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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Chatton (Northumberland, 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)
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 withheldTuesday, 29 March 2011
CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:28 today to 12:04 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:32 today to 11:07 today [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:28 today to 12:04 today BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:32 today to 11:07 today [BBC]
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Mike Dimmick3:26 PM
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Keith Hobbs: It looks as though the Chatton transmitter doesn't transmit much digital signal in your direction. This is only guesswork, but from the antenna heights given by Ofcom and the photos of the transmitter, it looks like digital signals come from a pair of Yagi antennas (they look a lot like reception aerials) just below the main cylinder. They appear to be pointing north-west.
There is also a cliff between you and the transmitter, just to your west, which is blocking line of sight to the transmitter.
As a result, Digital UK predict that the reliability of BBC multiplexes is variable at best, and ITV multiplexes is poor. You're not expected to get anything much on Mux C or Mux D at present.
After switchover, you should get a reliable signal from the public service broadcasters but commercial channels will be variable.
Signal levels do vary over time with changes in weather conditions - both the signals you do want, and the signals from other transmitters that you don't (interference). A change in reception can be down to changes at other transmitters, and you can probably expect it to get a bit worse in the year or so before switchover.
Do ensure that you have your aerial and cables inspected about every ten years. They deteriorate with weather exposure, which I imagine is a lot worse on the North Sea coast than in central southern England. Particularly, they stop working properly if water can penetrate the insulation.
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Mike's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:28 yesterday to 12:04 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:32 yesterday to 11:07 yesterday [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:28 yesterday to 12:04 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:32 yesterday to 11:07 yesterday [BBC]
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Monday, 4 April 2011
CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:59 today [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:59 today [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:37 today to 14:07 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:59 today to 13:29 today [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:37 today to 14:07 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:59 today to 13:29 today [BBC]
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CHATTON transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 12:59 today to 13:29 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:37 today to 14:07 today [BBC]
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