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The symbol shows the location of the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmitter which serves 1,550,000 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 Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) mast?

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


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Which Freeview channels does the Emley Moor 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
C47 (682.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) Yorkshire, 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
C44 (658.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C41 (634.0MHz)578mDTG-174,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Yorkshire, 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
C33 (570.0MHz)566mDTG-8174,000W
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
C36 (594.0MHz)565mDTG-8174,000W
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
C48 (690.0MHz)565mDTG-8174,000W
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

LLS
 H -15.4dB
C39 (618.0MHz)565mDTG-125,000W
Channel icons
from 22nd September 2014: 7 Made in Leeds,

DTG-8 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 Emley Moor transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 22km north-northeast (22°)
to BBC Yorkshire region - 56 masts.
regional news image
ITV Calendar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 22km north-northeast (16°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region

Are there any self-help relays?

Derwent BActive deflector74 homes
Derwent CActive deflector (second level)
Dunford BridgeActive deflector14 km S Huddersfield15 homes
Hmp LeedsTransposer30 homes
ThixendaleTransposer25 km ENE York40 homes

How will the Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1956-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-135 Feb 2020
VHFB E TB E TB E TB E TW T
C10ITVwaves
C32com7
C33SDN
C34com8
C36ArqA
C37C5wavesC5waves
C39_local
C41C4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCBBBCB
C44BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C47ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C48ArqBArqB
C51tv_offBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesSDN
C52tv_offArqA
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offLLS

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
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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 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-5 870kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 174kW
com7(-12dB) 54.8kW
com8(-12.3dB) 51.2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-19.4dB) 10kW
Mux A*, LLS(-22.4dB) 5kW
Mux D*(-23.4dB) 4kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Oct 2002Yorkshire Television
Oct 2002-Dec 2014ITV
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Comments
Friday, 10 February 2012
Dave Lindsay
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9:49 AM

AJW: There have been a number of reports of boxes/TVs apparently freezing on particular days. I'm not an expert here, but I have noticed that these seem to be those that are on the list for firmware updates that are being broadcast at the time the device hangs.

See this page:

DTG :: DTT Receiver Downloads

Could you check to see if you have latest firmware version (i.e. the version that is being broadcast, as shown on the page I gave you a link to)? If it isn't the latest, then maybe it is updating firmware. As I say, I'm not exactly sure what these things do when updating, but clearly they will be innoperable.

A key question is do you switch it off at the wall when not in use? If so, then I guess that the first thing it does is update (at times that the update is broadcast). For this reason, leave it on at the wall overnight (or at least so it is turned on whilst the update is broadcast and for which you don't need to use the machine).

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Sunday, 12 February 2012
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Tim Searle
10:41 AM

We have been getting digital signals from Emley Moor here at Dronfield since switch over. Sometime in the last few weeks we have lost C48, C51 and C52. The info says signal 85%, quality 0%. I've gone back to installation -> manual tuning (which I had to use at changeover) but that looks in order (right frequency) and there the info is strength 85% quality 100%.

What has changed? I'm reluctant to do factory rest plus full manual retune, as it was a bit of a performance at changeover, until I can be sure this will cure the problem.

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Dave Lindsay
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11:30 AM

Tim Searle: The "FEC" (forward error correction) of the commercial multiplexes from Emley Moor was changed on 31st January. I haven't had any issues using the said transmitter.

I'm not an expert on these things, but I can only wonder if your tuner has stored the FEC mode being used and is therefore expecting it as it was prior to the change.

The technical explanation is that the capacity has been increased the equivalent of two shopping channels.


Some receivers are easier to tune that others. There are quite a few transmitters that you could pick up when auto-tuning:

Postcode Checker - Trade View

Running the automatic tuning with the aerial unplugged might wipe it. I did this with one box and it didn't wipe anything!

If this is the case, the work-around might be to get it to tune in one of the multiplexes (using the automatic tuning sequence) by having the aerial unplugged for most of the scan except the target multiplex.

Looking at the list of transmitters on Digital UK Trade View predictor, try to pick up Ch51 (or Ch52). Then manually add the rest.

Some receivers will give the UHF channel numbers as they scan them. If it's a percentage only scale, then calculate it on the basis that it starts at channel 21 and goes up to channel 68.

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Monday, 13 February 2012
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Denise farnaby
9:50 PM
Leeds

Hi This is driving me mad now.My Tv goes off for about 2 hrs a day ,can be anytime but mainly evenings.I can pick up analogue reception for main 5 station while off(transmitted from Tyne Tees I think)but no freeview.I live in Leeds and have great reception usually.Sound goes first and then picture.No weather interference or electric.Can anyone help.Only started 4 weeks ago.Neighbours ok

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jb38
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11:26 PM

Denise farnaby: When you say that the TV goes off are you meaning that if you try to select another freeview channel that nothing happens?

I would like you to try two things (1) the next time it goes off dont touch anything except to take the aerial out and then plug it back in again, and if this makes no difference then (2) switch the set off, wait about a minute or so before powering it up again and see if it comes back on again.

However irrespective of the outcome of these tests could you please indicate the model number of the TV.

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jb38
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11:45 PM

Denise farnaby: Also meant to say that when you are trying the aerial out then in again test, try and observe the TV's screen whilst you are re-inserting the plug to see if the picture briefly comes on then flashes off again, as if it does that can indicate that the signal is slightly too strong and is overloading the tuner, because with you being located at only 11 miles away from the high powered Emley Moor station this is something that can happen dependant on the type of aerial system you have.

If this is the cause then an attenuator will have to be inserted in line with the TV's aerial socket.

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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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Tim Searle
5:33 PM
Dronfield

S18 1UQ

Sometime over the past few weeks we have lost C48, 51 and 52. They were working fine after switch-over but we don't watch them much so I don't know when they failed. Signal strength is reported by the ETB to be about 76% but quality is zero. However, when I go to install, to start a manual tune its says signal strength 76% quality 100%.

Why should they be different and (more important) how can I get the signal back?

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Dave Lindsay
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5:47 PM

Tim Searle: See this posting in response to the same question you posed the other day:

Emley Moor digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

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Tim Searle
5:52 PM

Tim Searle:

Dave, Thanks for this. I somehow failed to find your reply, which seems to fit the bill in timing, before I sent a second post with a bit more detail. This discrepancy between the install signal monitor and the ordinary signal quality one - could the FEC change explain that?

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Tim Searle
8:05 PM

Is there a connection between the FEC and the Mode or the Guard Interval? If so, to what values should I set them? They have always been on auto in the past.

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