Freeview Light on the Whitby (North Yorkshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Whitby (North Yorkshire, England) transmitter which serves 7,700 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 Whitby (North Yorkshire, 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 Whitby (North Yorkshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Whitby 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 | C34 (578.0MHz) | 105m | 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, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C35 (586.0MHz) | 105m | 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, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Tyne Tees), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 105m | DTG- | 100W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD North East and Cumbria, 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, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Whitby (North Yorkshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Whitby transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 84km northwest (309°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 87km northwest (307°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Whitby (North Yorkshire, 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 | A K T | ||||
| C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C34 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C35 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 | 250W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Bilsdale transmitter area
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
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lucky 8:13 PM
Whitby
dear all
Iam in jolly harbour and have just re-tuned
in.
i get a good clear picture even though i am 4,000 miles plus away the the whitby transmitter
good job for slingbox!!!!!
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Monday, 8 October 2012
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n hobson12:43 PM
I live in sheltered accommodation in Whitby and receive TV through a recently installed aerial supplying a number of properties. I succesfully retuned the TV at digital switchover but I find that the picture on a number of channels keeps breaking up and at times there is no singnal for any of the channels.
Any suggestions what the problem could be?
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n hobson: The answer depends on which transmitter the aerial faces and which channels are affected.
Refer to this page and identify which groups (multiplexes) are affected:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
There are six and each uses a signal of its own: PSB1, PSB2, PSB3(HD), COM4, COM5, COM6.
Some possibilities:
- If your aerial faces the Whitby relay which is on the industrial estate off A171 Stainsacre Lane then be aware that it only carries PSB channels. The aerial will be vertical. So if the COM channels are poor, then these must be being picked up from elsewhere. As the aerial was installed for reception from the Whitby transmitter, then isn't meant for receiving from elsewhere and therefore poor or intermittent reception may ensue; basically, you're on your own!
- If the aerial points to Bilsdale, it will be horizontal. If the PSB channels are poor, then perhaps it has tuned to the Whitby relay for them instead and it is this which needs correcting. The way to avoid Whitby transmitter is to have the aerial unplugged for the last 50% of the scan.
If you say which channels it is that you are having difficulty with and which transmitter the aerial faces, then a more exact answer can be provided.
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jb389:25 PM
n hobson: Just to add to that already said by Dave Lindsay, have you checked with any of your neighbours to find out if they are having any problems, as by them using the same aerial system as yourself it would save a wealth of explanations as to the possible causes of your problem if they are also experiencing reception difficulties, although should they not be, then what Dave Lindsay has said regarding tuning applies.
Also, with this type of query you should really have provided info on your location (post code or one from nearby) as reception in Whitby (myself being extremely acquaint with) varies quite considerably between both sides of the water, especially anywhere near to the Marina areas that is tucked in under the direct line of the signal from Whitby's relay, and of course well under any signals that might possibly be received from Bilsdale the full service transmitter.
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Monday, 15 October 2012
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Malcolm Stuart7:49 PM
Whitby
YO21 1ND
We have a standard roof aerial that was installed 12 months ago.
Since changeover we have experienced intermittent interference, in particular on BBC1.
The interference can be lack of sinc to loss of signal for several seconds.
Any ideas ?
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Malcolm's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Malcolm Stuart: Have you checked that it is tuned to the correct UHF channel for the transmitter to which the aerial faces? This information is usually given on the signal strength screen.
Whitby's is C55 and Aislaby's is C45. If your aerial points to one, it could be picking up the other off the back of the aerial.
If this is the problem and your aerial faces the Whitby transmitter and it is tuned to Aislaby, then run the automatic tuning scan with the aerial unplugged up to about 52%.
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Friday, 12 June 2015
6:27 PM
Hello
We are in the process of buying a house on Ruswarp Bank. The current occupiers have a sky satellite dish which they are leaving but no digital aerial. We are with BT Vision for our telephone line, broadband and TV. If we buy an ordinary digital aerial will our signal be Okay from Ruswarp. We currently live in Filey where are signal is okay.
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MikeB6:48 PM
Tricia Camm: Just put the postcode into the site, and there should be links to Digital UK, etc, which should tell you.
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Dave Lindsay
6:55 PM
6:55 PM
Tricia Camm: Yes, but there's a but....
Looking at predictions you may only receive PSB channels, probably from the Whitby relay, this being because reception of all channels from Bilsdale might be out of the question due to being in the Esk Valley. A full postcode would allow us to gauge your chances.
Digital UK publishes a full list of Freeview channels by multiplex here:
Digital UK Industry - Channel listings
Organise the table by "Mux" (multiplex) and you will see services of the three PSBs (or two if it's not HD).
Assuming you're receiving from Oliver's Mount then you will have all channels. You will also get BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire. But in the Esk Valley you will get BBC North East & Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees.
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7:02 PM
Whitby
Dave Lindsay:
Hi Dave
Yes the post code is YO21 1NF
thanks
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Tricia's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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