Full Freeview on the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter which serves 120,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter._______
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 Caldbeck 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 Caldbeck transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 97km east-northeast (77°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 17km northeast (45°)
to ITV Border England region - 33 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
Are there any self-help relays?
| Boreland | Active deflector | 25 km NE Dumfries | 22 homes School |
| Carsphairn | Transposer | 35 km SE Ayr | 84 homes |
| Crosby Garrett | Active deflector | 35 km N Dumbarton | 42 homes |
| Deepdale | Active deflector | 20 km SW Penrith | 20 homes |
| Eskdalemuir B | Active deflector | 45 km NW Carlisle | 31 homes |
| Keld | Active deflector | 30 km E Sedbergh | 17 homes |
| Stainton | Transposer | 8km W Penrith | 251 homes (low lying area of housing) |
How will the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 25 Mar 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | W T | A K T | ||||
| C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C23 | -SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C24 | -D3+4 | ||||||||
| C25 | -BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C26 | -ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C27 | -BBCA | ||||||||
| C28 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C29 | -ArqB | LOCAL2 | |||||||
| C30 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | -BBCB | ArqB | ||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C33 | _local | ||||||||
| C34 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | _local |
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 24 Jun 09 and 22 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB, PSB3 sc | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, PSB1 sc, PSB2 sc | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-11.5dB) 35.8kW | |
| com7 | (-12dB) 31.9kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-15.2dB) 15kW | |
| Analogue 5, Mux 1* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux B* | (-21.9dB) 3.2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-24.9dB) 1.6kW |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 29 August 2012
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simon osman7:43 PM
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the information. The reason I asked about Caldbeck being West Borders is I hav e a reception problem on ITV1. approx 2 to 3 times a night, the picture freezes then goes blank and comes back on after 2 seconds. The signal level according to the tv is 90% and quality is 100%, could this be too high?
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
Briantist: According to Ofcom and DUK Postcode Checker, Caldbeck's COMs are at 15kW until 24th October. Presumably this is to protect against interference with Divis.
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Sunday, 21 October 2012
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Dave5:16 PM
Whitehaven
Hi does caldbeck transmitter go to full power on Wednesday 24 October
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Dave's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb385:27 PM
Dave: According to DUK's trade predictor yes! but it only applies to the three commercial muxes as the BBC / BBC HD / ITV1 are already on high power, the commercials changing from 15Kw up to 50Kw.
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Monday, 29 October 2012
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Petra5:33 PM
Hi, we've been digital since the first changeover (isle of man) - why have I now lost all the SDN channels? Use a freeview box with a sony bravia set.
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Petra: Last Wednesday Ireland switched over and Divis is now broadcasting its SDN on C23, which is the same as Caldbeck uses. Did the loss of these channels co-incide with that day?
Have you tried manually tuning to UHF channel 23?
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Petra7:17 PM
Hi Dave Lindsay: Yes! Thanks I didn't know about Divis. I have tried three times to manually tune. 1st time clearing all the channels and then manually tuning for 25, 28, 30, 27, 24, 22, 26, 29 and 23. All the list came back but when I select 10 (itv3) or 31 5usa) it says programme not tuned. Then tried twice just to manually tune channel 23, but no joy, it appears on the list but there is nothing there. I am really disappointed as I love 5usa, we get a great reception on every other channel. Any suggestions would be most welcome and thanks for your reply.
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Petra: I think that you may have to consult with an aerial installer.
If the problem is interference from Divis, it may be possible to either use a different aerial which is more sensitive to the desired signals from Caldbeck and/or better at not picking up the unwanted signals from Divis. It may be possible to locate the aerial somewhere that it will pick up Caldbeck but where there is less interference from Divis. For example, taking advantage of a building to block an unwanted signal.
As you may know, there are viewers who are unable to receive the Commercial (COM) channels. The transmitters on the Isle of Man are all Freeview Lite, so you are lucky to be able to pick them up from the UK mainland.
Up until Wednesday, the COM channels from Caldbeck were on low power so as to protect against interference with people watching the low-power pre-switchover digital channels from Divis.
Evidently you are in an area where, despite the increased power from Caldbeck, the high power signals from Divis are strong enough to degrade the Caldbeck signals.
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012
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Petra11:55 AM
Hi Dave Many thanks for your reply, yes it does seem that our signal is being blocked by Divis. I have just spoken to our ariel man and he has had lots of calls from people with the same problem. We are fortunate here in Ramsey that we have always been able to receive ITV4, parts of the IOM can't watch the TT programmes that ITV4 produce! The ariel man is going to have his work cut out installing new equipment for those of us affected. And they said digital tv was going to be such a wonderful thing...doh.
Thanks again for explaining things so well.
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Petra: If it turns out that Caldbeck's COM channels might not be reliable due to interference, then you might be able to receive the from Winter Hill which is the main transmitter for North West England and is near Bolton. This broadcasts BBC North West and ITV Granada, but if you wished to continue receiving the BBC NE & Cumrbia and ITV Border channels you do now, then an aerial on Winter Hill could be combined with one on Caldbeck. This would allow you to watch PSBs from Caldbeck and COMs from Winter Hill (and indeed PSBs from Winter Hill if you wish) on the same receiver without having to unplug one aerial lead and plug in the other. This may be a solution to be considered only if Caldbeck's COMs is not possible.
I understand that a few years back the regional programming for all of the Isle of Man become BBC North West and ITV Granada which means that, theoretically, they should provide relevant local news and Caldbeck won't.
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