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The symbol shows the location of the Bilsdale transmitter which serves 570,000 homes.

Other maps:Bilsdale DABBilsdale AM/FMBilsdale regionBBC North East and CumbriaTyne Tees

Radiation patterns

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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.

Bilsdale transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
1 BBC One North East and Cumbria, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C26 (514.0MHz) from 676m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
Channel icons
3 ITV (Tyne Tees), 4 Channel 4 North ads, 5 Channel 5 The North ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 North ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Tyne Tees),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C29 (538.0MHz) from 676m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C23 (490.0MHz) from 676m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		50,000
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C43 (650.0MHz) from 676m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		50,000
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C46 (674.0MHz) from 681m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Above average64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		50,000
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C40 (626.0MHz) from 681m datum.


Regional news from the Bilsdale transmitter


BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 74km north-northwest
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 73 masts.

ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 75km north-northwest
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.

Self-help relays

Garsdale (pin Fold)Transposer63 homes (coverage together with SH34)
Hawsker BottomActive deflector 150 caravans
LangthwaiteActive deflector30 homes

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20122012-132013-182013-18
aerial groupA KA KKKKK
C212
C23C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C24+Blocal
C26BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C27+C
C29ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
600C31Acom7
C33BBC1BBC1BBC1
C34+1
C35C5C5
C37com8
C40ArqBArqBArqB
C42D
C43SDNSDNSDN
C46ArqAArqAArqA

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 12th September and 26th September 2012.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Middlesbrough including Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Bilsdale transmitter using C24
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for York could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Bilsdale transmitter using C24
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 500kW
com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 50kW
Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*(-19.2dB) 6kW
Mux 1*(-20.2dB) 4.8kW
Mux D*(-24.9dB) 1.6kW

History of Channel 3 in the Bilsdale transmitter area

May 1956-Jul 1968Granada Television†
May 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Jul 1974Yorkshire Television
Jul 1974-Feb 2004Tyne Tees Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Bilsdale was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.


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Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 18 May 2011 10:40AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:01 on 16 May to 11:04 on 16 May BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:01 on 16 May to 11:05 on 16 May [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 2 June 2011 8:28PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:25 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 2 June 2011 10:35PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:25 today to 21:15 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 3 June 2011 4:36AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:25 yesterday to 21:15 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 4 June 2011 4:33AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:25 on 02 Jun to 21:15 on 02 Jun [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 6 June 2011 9:33AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:25 on 02 Jun to 21:15 on 02 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Jeff
Saturday 25 June 2011 9:10PM Richmond
If Freeview power is to be increased more than 10 fold in September 2012, does this mean standard portable TV aerials will get good reception on all multiplexes?

Great site by the way.

