Full Freeview on the Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) transmitter which serves 570,000 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 Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) mast?
Bilsdale transmitter - Bilsdale transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Bilsdale 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Bilsdale transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 74km north-northwest (336°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 75km north-northwest (333°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
Are there any self-help relays?
| Garsdale (pin Fold) | Transposer | 63 homes (coverage together with SH34) | |
| Hawsker Bottom | Active deflector | 150 caravans | |
| Langthwaite | Active deflector | 30 homes |
How will the Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | K T | W T | |||||
| C21 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C23 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C24 | _local | D3+4 | |||||||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C27 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C29 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | ||||||||
| C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| C40 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C43 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C46 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 12 Sep 12 and 26 Sep 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com7 | (-14.3dB) 18.5kW | |
| com8 | (-14.4dB) 18.1kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C* | (-19.2dB) 6kW | |
| Mux 1* | (-20.2dB) 4.8kW | |
| Mux D* | (-24.9dB) 1.6kW |
Local transmitter maps
Bilsdale Freeview Bilsdale DAB Bilsdale AM/FM Bilsdale TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Tyne TeesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Bilsdale transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 26 August 2021
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Chris.SE12:59 PM
Christopher Smith:
That is NOT correct, it depends where you are in the HG2 area, some places have coverage from Emley and Belmont, but of course that means repositioning the aerial which will not be practical (or cost effective) for most people, and it'll be Yorkshire region instead of Tyne Tees.
You really need to provide a full postcode to look at predicted coverage which you've done in the Freeview checker, so your locale is not in a place where you can get the others and loft aerials don't help either as I'm sure you appreciate.
Rachel:
It'll depend on which temporary transmitter you might be getting your signals from at present. There are two that might be giving coverage - Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood - Here are the UHF channels for them -
Arncliffe Wood - C40, C43, C46 FOR PSBs1-3
Eston Nab - C27, C24, C21, C23, C26, C48, for PSBs1-3, COMs4-6.
I've seen some reports that some have been struggling with the HD PSB3 mux from Arncliffe Wood.
Have a look in your TV tuning section to see which UHF channels you are getting the SD signals from.
Then try a manual tune for the HD multiplex as autotune sometimes misses weaker signals.
Eg. if you are getting the SD on C40 and C43, try manual tune on C46 (C stands for channel).
See also Channel information for Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood | Freeview and posts on the previous pages here for links to other information.
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Christopher Smith9:58 PM
Harrogate
Actually I used the Emley Moor footprint map on this website and my location is dark grey as opposed to bright green. All the rooftop aerials nearby point to Bilsdale and signal was very good. Emley Moor is slightly nearer but different direction and I presume we're in a black spot for coverage from there. Freeview recommends Bilsdale for full reception of all channels at this location but not all channels from Emley Moor etc. Yes an outdoor aerial would be better and easier to reposition. Loft access is tight, don't know how anyone managed to get in there to install it. Will wait for Bilsdale to rise from the ashes. Until then, streaming via apps (not quite as slick as tuner, a bit clunky but it works).
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Christopher's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Chris.SE11:50 PM
Christopher Smith:
Yes, streaming via the apps is clunky to say the least, still better than nothing.
Your particular postcode may be a no go for Emley, but I wouldn't treat the coverage maps as totally accurate, good for a guide.
The Emley one, on a rough check of one postcode I did, is in the gtreen zone and comes up OK on the Freeview predictor which might be a tad optimistic because there is a small hill on the line of sight about 3km away. That said I've known quite a few locations that have small hills like that in the way, but nevertheless there's still good (and generally) stable reception.
RF (Radio Frequencies) though can very often be more of a black art rather than a precise science, often it's a case of suck it and see.
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Chris.SE11:51 PM
Rachel:
Did you read my suggestions 3 posts above?
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Sunday, 29 August 2021
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J.Y10:08 PM
Got No Freeview signal at all on my TV since 10/08/21.
When will signal be restored.
J.Y.
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Monday, 30 August 2021
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Chris.SE5:14 AM
J.Y:
Suggest you read several posts on previous pages with links to Arqiva and Freeview updates, but in particular see Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter | free and easy
If you are unable to get a signal from any of the temporary sites or relays, please provide a full postcode and we'll see if any further suggestions can be offered.
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Wednesday, 1 September 2021
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Gtibb3:23 PM
Chris.SE: Anyone south of the Bilsdale site is more likely to have issues until the temporary can be put up on West Moor. Arncliffe will be close to horizon for anywhere like Harrogate, & with reduced powers & more gain loss at the higher channel frequencies, the HD mux on 46 was always going to be tentative at such distances. Once the temporary is put up this can then be used on the allocated channels for the site & this will improve the footprint significantly even with severely restricted power.
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Thursday, 2 September 2021
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John Hardy4:37 PM
Re: Bilsdale Transmitter,
Has anyone thought about asking the Army for the use of a big commercial
Helicopter to take parts of the temperally new mast and other equipment to the site, instead
of waiting for the courts to decide, simple, just get a big enough Helicopter, and go over the private land and offload it at the site.
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StevensOnln17:07 PM
John Hardy: Helicopters are used in the construction and maintenance of masts which are too tall for cranes, so I imagine that the idea would have been considered, although I doubt there would be any need to involve the army when there are already commercially available helicopters which can do that kind of work. Having said that, is the legal issue down to the access route to the site of the temporary mast, or is the use of the land itself for the siting of the temporary mast, which is outside of the 300m exclusion zone around the existing mast? The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) so the land owner may not even be the party bringing the legal action.
In a further update on the restoration of Freeview services, COM4/5/6 have now been added to the temporary transmitter at Arncliffe Wood on UHF channels 29, 31 & 37. The Teeside local mux and COM7 have been added to Eston Nab on UHF channels 30 and 55.
Freeview have now published a page giving full UHF channel listings for the temporary transmitters and Bilsdale's relays:
Channel information for Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood | Freeview
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Chris.SE10:22 PM
Arqiva have also provided an update
https://www.arqiva.com/ne…mast
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