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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) mast?
Pontop Pike transmitter - Pontop Pike transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 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
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?
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.
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?
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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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Friday, 13 May 2011
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phillip dixon11:31 AM
North Shields
i have a new tv and thomson dtv box with two channel recording facility.
when tuning in and scanning for channels i sometimes get 9,10or 11 frequencies found.
if it sets on 9 frequencies no problems receiving bbc channels if 10 or 11 sets cannot get bbc programmes,also it is receiving from teesside and not pontop pike.
postcode ne29 7pz
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phillip's: ...
phillip dixon: You might find it best to clear out all the channels, and then scan the six multiplexes frequencies that work.
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Monday, 6 June 2011
S
Stuart11:42 PM
Gateshead
Hi
I live in Gateshead (Ochre Yards) and have been getting HD Channels on my Sony Bravia until about 3 days ago where they've just disappeared. I've tried a full auto tune but it can no longer find them.
Any ideas?
Stuart
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Stuart's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Friday, 24 June 2011
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Hal9:11 AM
Just come back from holiday and now find I can't get any HD channels (Sunderland area)on either TV or HD recorder (both Panasonic) and at certain times of the day ITV1 CH4 and others are starting to break up.
HD channels(C63) signal stength was 6-7 and quality 0-1.
ITV etc (C55) was strength 8-9 and quality 1-3.
However BBC (C48) was 10 and 9-10.
No break up of picture on BTVision box or smaller TV and set top box in bedroom.
I live in an apartment with a communal aerial.
Any ideas?
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Mike Dimmick6:18 PM
Hal: For communal aerials, check with your landlord or agent, or the residents' association. See PARAS - Professional Aerial Riggers Against The Sharks for more suggestions.
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Sunday, 26 June 2011
PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:26 today [BBC]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:26 today [BBC]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:26 today to 12:23 today [BBC]
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PONTOP PIKE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 11:26 today to 12:23 today [BBC]
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