Freeview Light on the Catton Beacon (Northumberland, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Catton Beacon (Northumberland, England) transmitter which serves 700 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 Catton Beacon (Northumberland, 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 effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Catton Beacon (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Catton Beacon 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 370m | DTG- | 28W |
1 BBC One (SD) North East and Cumbria, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 370m | DTG- | 28W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Tyne Tees), 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 (Tyne Tees), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C46 (674.0MHz) | 370m | DTG- | 28W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD North East and Cumbria, 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 |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Catton Beacon (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Catton Beacon transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-look-north-newcastle.jpg)
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 43km east (83°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-tynetees.jpg)
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 39km east (83°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Catton Beacon (Northumberland, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C50tv_off | 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 12 Sep 12 and 26 Sep 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 140W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 28W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 8 June 2015
Transmitter engineering
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Monday, 13 July 2015
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CATTON BEACON transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Saturday, 25 July 2015
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Friday, 14 April 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 10/04/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 17 April 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 17/04/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 12 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 08/05/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 15 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/05/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/05/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 29 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 5 June 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:08 AM
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Catton Beacon transmitter - Catton Beacon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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