Full Freeview on the Chatton (Northumberland, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Chatton (Northumberland, England) transmitter which serves 29,000 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 Chatton (Northumberland, England) mast?
Chatton transmitter - Chatton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 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)
The Chatton (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Chatton 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)
The Chatton (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Chatton transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 64km south-southeast (167°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 64km south (170°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Chatton (Northumberland, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | K T | |||||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C37 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
| C41 | SDN | BBCA | |||||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C44 | ArqA | D3+4 | |||||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C47 | ArqB | BBCB | |||||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-12.2dB) 6kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 2kW |
Local transmitter maps
Chatton Freeview Chatton DAB Chatton AM/FM Chatton TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Tyne TeesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Chatton transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSunday, 30 December 2012
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Gill Lyons12:24 AM
Alnwick
Hi never posted before & not terribly up on TV channels etc. We live in Lesbury (3 miles east of Alnwick & 1 mile from Alnmouth on the coast). We bought freeview plus recorder about 3 years and had always enjoyed about 125 channels inc.radio etc. Since the NE digital switch this Autumn our signal for some channels has lessened - in particular the band that receives ITV 3 which I particularly enjoy. We have repeatedly retuned & find retuning giving us only 46 or 79 channels (inc. radio) depending on day and weather. ITV3 has never re-appeared satisfactorily - occasionally it will say it's there - but when wwe try and view the picture freezs and breaks up & then goes. Can anyone help us regain the COM4/SDN/C41 line that will give us ITV3 again. thank you, Gill.
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Gill's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 31 December 2012
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KMJ,Derby1:05 AM
Gill Lyons: The power of the transmitter for the SDN mux was increased slightly at switchover, but changes to the technical parameters could have resulted in a net decrease of effective coverage. If you have a manual tune facility select C41, then without scanning/storing channels note the signal strength and quality indicated. Does that differ significantly to that indicated for say C44?
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KMJ,Derby1:24 AM
Gill Lyons: The rest of the post, which got cut off reads: If it is indicated that the signal strength is just below the threshold for reliable reception, with reasonable quality, you could try amplifying the signal. It is possible that the aerial is positioned in a null for C41; if signal strength for the other muxes is noticeably higher it would support that suggestion, in which case having the aerial repositioned could be of benefit. Also check cables and connectors are in good order and try repositioning connecting leads in relation to the receiver in case there is any interaction present causing the signal on C41 to be corrupted.
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014
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Jeff Jones11:10 AM
When will the Chatton transmitter broadcast BBC4 and 47 in HD?
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Dave Lindsay
10:14 PM
10:14 PM
Jeff Jones: Not before 2018. This is because the new quasi-national multiplex which carries BBC Four HD and others is only from 30 transmitters and is intended to incentivise purchase of Freeview HD (DVB-T2) receivers. Around 2018 the current setup may be changed and so these HD services may get wider coverage.
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Wednesday, 29 October 2014
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Jeff Jones11:19 AM
Dave Lindsay: Thanks for the info. Dave, I may consider getting my aerial moved to point at Pontop Pike.
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Thursday, 30 October 2014
Dave Lindsay
6:20 PM
6:20 PM
Jeff Jones: Good idea, if it's available.
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015
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Eileen Robinson6:44 PM
Alnwick
We live at NE66 4TG (1 Yetlington Farm) and our 2 Freeview-boxes TV signal keeps breaking up, then 'freezing'! Any ideas please, most frustrating!
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Eileen's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 31 January 2016
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Doreen jJohnson11:47 AM
Coldstream
Transmitter engineering: why has my analog radio signal gone off? All of Crookham TD12 4SY seems to be affected
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Doreen's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Doreen jJohnson11:50 AM
Why has the analog signal gone off for the whole of Crookham Village TD12
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