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 18/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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 withheldFriday, 27 January 2012
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Mike Rigg7:34 PM
I live in Stockton-On-Tees and we have been getting a lower freeview signal quality for about the last month or two. This has resulted in our picture regularly breaking up.
Has anyone else experienced any similar problems?
I don't know if it is my aerial set up or transmitter problems.
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Saturday, 28 January 2012
Mike Rigg: Can you please see the Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page for some suggestions?
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Friday, 3 February 2012
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Ronnie5:00 PM
Darlington
Hi,
I live in DL3 9TN and for the last 2 -3 weeks have had long periods of no signal at all to intermittent pathetic attempts at a signal from the Bilsdale transmitter. It states on this site that there are engineering works on the transmitter. I have built in LG freeview TV 12 months old. I have cleared channels and re-tuned and re-tuned blah blah, but that's not going to help if I have no signal. Who is responsible for the engineering works and how do I contact them to find out how long it will take to fix what wasn't broken previously. I have just cleared channels and retuned to find I can only get BBC 1 & 2 on freeview and all ananlogue channels have no sound. Why pay full price for a TV licence simply to get Beeb 1 & 2. I live in modern purpose built flat therefore no access to areal, would an additional internal areal help. Thanks in advance for any replies
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Ronnie's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb389:42 PM
Huddersfield
Ronnie: To answer but one part of your question, there is engineering work taking place at Bilsdale (@ 21mls) nearly all of the time in preparation for the station switching to high power operation between 12th to 26th of September this year, and unfortunately until then nothing can really be done to help the situation, and which at times is likely to get worse due to the normally occurring seasonal atmospheric changes.
Come late September there should be a vast improvement in the signal, as the present maximum operating power of 6Kw (BBC1 4.8Kw) ranging down to 1.6Kw (MuxD Ch42) will be changing to 100kw for PSB channels and 50Kw for all commercial Muxes.
Depending on your circumstances of whether or not you are one storey or more high, you "might" benefit from the use of an amplified log aerial (about 700mm long) but you could maybe give an update on whether or not you could accommodate this in your flat, the aerial pointing at 124 degrees.
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Saturday, 4 February 2012
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Ronnie12:38 PM
jb38 - thanks I can accept disruption but not receiving 2 channels and the prospect of this going on till September. Got all Freeview Channels this a.m signal now gone again and back to BBC 1 & 2 only. Wish I knew who to complain to. Freeview web site only supplies an address no email etc, and currently their web site says there's great coverage in my postcode, which is totally untrue.
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jb382:29 PM
Ronnie : I fully realise your frustration about this problem, but in reality there isn't really anything that can be done by anyone that would help the situation.
You could try a test though just to see if you can pick up anything from Pontop Pike @ 25 miles away, as although its also on low power its somewhat higher than Bilsdale, especially the commercial multiplex ArqB / MuxD being on 10Kw compared to the equivalent on Bilsdale being only 1.6Kw.
To try a test on that channel without upsetting any of the channels already stored, go into your TV (or boxes) tuning menu / manual tune section and enter channel 65 (ArqA) in the box provided, but do "not" click on search or scan, because as soon as that channel is entered "if" its possible to receive it will (or should) indicate its signal strength on the scale, make a note of anything shown.
If this works try the same test again but this time entering Ch48, that being BBC from Pontop Pike and which unfortunately is indicated as poor, anyway see what comes up. I will say that obviously the aerial which you have no control over will be pointing in the wrong direction, but you might pick Pontop up on the rear (not quite though) of your aerial, giving an update on results.
The other point I wondered about is if when you lose BBC you have carried out a signal check whilst on that channel when it happens? as it might just be the case that the signal has dipped under the reception threshold of your equipment, and if this has happened then the situation could possibly be helped no end by the inclusion of an amplifier in line with your aerial socket., as that would keep the signal running at a higher level whereby any dip in signal reception would not drop under the cut out level.
By the way, the link shows what's indicated for your area, if you hover the mouse pointer over a channel number it indicates the TX power in use.
Postcode Checker - Trade View (Ch48 th)
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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mike Roberts 3:01 AM
I can just make out a very snowy channel 5 from this Transmitter its not watchable or anything but I am getting it all the way in Aspull Wigan! it has to be from here all the other masts near by have gone over to digital only.
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Sunday, 25 March 2012
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david newton7:17 PM
6yo14 9as,
We seem to be progressively losing itv channels on digital. But the engineering notice only seems to talk about bbc last week
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david newton: That is because the engineering messages are from the BBC; which is what the "[BBC]" means. The BBC only provides reports of work that is affecting or will affect its own services.
Digital UK does not mention Bilsdale has having any work carried out at all.
There is another report made an hour ago about loss of the channels you mention, although the person has not said which transmitter he is using, Bilsdale looks pretty likely:
Seaham digital switchover date | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
And another about issues with all channels this morning:
My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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david newton: You are predicted as being able to receive Yorkshire Region programming from Oliver's Mount now.
Oliver's Mount is one of a few stations that has seen the power of its digital services post-switchover being higher than that of former analogue ones. This means that its coverage area will have increased. So if you couldn't pick it up before, you might be able to get it now if you would to change region.
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