Freeview Light on the Seaham (County Durham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Seaham (County Durham, England) transmitter which serves 6,700 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 Seaham (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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Seaham (County Durham, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Seaham 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 100W |
 1 BBC One (SD) North East and Cumbria, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 15 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 100W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Tyne Tees), 4 Channel 4 (SD) North ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 North ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Tyne Tees), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 100W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Seaham (County Durham, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Seaham transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 22km northwest (315°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 24km northwest (308°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Seaham (County Durham, 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 | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCA | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | D3+4 | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 100W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-2.3dB) 59W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Pontop Pike transmitter area
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Sunday, 8 May 2011
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Daniel 8:50 PM
I live in Seaham currently, we have recently changed our Ariel in a hope to get a better digital signal, fortunately the signal had increased and more channels became available.
however even the increased signal is often terrible. I have heard rumours that after the digital switch-over the digital strengths can become better.
I was hoping someone may be able to tell me if that is true or not?
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Mike Dimmick9:22 PM
Daniel: These relay transmitters exist because there are areas that were not covered by the main transmitters, for analogue services.
At switchover, the relays will only transmit the three public service multiplexes: the services listed above.
If you're getting good quality analogue signals from one of the main transmitters now, you should get reliable digital signals after switchover. Virtually every transmitter in the country will be getting much stronger digital transmissions, at least equivalent coverage to analogue and sometimes more. (The only transmitters *not* getting much stronger digital are those where it was already practically equivalent.)
If you provide a full postcode we can work out which transmitter is most likely to provide the most reliable service.
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Monday, 3 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Tuesday, 4 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 today to 09:50 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 today to 09:50 today [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 today to 09:50 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 today to 09:50 today BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yeste [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Thursday, 6 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oct to 09:50 on 04 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 yesterday to 09:50 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oc [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Friday, 7 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oct to 09:50 on 05 Oct BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oct to 09:50 on 04 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oct to 09:50 on 05 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oc [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oct to 09:50 on 04 Oct BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oct to 09:50 on 05 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 04 Oct to 09:50 on 04 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oc [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Sunday, 9 October 2011
SEAHAM transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oct to 09:50 on 05 Oct BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:30 on 05 Oct to 09:50 on 05 Oct [BBC] Over the next week Seaham relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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