Full Freeview on the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmitter which serves 34,000 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 Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, 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 Fenham 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 Fenham transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 3km east-southeast (108°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 2km south-southwest (206°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | |||||
| A K T | W T | W T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C23 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C26 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C30 | _local | BBCB | |||||||
| C31 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C36 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves |
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 | 2kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 40W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 20W |
Local transmitter maps
Fenham Freeview Fenham DAB Pontop Pike TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Tyne TeesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Pontop Pike transmitter area
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Monday, 1 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 AM
5:46 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 10 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 20 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 10 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
FENHAM transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 7 Mar 12:57 until 7 Mar 13:34. . FM: Off the air due to essential engineering from 7 Mar 11:38 until 7 Mar 11:43. . [BBC]
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Friday, 19 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:08 AM
10:08 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:08 AM
4:08 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 29 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:09 AM
4:09 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 5 June 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:08 AM
4:08 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 9 June 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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