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.
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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 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?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-look-north-newcastle.jpg)
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.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-lookaround.jpg)
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 withheldMonday, 30 October 2023
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Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/10/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/10/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 20 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 27 November 2023
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5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
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Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
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Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 11 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:31 AM
8:31 AM
Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 15 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:48 AM
10:48 AM
Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 January 2024
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5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 29 January 2024
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5:11 AM
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Caldbeck transmitter - Caldbeck transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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