Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter which serves 700,000 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.
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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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Pontop Pike 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Pontop Pike transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 15km northeast (42°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 12km north-northeast (29°)
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?
Kieldor Dam | Active deflector | 6 homes Holiday complex | |
Low Haber | Active deflector | West Allen Dale, 18 kn SW Hexham | caravan site |
North Hartlepool | Transposer | 84 homes |
How will the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | ||||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | ||||
C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C32 | SDN | ||||||||
C33 | com7 | ||||||||
C34 | com8 | ||||||||
C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
C55tv_off | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||||
C56tv_off | LNE | ||||||||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
C59tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 | 500kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
com8 | (-11.6dB) 34.6kW | |
com7 | (-11.7dB) 33.8kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
LNE | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Pontop Pike Freeview Pontop Pike TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Tyne TeesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Pontop Pike transmitter area
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011
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Jamie10:04 PM
Harrogate
Hi, this is Jamie from Harrogate. My tranmitter is Pontop Pike. Digital pictures were fantastic in last few weeks till yesterday evening, pictures unstable, breaking up, all day today on every channel.Is there engineering work going on? Thanks.
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Jamie's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Jamie: No work is going on. Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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Jamie9:02 AM
Harrogate
Thanks Briantist. It just got back to normal now. Will TVI RF Filter make difference to interference(s)? But every time it rained, only continuous rain, pictures breaking up very badly, can you give me a idea because I have already booked for aerial man to come down. Thanks again.
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Jamie's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 15 April 2011
Jamie: If you have problem when it rains, I would suggest you replace the aerial cable, as it will have water getting into it.
The best to use for Freeview reception
it satellite-grade coaxial cable.
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Friday, 22 April 2011
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Dan Rodway5:29 PM
Shildon
I'm unable to get bbc 1 bbc 2 & bbc 3 on my freeview built in tv. I can however get bbc 4. I was wondering how to get bbc 1,2 & 3 back on. aerial is on the roof of the house.
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Dan's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 30 April 2011
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Brian7:44 PM
Whitley Bay
I wish to buy a new aerial for my elderly father. He lives in a bungalow, so fitting it would be no problem.
He has cable TV in his lounge, but the freeview set top box in his bedroom is not picking up any signal when plugged into the aerial cable. The existing aerial has been on the chimney for well over 20 years, BBC1,BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 are OK, but freeview box ... nothing at all.
Which aerial would the experts recommend please
Postcode NE26 3HZ
Many many thanks !
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Brian's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Brian: You need nothing more than a standard "contract" aerial. However, it is recommended to use satellite-grade coaxial cable when fitting a new aerial.
The Chatton and Pontop Pike transmitters are already providing a full service. Use Pontop Pike if you want to use Freeview HD before switchover.
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Saturday, 7 May 2011
Friday, 13 May 2011
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phillip dixon11:31 AM
North Shields
i have a new tv and thomson dtv box with two channel recording facility.
when tuning in and scanning for channels i sometimes get 9,10or 11 frequencies found.
if it sets on 9 frequencies no problems receiving bbc channels if 10 or 11 sets cannot get bbc programmes,also it is receiving from teesside and not pontop pike.
postcode ne29 7pz
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phillip dixon: You might find it best to clear out all the channels, and then scan the six multiplexes frequencies that work.
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