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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

Radiation patterns withheld

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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.


Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Your comments are always welcome. Please use the form below to add your thoughts or questions to this page. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Dave Lindsay
Thursday 26 April 2012 12:56AM
Andrew: You may find this discussion interesting:

Freeview on Sudbury TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice

jb38 says that where there is difficult non-line-of-sight a lower gain aerial with booster is better than a high gain one. The reason being that lower gain aerials have wider acceptance angles.

As you don't have line of sight, I thought that this might be useful to you.
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 26 April 2012 4:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 14:07 yesterday to 14:13 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 27 April 2012 4:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Off Air from 14:07 on 25 Apr to 14:13 on 25 Apr [BBC]
Stuart Morris
Thursday 10 May 2012 9:25PM Darlington
In my location (DL2 2LJ) I get poor reception from Bilsdale due to trees and am considering changing to Pontop Pike. At present I am receiving most of my stations from Pontop Pike even though my ariel is pointing to Bilsdale. I noticed however that the data for Bilsdale gives a 'rating' for most MUX as low or below average. Does this relate to signal strength and will the signal strength be increased at the digital change over.
Marty
Monday 14 May 2012 8:31PM
Hi, I have just purchased a new Panasonic plasma tv which has freeview hd built in, when I set it up a couple of weeks ago I was very surprised to find that it picked up (and still does) the freeview hd channels. I'm not complaining as it's a great picture but I am wondering how this is possible when I live in Teesside TS19....especially as my friend who lives just over half a mile away cannot receive it. I am wondering if it is some kind of test transmission that is likely to go off soon?

Cheers guys.
Dave Lindsay
Monday 14 May 2012 8:35PM
Marty: Bilsdale does not broadcast HD until switchover.

My guess is that either you are either picking it up from Pontop Pike which hasn't switched over yet, but is one of a handful of transmitters that has a pre-switchover HD signal.

To find out which you have, go to one of the HD programe channels and bring up the signal strength screen. If it says that it is tuned to C63, then it is coming from Pontop Pike. The other possibility is Emley Moor which is on C41.
Marty
Monday 14 May 2012 10:01PM
Dave: thanks a lot for the info I will certainly do as you suggest, if it is pontop pike like you suspect then do you happen to know if they will continue to broadcast hd till the full switchover? Also (sorry to be a pain) but can you explain why I am picking up a signal from another area when I should be getting the bilsdale transmission.....is it just a case of my aerial pointing in a different direction? Am I likely to eventually end up with an inferior signal because of it? Sorry if these are dumb questions and I fully understand if you don't bother to reply.....much appreciated if you do though.

Cheers.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 15 May 2012 3:06AM
Marty: Aerials pick up signals from other transmitters, usually to a lesser degree than the one they are intended for. How much (and if at all) you could say depends on luck.

Evidently your aerial is picking up a HD signal from somewhere, and as Bilsdale doesn't broadcast HD at the moment, your receiver has tuned to it. So don't be surprised if reception isn't perfect because an off-beam signal is being received.

Yes, Pontop Pike will continue broadcasting HD as it does now until switchover. As I say, HD isn't part of the standard offering before switchover. A handful of transmitters nationwide that operate (and operated) before switchover were selected to carry HD services and Pontop Pike was one of them. This does not affect Bilsdale's HD signals that will come on air at switchover in September.

So come 26th September you should be able to receive HD services from Bilsdale.
Marty
Tuesday 15 May 2012 5:35PM
Dave thank you for taking the time to explain the answers to my questions.....which I fully understand now, looking forward to the full switchover in September.

