Freeview Light on the Whitworth (Rochdale, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Whitworth (Rochdale, England) transmitter which serves 3,200 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 Whitworth (Rochdale, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Whitworth (Rochdale, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Whitworth 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 | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 392m | DTG- | 50W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C25 (506.0MHz) | 392m | DTG- | 50W |
 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Granada), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 392m | DTG- | 50W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Whitworth (Rochdale, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Whitworth transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 24km south-southwest (201°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 24km south-southwest (201°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Whitworth (Rochdale, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C32 | 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 | 250W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Winter Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
WHITWORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:35 on 24 Jan to 15:56 on 24 Jan [BBC]
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Friday, 10 February 2012
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Steve Nicholls10:30 PM
Rochdale
Greetings to you . I was installing tv aerials & satellite dishes down south , prior to moving to whitworth . I would however be most great full for any information on the procedure to set-up the correct direction using postcodes & or Gps settings ? I currently have a 6ft mast on a bungalow for the Whitworth booster station , & a 16ft pole ( on end of house )New aerial & ct100 cable with a 22db amp which i would like to pick up the best transmiter with the full range of free view channels.
( Naturally i have satellite as well ! )
Many thanks for your helpfull site :)
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Sunday, 26 February 2012
Steve Nicholls: Please see the Find out how to receive Freeview and Freeview HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Monday, 16 April 2012
WHITWORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:16 on 14 Apr to 22:45 on 14 Apr HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:16 on 14 Apr to 22:45 on 14 Apr [BBC]
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Monday, 6 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:31 AM
10:31 AM
WHITWORTH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 24 February 2015
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m robinson2:01 PM
Whitworth transmitter is off, confirmed by local TV shop
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Monday, 30 March 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
WHITWORTH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 17 August 2015
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
WHITWORTH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 14 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
WHITWORTH transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 7 December 2015
M
mal12:40 AM
Whitworth transmitter gone off. Confirmed by other residents. OL12
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