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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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) mast?

Winter Hill transmitter - Winter Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex ■ List by channel number ■ List by channel name
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Which Freeview channels does the Winter Hill 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C32 (562.0MHz)726mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
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)726mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
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)726mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
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)726mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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)726mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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)726mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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)572mDTG-121,000W
Channel icons
from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Manchester,

LL
 H -17dB
C24 (498.0MHz)572mDTG-122,000W
Channel icons
from 30th June 2014: 7 Bay TV Liverpool,

LPR
 H -20dB
C56 (754.0MHz)572mDTG-121,000W
Channel icons
from 1st October 2014: 7 That's Lancashire,

GIM
 H -20dB
C57 (762.0MHz)572mDTG-21,000W
Channel icons
 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-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 BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Winter Hill transmitter?

regional news image
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 22km southeast (140°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
regional news image
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?

1956-80s1984-971997-981998-20092009-132013-182013-1720 Feb 2020
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C9ITVwaves
C12BBCtvwaves
C24_local
C29SDN
C31com7com7
C32BBCA
C34D3+4
C35BBCB
C37com8com8
C40LOCAL2
C48C5wavesC5waves
C49tv_off ArqAArqA
C50tv_off BBCABBCA
C54tv_off-BBCB-BBCB-BBCB
C55tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesArqBArqBArqBcom7tv_off
C56tv_off_local_local_localLPR
C57tv_offGIMGIMGIMGIM
C58tv_offSDNSDNSDN
C59tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C61ArqA
C62BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCA
C65C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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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

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Granada Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Comments
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
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Paul Buksh
9:57 AM
Runcorn

I live at WA73HD, see reception map. The map does not show any colour for my area ? I can with the aid of aone for all 4 ch amplifier get most channels good strength about 50% quality, but they can be intermitent, ( time of year, trees etc). I have a 10 element and an 18 element uhf aerials outside on my bungalow. I would like guarantee reception in order to get talk talks current offer.My plan is new wideband digital aerial, better quality aerial to feed the three tvs from a new low noise masthead, (probably located in the attic about 2 meters from aerial,Any comments please

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MikeP
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9:27 PM

Paul Buksh
Forget all about a 'digital' aerial, there is no such thing. Any UHF aerial will receive either analogue or digital signals just as well and avoids 'inflated prices'. A Log-periodic would be better than a 'wide band' but do you really need one? Check the channels used for current transmissions, I think you are probably using Winter Hill? Currently a Group C/D is needed, but from 2019 it may need a Group K, so a Log-Periodic will be better as it will cover all channels now and in the future.

If you need an aerial amplifier, but that is by no means certain and worth trying first without, it should be fitted as close as possible to the connection point on the aerial, normally being mounted on the support pole within a few inches of the connection to the dipole. Always use the best quality UHF aerial cable you can afford and be careful to make good permanent connections with quality connectors. soldering where possible if not of the screw terminal type.

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Sunday, 1 December 2013
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Steve
9:08 PM

Lots of comments on the web about ITV1 SD being unavailable. ITV1 HD is fine. Is there an issue?

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Steve
9:15 PM

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Saturday, 7 December 2013
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Barry
11:32 AM

I am using Winter Hill and with the loft aerial all the sets can receive all stations.
When I try to use an indoor aerial I can't receive the BBC A mux. If I stand on my head and hold it at just the right angle I can get a very broken up picture. All the other Mux's are fine in the indoor aerial.

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Dave Lindsay
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1:56 PM

Barry: Well done. Is you surname Bean by any chance? Are you looking for an award?

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Sunday, 8 December 2013
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Barry
11:18 AM
Chorley

I was hoping for any clues as to why the BBCA mux is not receivable on an indoor aerial (43db gain) whereas the other Mux's are fine.

Is the transmitter array for BBCA lower down the mast for instance?

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Dave Lindsay
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3:41 PM

Barry: With knowledge of your location why on earth do you think this might be a weaker signal???!!!

The terrain plot suggests you have clear line-of-sight at 7.6 miles. The transmitter is 100kW on all channels!

Your problem could be that the signal is too strong and that "the right angle" is one where the strength is a little lower.

As for an antenna that has 43dB gain, I doubt there is such a thing. The claim is presumably one put there by marketeers and applies to a device which combines an antenna and amplifier (which as a whole is referred to as an "aerial").

If this has a variable amplifier then I would start by turning it down to minimum and work from there.

Providing it is sited in a room with good quality reception, which is preferably with as few a walls in the way in the direction of the transmitter as possible, then something like this should be suitable:

SLx Indoor Digital Aerial ANR310 UHF DAB Fully Flexible Caravan Motorhome | eBay

I have one of these and received digital television before switchover, when the transmission power was lower than now. I am 25 miles from Emley Moor with a relatively clear signal path (the top of the tower being visible above the horizon from a nearby railway bridge) and the signals were radiated at 20kW.

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Barry
3:57 PM

The only mux that is a problem is BBCA. It would seem that there is line of sight to the transmitter. I am at a loss as to why the one mux is being received at a lower level than all the rest.
I have tried the amp at minimum and another indoor aerial with a lower claimed gain.

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