Best regards.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 23 May 2012 2:27PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:59 today to 13:51 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 24 May 2012 4:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:59 yesterday to 13:51 yesterday [BBC]
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 24 May 2012 5:12PM Halifax
Stuart Morris.Darlington,DL2 2LJ.
Come DSO at Bilsdale (BBCA DSO1,Wednesday 12 September 2012,the rest DSO2,Wednesday 26 September 2012) the new higher powered post digital switched signals of 100kw on the public service broadcasters multiplexes BBCA,D3+4 and BBCB (HD),plus the 50kw commercial multiplexes SDN,ArqA and ArqB will vastly improve reception in your locality which at present is somewhat difficult.However you stated that your aerial is directed at Bilsdale yet receive some Pontop Pike transmissions due to poor reception issues in your locality because of trees.Is your aerial that faces Bilsdale a group W wideband (tipped black) antenna by any chance ? For Bilsdale once DSO takes effect you need a group K (tipped grey) semi-wideband aerial (either Yagi 18K,or X-Beam 16K) which is optimised for the lower/middle frequency bands,fitted with superior copper-copper co-ax cable (black coloured preferred for longevity) and importantly brass co-ax plugs,not alloy or worse plastic ones they're useless.
If you decide to opt for Pontop Pike instead which also switches over simultaneously with Bilsdale too,you need either a group C/D Yagi 18C/D aerial (tipped green) or a group E semi-wideband (optimised for the middle/higher frequencies) X-Beam 16E aerial (tipped brown).One possibility is to use a variable frequency diplexer (if available),one that splits the signal at a certain frequency say for example at frequency 47 so you can effectively have two main transmitter choices,one group K aerial using Bilsdale and a second aerial either a group C/D (Yagi) or group E (X-Beam) aerial using Pontop Pike as well.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 May 2012 4:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:59 on 23 May to 13:51 on 23 May [BBC]
Darren Brown
Monday 28 May 2012 9:36AM Gateshead
ITV1 missing from Bilsdale Transmitter.
Postcode: NE10 8JP
Roof mounted aerial.
John Benson
Friday 1 June 2012 11:02AM
Could you please let me know if there is a reason why the DAB signal on my car radio, in the Middlesbrough / Billingham area, often cuts out at 8:00 in the morning. This is when I am on my way to work and not before or after that time

It does not seem to matter where abouts in the journey I am. It can be on the Tees flyover, where there is no blockage anywhere to the signal, or in the middle of town but always at the same time
Yvonne
Friday 8 June 2012 10:14PM Whitby
Hi, hope someone can help me, I've scoured the internet and found nothing! My daughter is hoping to move into a flat in Whitby. The letting agent told us the signal there is pretty useless and she won't be able to get freeview. However, as it's a listed building she can't have a satellite dish so is there anything she can do to actually receive any programmes? Thank you in anticipation.
Dave Lindsay
Friday 8 June 2012 11:06PM
Yvonne: As you probably know, Whitby is now poorly served by terrestrial television following the debacle in which the transmitter was resited to the back of beyond in 2007.

The Whitby relay transmitter will start broadcasting Freeview in September, but it will carry only Public Service channels. These are BBC, ITV1, ITV1+1, ITV2, Channel 4, E4, More 4, Channel 5 and the four HD services.

There will be no Dave, Film 4, ITV3, ITV4 etc. Only main stations such as Bilsdale carry these.

Is there a TV aerial and is it just satellite dishes that aren't allowed?

Where abouts is she thinking of moving?
jb38
Friday 8 June 2012 11:11PM
Yvonne: If your daughters flat is located in the lower down areas on the same level as the marina then she most likely wont be able to receive Freeview thanks to the residents having been somewhat foolishly given a choice where the replacement transmitter was sited.

However the only option she would then have is to use an online service "if" the flat is located in an area where that service exists, but it is still possible to use a smaller satellite dish kit indoors if your daughters window is Southerly facing and she is NOT located on the opposite side of the marina to where the Co-op building is situated, so if you could provide her post code or one from very nearby (a pub etc) then this could be checked out.
Mike Dimmick
Saturday 9 June 2012 12:01AM
Yvonne: The prediction for the postcode you've provided suggests an excellent chance of getting reliable reception from the Whitby transmitter. This will provide the PSB multiplexes only after switchover in September - see references to 'Freeview Lite' or 'Freeview Light' elsewhere on this site, or the Whitby transmitter page, to see what channels will be available.

It's very unlikely that a full service from Bilsdale will be possible at that postcode, even after switchover completes. The chances of even getting the PSBs reliably are very low indeed. Currently, Whitby only provides BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1 and Channel 4 on analogue - Freeview is only currently available from Bilsdale in your area.
jb38
Saturday 9 June 2012 8:00AM
Yvonne: Just out of curiosity, could you please clarify if the code you provided is applicable to your own residence or that of where your daughter is hoping to move into? as the content of my reply was based on it not being the latter, not of course that it would make much difference unless she was located in the slightly higher level parts of the town where the reception from the Whitby analogue relay isn't quite so iffy.

