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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, 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 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 withheldTuesday, 17 August 2021
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StevensOnln14:26 PM
Arqiva have issued a further update today with two main pieces of news. Firstly, they have added the D1 and SDL National commercial DAB multiplexes to the Eston Nab transmitter, which should restore coverage of the national commercial DAB stations for much of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and the coast to Hartlepool.
Secondly, a temporary 15m mast is being installed at Arncliffe Wood, which should be operational by this weekend and should deliver a significant improvement in TV coverage for viewers in areas including Darlington, Stockton, Catterick, Leyburn, Masham and Ripon. It has not yet been confirmed which frequencies/UHF channels will be used, or whether viewers in these areas may need to retune once the mast is in operation.
Arqiva's dedicated news/updates page can be found at the link below (reposting so that it appears on this page of comments):
https://www.arqiva.com/ne…mast
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Wednesday, 18 August 2021
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William Local6:25 PM
I live in Peterlee. When will normal/some type of service return so I can watch programmes especially Ceefax.
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William Local6:26 PM
I live in Peterlee.SR81DB When will normal/some type of service return so I can watch programmes especially Ceefax.
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StevensOnln110:29 PM
William Local: As per my post just above yours, Arqiva have said that they intend to have a temporary mast up and running at Bilsdale by the 28th August, although at 80 meters it will be considerably shorter than the main mast and therefore won't have the same level of coverage so you may find you get a weaker signal than normal. Ceefax closed in 2012 so definitely won't be available, but if you actually mean the BBC Red Button text service, it will return at the same time as the main BBC channels.
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Sunday, 22 August 2021
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Chris.SE2:46 PM
North:
It would seem that some locations still can't get a signal yet.
The latest update from Arqiva is here https://www.arqiva.com/ne…mast
There is info from Freeview at Bilsdale Freephone information line and more channels available from Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood | Freeview
There is some technical info from Freeview (makes a change!) at Channel information for Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood | Freeview
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Tuesday, 24 August 2021
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Chris.SE1:07 AM
Should have mentioned in yesterday's post, that there is similar information on the BBC website at
Problems with Freeview reception? | Help receiving TV and radio
Click on the "Problems with television and radio services in North Yorkshire and Teesside" to expand and read the item.
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Wednesday, 25 August 2021
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Rachel 5:05 PM
Re Bilsdale fire. I have SD back on my tv but not HD. When will HD be back in HG2? Aerial on roof
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Thursday, 26 August 2021
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Christopher Smith10:17 AM
Harrogate
Rachel : Nothing for me even with a retune (also in HG2 but aerial in loft due to conservation area). We're not in the Emley Moor footprint area and Freeview predictor says we wouldn't get all channels anyway. So guess will just have to wait.
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Christopher's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Chris.SE12:59 PM
Christopher Smith:
That is NOT correct, it depends where you are in the HG2 area, some places have coverage from Emley and Belmont, but of course that means repositioning the aerial which will not be practical (or cost effective) for most people, and it'll be Yorkshire region instead of Tyne Tees.
You really need to provide a full postcode to look at predicted coverage which you've done in the Freeview checker, so your locale is not in a place where you can get the others and loft aerials don't help either as I'm sure you appreciate.
Rachel:
It'll depend on which temporary transmitter you might be getting your signals from at present. There are two that might be giving coverage - Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood - Here are the UHF channels for them -
Arncliffe Wood - C40, C43, C46 FOR PSBs1-3
Eston Nab - C27, C24, C21, C23, C26, C48, for PSBs1-3, COMs4-6.
I've seen some reports that some have been struggling with the HD PSB3 mux from Arncliffe Wood.
Have a look in your TV tuning section to see which UHF channels you are getting the SD signals from.
Then try a manual tune for the HD multiplex as autotune sometimes misses weaker signals.
Eg. if you are getting the SD on C40 and C43, try manual tune on C46 (C stands for channel).
See also Channel information for Eston Nab and Arncliffe Wood | Freeview and posts on the previous pages here for links to other information.
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