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ITV network - regional clean up | About us
Saturday 27 July 2013 1:55PM

Can someone answerme another question? I understand that the re are a few other region numbers for satellite mapping but not sure exactly which transmitters they relate to or exactly which areas. All I know is which regions they carry.

Isle Of Man is missing from this list - it is now region 73. However, 14 is the same as Isle Of man - BBC North West with ITV Granada, and at one time, Border was on this region as well.

the ones I am not sure about the officail names for are as follows:

14 (Douglas transmittter group (?) - same as IOM
15 BBC East (E) / London
16
17 BBC NW / Granada
22 West
23 West
30
31 BBC Oxford / ITV London
32 BBC South / ITV West
39 Border Scot
40 Border Scot
42 (not used)
44 Wales
46 BBC Wales / Granada
47 (not used)
48 Wales
49 (not used)
50 ROI
73 IOM

From this you will notice that 16 and 30 are unknown, 22 and 23 map to BBC1 West and ITV West. 24 is Gloucestershire area, so do we assume that 22 is Avon/Somerset and 23 is Wiltshire? Do they not have different transmitters?

Also, which transmitter is 15 - BBC East with London and 17 - BBC North West / Granada - same as 7. Would this be for a particular county rather than a transmitter?

Also, 31 being BBC Oxford and ITV London as well as BBC Radio London - which transmitter or area is this?

Another enomoly - 32 - BBC South with ITV West? Which transmitter has this?

Also 39 and 40 are both Border Scotland areas. Is one of these Sandale?

Also, there are a total of 4 areas with Wales - the strangest one of all is BBC 1 Wales paired with Granada? I wonder do these relate to specific transmitters ie Bleanplwyf, Wenvoe, Moel Y Parc etc. Please can you clarify?

aS yet I am not sure abou the status of 42, 47 and 49 which appear to be unused.

50 is Republic of Ireland

Can you clarify also which areas these overlaps are supposed to cover - in terms of Counties.

The IOM one was missed from this map but just wondered if you can hel on this to fill the whole map in?

Thank you very much.

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ITV network - regional clean up | About us
Thursday 11 September 2014 12:08AM

UPDATED INFO at 10 September 2014

As a result of changes taking place on 17 September 2014, there are minor changes to the map of regions on satellite. The list above still applies but some have been withdrawn The following list now applies:

The FULL LIST of regions is as follows:
1 Crystal Palace transmitter area: ITV 1 London [pid 10060]
2 Sudbury transmitter area: same as 21 [pid ]
3 Sutton Coldfield transmitter area: ITV 1 Central (West micro region) [pid 10100]
4 Mendip transmitter area: ITV 1 West [pid 10030] "
5 Rowridge transmitter area: ITV Meridian (South Coast micro region) [pid 10140]"
6 ALL of WestCountry transmitter area: ITV 1 Westcountry [pid 10040]
7 Winter Hill transmitter area: ITV 1 Granada [pid 10080]
8 Emley Moor transmitter area: Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region) [pid 10160]
9 Hannington transmitter area: ITV Meridian (Thames Valley micro region) [pid 12101]
10 Heathfield and Hastings transmitter area: Meridian (East micro region) [pid 10150]
11 Dover transmitter area: same as 10 [pid ]
12 Caldbeck (England) transmitter area: ITV 1 Border [pid 10120]
13 Pontop Pike and Chatton transmitter area: ITV 1 Tyne Tees [pid 10130]
20 Waltham and Nottingham transmitter area: ITV 1 Central (East micro region) [pid 20701]
21 Tacolneston transmitter area: ITV 1 Anglia (East micro region) [pid 10090]
25 Cambridge transmitter area: ITV 1 Anglia (West micro region) [pid 12110]
29 Belmont transmitter area: Yorkshire (Belmont micro region) [pid 12120]
33 NORTHERN IRELAND transmitter area: UTV [pid 10230]
34 Channel Islands transmitter area: same as 5 [pid ]
35 GRAMPIAN (as was) transmitter area: STV North (Aberdeen micro region) [pid 10210]
36 Caldbeck Scotland and Selkirk transmitter area: same as 36 [pid ]
37 Black Hill, Darvel, Rosneath and Torosay transmitter area: STV Central (Glasgow micro region) [pid 10220]
38 Craigkelly transmitter area: STV Central (Edinburgh micro region) [pid 10221]
39 Angus transmitter area: STV North (Dundee micro region) [pid 10225]
41 Ridge Hill transmitter area: same as 71 [pid 12140]
43 WALES transmitter area: ITV 1 Wales [pid 10020]
50 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (does not have ITV)
61 Olivers Mount transmitter area: same as 8 [pid ]
64 Bluebell Hill and TW transmitter area: same as 10 [pid ]
65 Whitehawk Hill transmitter area: same as 10 [pid ]
68 Midhurst transmitter area: same as 9 [pid ]
69 Bilsdale transmitter area: same as 13 [pid ]
71 Oxford transmitter area: ITV 1 Central (South micro region) [pid 20700]
18 OVERLAP of Crystal Palace and Sudbury transmitter area:
19 OVERLAP of Sutton Coldfield and Waltham/Nottingham transmitter area:
24 OVERLAP of Ridge Hill and Mendip transmitter area:
26 OVERLAP of Emley Moor and Bilsdale transmitter area:
27 OVERLAP of Oxford and Cambridge transmitter area:
28 OVERLAP of Winter Hill and Caldbeck transmitter area:
45 OVERLAP of Winter Hill and WALES transmitter area:
60 TRI-OVERLAP Belmont Waltham/Nottingham and Emley Moor transmitter area:
62 OVERLAP of Belmont and Waltham/Nottingham transmitter area:
63 OVERLAP of Oxford and Mendip transmitter area:
66 OVERLAP of Midhurst and Hannington transmitter area:
67 OVERLAP of Rowridge and ALL of WestCountry transmitter area:
70 OVERLAP of Oxford and Hannington transmitter area:
72 OVERLAP of Belmont and Emley Moor transmitter area:

