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 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)
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 withheldWednesday, 11 July 2012
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H9:20 PM
Newcastle Upon Tyne
I can no longer receive a good quality signal from Pontop as the trees adjacent to my property are blocking all reception from the the south when they are in leaf, (they also make my satellite receiver useless for 6 months of the year). My post code is NE3 2UY. I have a high gain roof mounted aerial.
Catton looks a much better proposition but it's much further away than Pontop. Is it worth re aligning my aerial to Chatton or would I be wasting my time (and money)?
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H's: mapH's Freeview map terrainH's terrain plot wavesH's frequency data H's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb3811:55 PM
H: Although you are predicted as being able to receive signals from Chatton I doubt very much if in reality that you would as far as reliability is concerned, although in situations such as yours anything is worth a try, Chatton being located at 36 miles away on a bearing of 350 degrees and with no HD being possible until September 26th.
I will also say that you are not really doing yourself any favours by using a high gain aerial facing towards some trees, as high gain aerials are designed to have a sharper pick up and that's the last thing you want when the signal received is being obstructed, and so a more normal aerial such as a log periodic type is liable to give better results and with this being boosted if necessary and with a link for the type of aerials referred to below, the DM version being ideal for your particular situation.
ATV`s Choice Of Aerials for digital TV
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Thursday, 12 July 2012
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H10:24 AM
Newcastle Upon Tyne
jb38
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. Your reply confirms my fears.
I originally had a Yagi but a local 'aerial contractor' replaced it with the current Vision 32 High Gain when I called them in to try to improve my signal.
Perhaps I need to try another type of aerial or invest in a chain saw. Unfortunately the chain saw is not really a serious option as I would be in trouble with the local authority as the trees have preservation orders on them!
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H's: mapH's Freeview map terrainH's terrain plot wavesH's frequency data H's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 27 September 2012
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60snatch4:03 PM
Retuned videos and tv (panasonic) 37"(Full hd.) all channels giving signal quality 10 but no HD channels available ie bbc1 ......etc any reason why?
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60snatch: What is the model of the TV so we may check to see if it has a HD tuner in-built?
"Full HD" simply means that it can show the highest resolution of HD pictures which is 1080p and gives no qualification to the ability to receive HD signals off the air.
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60 snatch5:22 PM
TX-L37V10B (3 tuners -satellite-DVB-analogue)
was assured when bought would be able to receive free to air HD Is chatton transmitting the HD channels?
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60 snatch: Specifications say that it only has a DVB-T terrestrial tuner:
TX-L37V10 -Specification -Panasonic UK & Ireland
DVB-T is the mode of standard definition broadcasts and DVB-T2 is that of high-definition ones.
Can you receive high-definition services via the in-built Freesat tuner instead?
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60snatch6:08 PM
Yes no problem with freesat but prefer dvb layout, bought unit to include freesat because eventually will probably lose dvb because of trees. Many thanks, am annoyed to learn tuner is u/s for hd. one last point please confirm chatton is transmitting hd stations
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60snatch: Yes, it started yesterday.
If you have Sky then you must have a dish. If there is no spare feed from the dish, then you should be able to run another. If there are no spare ports on your LNB, then you should be able to pick one up for around £10 online. Obivously you will also need a length of double-screened coax cable, e.g. WF100.
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
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Dave Robinson4:46 PM
Morpeth
With the very limited programs on Rothbury relay, decided to try Chatton. I can receive PSB1, 2 and COM4. Why can I not get COM5 or 6. I live at Holystone and realise we are at the edge of the transmission area. Would a better aerial help? The aerial is on the roof.
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Dave's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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