Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter which serves 700,000 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 Pontop Pike (County Durham, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Pontop Pike 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Pontop Pike 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, 15km northeast (42°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-tynetees.jpg)
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 12km north-northeast (29°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
Are there any self-help relays?
Kieldor Dam | Active deflector | 6 homes Holiday complex | |
Low Haber | Active deflector | West Allen Dale, 18 kn SW Hexham | caravan site |
North Hartlepool | Transposer | 84 homes |
How will the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | ||||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | ||||
C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C32 | SDN | ||||||||
C33 | com7 | ||||||||
C34 | com8 | ||||||||
C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
C55tv_off | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||||
C56tv_off | LNE | ||||||||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
C59tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 | 500kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
com8 | (-11.6dB) 34.6kW | |
com7 | (-11.7dB) 33.8kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
LNE | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Pontop Pike Freeview 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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Tuesday, 29 May 2012
PONTOP PIKE transmitter - top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, no analogue radio. [DUK]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:05 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:26 today Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:23 today [BBC] top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, no analogue radio. [DUK]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:05 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:26 today Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:23 today [BBC] top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:05 today to 05:31 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:26 today to 05:27 today Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 today to 05:21 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:23 today to 05:23 today [BBC] top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, no analogue radio. [DUK]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air; DSO related from 00:05 today to 05:31 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Off Air; DSO related from 00:26 today to 05:27 today Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 today to 05:21 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:23 today to 05:23 today [BBC] top Pike Transmitter works 30 and 31 May 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be subject to periods of shutdown. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2, MuxA, MuxB, MuxC and MuxD will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Pontop Pike main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Terry Crow12:32 PM
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Since last Thursday xxx May 2012 we have been channels missing on our digital TV. If we go tothe guide or channel list they are not in the list.
The start of the list reads
1 - BBC1
2 - BBC2
7 - BBC3
9 - BBC4
The following channels are missing
itv1, channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2 4+!,MOre 4, E4, ITV1+1 ITV3 ITV2+1 5* 5USA QUEST The Zone 5+1 and ESPN. We have carried out the factory reset procedure and then used the auto search facility but the list is always the same and we cant access the missing channels. We did get an ariel guy to come and check our arial, which he said was fine. Can anyone please help us.
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Anne Pearson5:38 PM
Did we lose transmission between midnight last night and this morning in the Cramlington area as our tv lost its reception then.
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Anne Pearson: Yes. See the posting from Transmitter engineering immediately above yours.
There is engineering work going on at Pontop Pike and you should not retune if you loose reception. The date of the next retune is 12th September.
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jb3811:08 PM
Terry Crow: Engineering work is taking place today and tomorrow and so shut downs can be expected at any time, you will have to carry out a re-tune at random times hoping to time it when all transmitters are on air, or alternatively just hold off for a couple of days until the situation is more stabilised.
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