Channel 4 regions are split as follows:

Channel 4 London ( SID 9211) is on 104 in Regions 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
Channel 4 South & East (SID 9212) is on 104 in Regions 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 21, 25, 34, 63, 65, 67, 68, 71 and 117 in Region 43
Channel 4 Midlands (SID 9213) is on 104 in Regions 3, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, 41
Channel 4 North (SID 9214) is on 104 in Regions 7, 8, 13, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69
Channel 4 Northern Ireland (SID 9215) is on 104 in Region 33
Channel 4 Scotland (SID 9216) is on 104 in Regions 12, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Channel 4 Ireland (SID 12035) is on 135 in Region 50

Channel 5 regions are split as follows:
Region 1 (London) on 105 in Regions 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
Region 2 (South Central) in Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 34, 41, 43, 63, 65, 67, 68, 71
Region 3 (North) in Regions 7, 8, 13, 26, 29, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72
Region 4 (Scotland) in Regions 12, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Region 5 (Northern Ireland) in Region 33

Discontinued Regions:

The following region numbers are no longer in use:

14 was Douglas transmittter group - same as 73
15 was BBC One East (E) / ITV London
16 not used
17 was BBC North West / ITV Granada
22 was BBC West / ITV West
23 was BBC West / ITV West
30 not used
31 was BBC Oxford / ITV London
32 was BBC South / ITV West
39 (now Angus transmitter area: STV North (Dundee micro region) [pid 10225] was Selkirk transmitter area: same as 36 [pid ]
40 was Caldbeck Scotland
42 was WALES transmitter area: ITV 1 Wales [pid 10020] same as 43
44 was WALES transmitter area: ITV 1 Wales [pid 10020] same as 43
46 was BBC Wales / Granada
47 (not used)
48 was was WALES transmitter area: ITV 1 Wales [pid 10020] same as 43
49 (not used)
73 same as 14 (was Isle of Man) - merged with 7 Winter Hill transmitter area: ITV 1 Granada [pid 10080]

You will see from the above list that Region 39 is now Angus transmitter group. This version of STV will be on Sky from 17 September 2014.

For the channel 4 +1 regions map, this is identical to the Channel 4 regions map.

I hope this info is of use to people confused as to which region you should get.

James

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ITV network - regional clean up | About us
Wednesday 17 September 2014 7:05AM

ITV HD Region splits

ITV London in Region 1, 18, 64, 66, 70
ITV Granada in Region 7, 8, 12, 13, 26, 18, 29, 45, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72
ITV Meridian SE in Region 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 21, 25, 63, 65, 68,
ITV Central West in Region 3, 4, 6, 19, 20, 24, 27, 41, 43, 67, 71
STV West (Glasgow version) in Regiion 35, 37, 38, 39
UTV in Region 33

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ITV network - regional clean up | About us
Wednesday 17 September 2014 6:06PM

It will be Sandy Heath. This was an amendment to the original list on this page but I think it related to the Cambridge area - but yes it will be Sandy Heath.

Just to point out as well, Channel 5 Region 4 (Scotland) is seen in sub-region 12, not Channel 5 Region 2 (South Central).

Hope the other info here is useful.

Cheers
James

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Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter
Tuesday 12 April 2022 10:39PM

Do we know whether COM7 will close on the same day all over the country or will it be staggered?

And will we really have DTT right up to 2034 given Ofcom renewed the D3&4 licence the other day,?

Will other muxes be closing and if so any idea when? Thanks.

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