Winterborne Stickland Relay Transmitter

Many people in the Wimborne area who live in the shadow of Colehill cannot receive television signals from the main transmitter at Rowridge, on the Isle of Wight. Instead, they receive transmissions from a relay transmitter at Winterborne Stickland. Currently, no relay transmitters transmit Freeview digital signals.

After the analogue switch-off that will change. However, not all Freeview stations will be available. Certainly the main BBC, ITV, C4 and Five stations will be provided but not some of the "minor" commercial stations.

Additional Information posted 20 August, 2008.
Ofcom plans to put only half of the Freeview service on your transmitter. Almost all transmitters will only get public service BBC, ITV, C4 and Five programs.

So, there will be no Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Three, UKTV History, Dave. There won't be the music channels 4Music (was The Hits) or TMF. No Virgin 1, Film4, Fiver, Five US or ITV2+1 or E4+1.

This information has been available since January 2006.

I hope to be able to update this site with more information about this in the future.