Full Freeview on the Idle (Bradford, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Idle (Bradford, England) transmitter which serves 21,000 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 Idle (Bradford, 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 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-6 256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4
DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Idle (Bradford, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: 4seven HD, 5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD, CBS Reality +1, Channel 4+1 HD, Forces TV, Freesports, NOW 80s, Now 90s, PBS America, Pick +1, Together TV +1, Quest Red +1, RT HD, Smithsonian Channel HD.
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Idle 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 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-6 256QAM 32KE 2/3 40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4
DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Are you trying to watch these 19 Freeview HD channels?
The Idle (Bradford, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: 4seven HD, 5STAR +1, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD, CBS Reality +1, Channel 4+1 HD, Forces TV, Freesports, NOW 80s, Now 90s, PBS America, Pick +1, Together TV +1, Quest Red +1, RT HD, Smithsonian Channel HD.
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Idle transmitter?
BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 15km east-southeast (105°)
to BBC Yorkshire region - 56 masts.
ITV Calendar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 12km east-southeast (105°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region
How will the Idle (Bradford, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 13 Nov 2019 | |||
| A K T | A K T | W T | K T | K T | K T | K T | |||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C23 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C26 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C30 | -C | BBCB | |||||||
| C31 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C34 | A | ArqB | |||||||
| C39 | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C42 | D | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||
| C45 | 1 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||
| C53tv_off | 2 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | B |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) by 30 June 2020 - 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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 10W |
Local transmitter maps
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Friday, 22 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
IDLE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:37 yesterday to 13:59 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 23 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
IDLE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:37 on 21 Mar to 13:59 on 21 Mar. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
IDLE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 today to 09:58 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 today to 09:58 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
IDLE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 yesterday to 09:58 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 yesterday to 09:58 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 27 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
IDLE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 on 25 Jun to 09:58 on 25 Jun, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:56 on 25 Jun to 09:58 on 25 Jun. [BBC]
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Friday, 9 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 PM
5:08 PM
IDLE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 today to 15:05 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
IDLE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:05 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 11 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
IDLE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 on 09 Aug to 15:05 on 09 Aug. [BBC]
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