Thanks.
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 26 June 2011 3:36PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 26 June 2011 6:34PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 today to 16:51 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 27 June 2011 4:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 20:23 yesterday to 22:58 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 yesterday to 16:51 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 27 June 2011 10:36AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 20:23 yesterday to 22:58 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 yesterday to 16:51 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 27 June 2011 5:37PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 yesterday to 16:51 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 20:23 yesterday to 22:58 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:19 today to 15:38 today [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 28 June 2011 4:30AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 20:23 on 26 Jun to 22:58 on 26 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 on 26 Jun to 16:51 on 26 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:19 yesterday to 15:38 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 29 June 2011 4:32AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 20:23 on 26 Jun to 22:58 on 26 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:05 on 26 Jun to 16:51 on 26 Jun BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:19 on 27 Jun to 15:38 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 1 July 2011 4:34AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 15:19 on 27 Jun to 15:38 on 27 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 2 July 2011 6:33AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 today [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 2 July 2011 7:35AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 today to 06:42 today [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 3 July 2011 4:30AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 yesterday to 06:42 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 4 July 2011 4:40AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 on 02 Jul to 06:42 on 02 Jul [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 4 July 2011 9:36AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 08:05 today to 08:07 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 on 02 Jul to 06:42 on 02 Jul [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 4 July 2011 10:34AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 08:05 today to 08:07 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 on 02 Jul to 06:42 on 02 Jul [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 5 July 2011 4:38AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 08:05 yesterday to 08:07 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 on 02 Jul to 06:42 on 02 Jul [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 6 July 2011 4:34AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 08:05 on 04 Jul to 08:07 on 04 Jul BBC TWO Weak Signal from 04:18 on 02 Jul to 06:42 on 02 Jul [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 7 July 2011 4:33AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 08:05 on 04 Jul to 08:07 on 04 Jul [BBC]
Briantist
Sunday 17 July 2011 12:19PM
Jeff: No, a rooftop aerial will still be required to receive a stable Freeview service.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 July 2011 10:35AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 July 2011 11:37AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:20 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 July 2011 12:36PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:20 today to 11:21 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 July 2011 5:45PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:30 yesterday to 16:46 today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:20 today to 16:30 today BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:30 today to 17:06 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 today to 16:30 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 July 2011 4:38AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:30 on 19 Jul to 16:46 yesterday BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:20 yesterday to 16:30 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:30 yesterday to 17:06 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 yesterday to 16:30 [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 22 July 2011 7:36AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:30 on 19 Jul to 16:46 on 20 Jul BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:20 on 20 Jul to 16:30 on 20 Jul BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:30 on 20 Jul to 17:06 on 20 Jul BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:21 on 20 Jul to 16:30 [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 14 August 2011 12:45PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 14 August 2011 8:46PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 today to 18:45 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 15 August 2011 7:40AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 15 August 2011 2:44PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:30 today BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 15 August 2011 5:41PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:30 today to 14:00 today BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 15 August 2011 9:36PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 19:18 today to 20:21 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 19:18 today to 20:10 today Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:30 today to 14:00 today BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 16 August 2011 4:39AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 19:18 yesterday to 20:21 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 19:18 yesterday to 20:10 yesterday Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:30 yesterday to 14:00 yesterday BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 on 14 Aug to 18:45 on 14 Aug [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 17 August 2011 4:32AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 19:18 on 15 Aug to 20:21 on 15 Aug BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 19:18 on 15 Aug to 20:10 on 15 Aug Analogue BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 13:30 on 15 Aug to 14:00 on 15 Aug BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 11:17 on 14 Aug to 18:45 on 14 Aug [BBC]
robert binstead
Saturday 20 August 2011 7:14PM
i live in filey and receive signal from bilsdale,we have to put up with tyne tees....on the 17 aug 2011 we lost four channels they were 12,24,film 4 and 85 rt.com the russian news channel

why was this?
Briantist
Thursday 25 August 2011 8:53AM
robert binstead: Bit hard to say without a full postcode, but I suspect you did not do a "first time installation" when Oliver's Mount switched over. Try My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
jb38
Thursday 25 August 2011 9:32AM
robert binstead: Just to add to what Briantist has said, you might have to manually tune in Olivers Mount multiplexes, as your other possibilities for reception (Bilsdale and Hunmanby) are all on lower Mux channels numbers.

Olivers Mount using - Mux Ch's 57 - 60 - 53 - 54 - 58 - 61 (Ch57 and 54 showing as variable)

Your aerial will also require to be turned slightly clockwise, as Bilsdale is at 285 degrees, Olivers Mount at 309 degrees. (using Filey post office as a marker)
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 8:36PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 12 September 2011 11:26PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 today to 21:44 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 13 September 2011 4:34AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 yesterday to 21:44 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 September 2011 4:39AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 on 12 Sep to 21:44 on 12 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 15 September 2011 8:33PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 15:41 today to 15:46 today Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 on 12 Sep to 21:44 on 12 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 16 September 2011 10:32AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 15:41 yesterday to 15:46 yesterday Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 19:58 on 12 Sep to 21:44 on 12 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 17 September 2011 4:33AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 15:41 on 15 Sep to 15:46 on 15 Sep [BBC]
Thomas
Wednesday 21 September 2011 6:24AM Leeds
Looks like Bilsdale's analogue transmissions were off-air overnight, while Emley Moor was switching. Nothing about this on the website though...
Briantist
Wednesday 21 September 2011 3:18PM
Thomas: Yes, from from 00:15 today to 02:22.

There seems to be a problem with the process that scrapes the BBC site for information, I have reset it, but it can take an hour for messages to reappear.
nigel lee
Monday 26 September 2011 10:14PM Coventry
I have a Logik LDR1a digibox, which since we went all digital has had an "improved epg". The current one is continuallyupdating, and is most iritating.

How do we get the old format back (it says you can, but when you try it just goes through another 20 min update)?

How doe we contact anyone who nkows what has happened. Note non of or oither digiboxes have had this poroblem. We are in CV5 6DG postcode, on Sutton Coldfield. We have ample (maybe too much ) signal at all the aerial points.



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