problems are they? Are you just missing some channels or is it no signal on all, or badly pixellated pictures? Which channels are affected?
Have you checked that all the coax plugs behind the TV are plugged in correctly and there is no corrosion on the connectors?
Have you checked that your aerial looks intact and is still pointing in the correct direction and that the downlead isn't flapping around in the wind?
I can't find any reported faults for the transmitter and it's no longer on the list for Planned Engineering but it's possible work last week hasn't been completed.
If you provide a full postcode, we can check your predicted reception.
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Friday, 25 August 2023
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js10:22 AM
The slashless CRIDs went national - maybe now they'll fix it!
Relocs_North West 23-08-2023 12 55.txt:
Relocated Services: North West
Format:
service_name has moved from Multiplex (Transport_Stream_ID) to Multiplex (Transport_Stream_ID)
GREAT! tv +1 has moved from GIM (7401) to Arqiva B (6040)
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North West duffers_pf 2023 07 24 004524.txt:
TOT.UTC_time = Mon 24 Jul 00:45
service_name = "GREAT! tv +1"
onid.tsid.sid = 233A.7401.7501
default_authority = sonycrimechannel.co.uk
{
programme = "Return Of The Saint"
{
crid = GTV1/S6037703, type = 32, series
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Mon 24 Jul 04:00, 00:50, 6D4F, GTV1/E6017272, "S1 Ep19"
crid = GTV1/E6017272, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Mon 24 Jul 04:00, 00:50, 6D4F, GTV1/E6017272, "S1 Ep19"
}
}
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North West duffers_pf 2023 08 23 115824.txt:
TOT.UTC_time = Wed 23 Aug 11:58
service_name = "GREAT! tv +1"
onid.tsid.sid = 233A.6040.6EC0
default_authority = www.moviemix.co.uk
{
programme = "Castle"
{
crid = GTV1/S5804875, type = 32, series
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 12:00, 01:00, 7728, GTV1/E5593983, "S6 Ep16"
Wed 23 Aug 13:00, 01:00, 7729, GTV1/E5593992, "S6 Ep17"
crid = GTV1/E5593983, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 12:00, 01:00, 7728, GTV1/E5593983, "S6 Ep16"
crid = GTV1/E5593992, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 13:00, 01:00, 7729, GTV1/E5593992, "S6 Ep17"
}
}
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Saturday, 26 August 2023
R
Robert Lee12:16 PM
When convenient, can the UHF channels be updated as several are out of date.
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Chris.SE1:06 PM
Robert Lee:
As per one of my previous posts a few pages back -
All:
As this hasn't been posted for a while, there were many changes to UHF frequencies across the country during the 700MHz Clearance program. The site owner here struggled to keep up with all the changes - there are over 1100 transmitters in the UK. Whilst a number didn't change, most changes were notified in PDF documents most of which had to be read manually.
Here on the Winter Hill page, two of the Local multiplex details haven't been updated.
For the sake of clarity, here is the current data -
In the multiplex order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
Winter Hill UHF channels are -
The main multiplexes are C32, C34, C35, C29, C31, C37
The Local ones are Local Manchester, Manchester GI on C24 & C27.
Liverpool Local mux on C21, Preston Local mux on C40.
If you hover over the C channel numbers, it should give you the frequency.
What you can receive and how well will depend on location, a full postcode is needed to look at predictions.
Hopefully the site owner will be able to update the listings at the top of this page as well as the change over time section.
Brian Butterworth:: Please see above.
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js2:05 PM
Chris.SE: Quite right, I forgot about the locals in my last comment, of which I can receive none!
All three used to be on the same frequency - C56 - as "petals" in the polar diagram.
Why was that arrangement not maintained?
What is Preston doing at C40? It makes no sense to me.
This is the current bun according to the SI:
GIM
ONID.TSID = 233A.7401
522 MHz, uhf 27, 8 MHz, 16-QAM, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West)U(GBR.Isle of Man)
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LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
076 76C1 01 That's 60s MCR
077 7641 01 That's 70s MCR
080 7681 01 That's 80s MCR
086 7781 01 That's 90s
087 7601 01 TV Warehouse
088 7701 01 TV Warehouse+1
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.8008
474 MHz, uhf 21, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Liverpool)
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LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 8048 01 Liverpool TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800B
498 MHz, uhf 24, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Manchester)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804B 01 That's TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800D
626 MHz, uhf 40, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Preston)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804D 01 That's TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
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Chris.SE2:35 PM
js:
They are still petals as before, but just on their own UHF channels now, presumably there may have been some locations where more than one petal could be received and when all on the same channel this led to problems!
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Sunday, 27 August 2023
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John Dixon2:22 PM
London
I have the same problem with my Sony HXD890 as many others. The EPG turns off after a few seconds. This started about a week ago.
Am hoping for a further software update but so far nothing.
London N2 9DL
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