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 04/11/2024 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 withheldSunday, 18 December 2022
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Chris.SE6:33 PM
4wd:
So, for example the Loftus relay only serves a large town? I don't think so!
There's a few coastal locations that can get good signals from Pontop Pike.
Some places a bit further inland could be quite variable.
But as you haven't given a postcode or even nearby location, it's pointless trying to comment further.
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Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Transmission went off just after midnight and has not come back on
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Chris.SE1:47 AM
June Thomas:
The report immediately prior to your post will be confusing because it actually refers to the original main transmitter mast.
The current temporary Bilsdale Tower is seperate.
Freeview are reporting "There are currently live outages in your area."
And the BBC have reported -
From 12:06am on 11th Jan 2023 BBC A Off the air due to essential engineering
It's possible that more multiplexes other than the BBCA multiplex (the main BBC SD channels) may be off-air depending on the nature of the engineering. This is obviously urgent unplanned engineering and I would expect signals to return as soon as they can complete the work. Do NOT retune, it will most likely just clear your correct tuning and you'll have to repeat it then when signals are back -and you won't be certain when that'll be!
If you have a smart TV and a reasonable internet connection, try the streaming services. A lot give the ability to watch live TV as well as on-demand programmes.
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Chris.SE2:24 PM
June Thomas:
Just for the record, the BBC reported it was back on air at 12:45am on 11th.
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Monday, 16 January 2023
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4wd10:54 PM
Chris.SE:
Well there is no coverage from temporary masts in plenty of rural areas away from towns, and there certainly isn't any here so not sure why I need to explain all that when the question is about when the rebuilt full size one might be live.
If nobody knows or they won't say then that's the answer isn't it.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2023
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Chris.SE12:12 AM
4wd:
It's no good moaning at me, or anyone else here., especially as you haven't said where you are, I can't give any technical help. I gave you one example of a temporary relay that wasn't serving a large town!
You know about the Arqiva Bilsdale Helpsite, whilst that hasn't really had much of an update as you know, if you phone the help number 0800 121 4828 there is a pre-recorded message with the latest information and you can leave your details for them to call you back.
The latest information in the public domain was back in November AFAIK, you should have seen it in the MSM eg. -
Sunak given assurances over Bilsdale transmitter progress - Richmondshire Today
Bilsdale mast: Sunak told TV signal to be restored by spring - BBC News
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Monday, 27 March 2023
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Bernard Coyne5:23 PM
I have not been able to access free view channels since the Bilsdale mast fire. I would like to know if the mast is repaired. If it is then I require an engineer to help me set up my television. I have not seen a local news bulletin for almost 3 years now!
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StevensOnln16:25 PM
Bernard Coyne: The has been no announcement of a completion date yet for the replacement Bilsdale transmitter mast. Freeview and DAB are still being broadcast from a number of temporary transmitters, including the shorter temporary tower next to the replacement tower.
Arqiva have setup a dedicated website with updates on the replacement mast and information on the help schemes for viewers who have lost reception since the fire (see link below).
Home | Bilsdale Mast: Project Restore
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Thursday, 11 May 2023
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StevensOnln19:53 AM
Latest update from Arqiva on the replacement mast being brought into service (posted as a popup overlay on Bad Request
The new mast at Bilsdale is now nearing completion and we plan to start broadcasting TV services from the mast again within the next few weeks.
Viewers do not need to take any action yet.
When the mast is live, over 99% of households are expected to have their core TV services restored, either automatically or following a retune.
A small number of households, fewer than 0.5% of the total served by the new mast, may not automatically benefit from the signals from the new mast. Arqiva has written to these households - which received in-home support from its TV engineers as part of Project Restore - to advise them they may be affected and what they need to do if they notice a loss of TV services once the mast goes live.
Another small number of households may temporarily lose access to HD services for a few weeks while the additional antenna is installed on the new mast. These channels will still be available in standard definition.
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Thursday, 18 May 2023
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StevensOnln110:44 PM
Latest update from Arqiva:
The new Bilsdale mast is scheduled to begin transmitting TV signals on Monday 22 May.
From early morning on Monday 22 May, most viewers' TVs and set top boxes should automatically receive the new signals from the 300m tall structure.
Any viewers experiencing loss of service after Monday 22 May should first perform a retune/rescan, and if problems persist call the Project Restore Helpline on 0800 121 4828.
A small number of households may temporarily lose HD services for a few weeks until additional antenna are installed, however all HD channels can be watched in Standard Definition in the interim.
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