Yvonne
Saturday 9 June 2012 11:04AM Whitby
Dave, jb, Mike, thanks for your responses. We live in Redcar at the moment, my daughter is moving to Whitby to work at the new Sainsburys being built. The flat she's hoping to get is in Church Street Whitby, it's a top floor flat facing the harbour with a communal rooftop aerial, I noticed there was a BT Openreach phone point and the agent said the previous tenant used BT Vision but having looked into that it seems that uses freeview channels so probably isn't viable.
Yvonne
Saturday 9 June 2012 11:21AM Whitby
Dave, the postcode is YO22 4AS
jb38
Saturday 9 June 2012 8:31PM
Yvonne: Yes, a BT vision box is in effect a Freeview box but with a broadband connection so that video can be viewed on-line, and so I feel that's what the agent was possibly meaning as Freeview is not presently available, although this BT Vision via on-line broadband is done on a monthly contract basis and so the costs can add up, so your daughter has to beware of that fact.

Obviously you did provide the code for your daughters proposed flat, the only reason I enquired was that many people when enquiring on behalf of someone else usually forgets and provides their own code rather than the other persons, you of course not having done.

All that's been said by Mike Dimmick and Dave Lindsay applies to that Church Street code, with myself being quite acquaint with the Church street area as I am up in the Whitby area every three months or so, and generally have lunch in the fish & chip restaurant located at the bend in Church street where it leads down to the bridge.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 11 June 2012 6:28PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Bob
Tuesday 12 June 2012 9:24AM
Will it be ok to retune my TV just once after the 26 Sept for reception from Bilsdale or do you need to retune twice, once on 12th and then on 26th?
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 June 2012 9:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - sdale Transmitter works 13 and 14 June 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be subject to periods of shutdown Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 12 June 2012 10:02AM
Bob: On 12th BBC standard definition channels switchover to full power digital so if you don't retune on that date then you will be unable to view them.

On 26th the rest switch over.
Robert Hill
Wednesday 13 June 2012 3:27AM Wetherby
Received full? power test signals , on 23. 26, 29, 40, 43, 46, . with a half size Group A aerial , through a downstairs window facing towards Bilsdale.
The signal strength was 75% and quality 100%. My location is Bramham (LS23 6RJ) 3 to 4 miles south of Wetherby in West Yorkshire
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 June 2012 10:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 yesterday to 05:42 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:58 on 12 Jun to 05:39 on 13 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 yesterday to 05:44 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 on 13 Ju [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 June 2012 11:27AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 today to 10:37 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 yesterday to 05:42 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:58 on 12 Jun to 05:39 on 13 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 yesterday to 05:44 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 June 2012 12:28PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 today to 10:37 today BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 yesterday to 05:42 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:58 on 12 Jun to 05:39 on 13 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 yesterday to 05:44 yesterday [BBC] sdale Transmitter works 13 and 14 June 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Five will be subject to periods of shutdown Digital services - n/a [DUK] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Mike Hall
Friday 15 June 2012 5:47PM York
Hi Freeview Team
We have been loosing the signal on and off for the past few weeks.
We had the aerial checked and it was found to be a stronger than strong signal coming in for all channels.
We have BT Vision and until recently we have had no problems.
The current display is saying No channel found, please check aerial or local signal availability.
Press OK to start search.
The DVB Auto Set Up is showong CH21 68
Please help
Kind regards
Mike Hall
Dave Lindsay
Friday 15 June 2012 6:42PM
Mike Hall: This site is an independent one and not connected to any of the companies involved in broadcasting.

Bilsdale is undergoing engineering works in preparation for switchover. See the note at the top of the page.


I've never understood why Yorkies would want to watch Tyne Tees, unless they couldn't receive Yorkshire of course. I know that Bilsdale comes in strong, particularly in the north of the city, but why watch news about the north east if you don't have to?

As a fellow Yorkshireman, I want to hear about what's going on in God's Own County!

I reckon that you're on a communal aerial, so tell your landlord that the aerial needs turning to face Emley Moor!
Andy Ripley
Friday 15 June 2012 8:20PM Ripon
From HG4 1UP today the Muxes were relative to the Analogue signal:-
1 -13.6dB
2 >-32db no signal resolved
A -18.2dB
B -18.5dB
C -19dB
D -30.5dB just resolved

Using a Thurlby Thandar PSA2701T Spectrum Analyser and a dipole at line of sight to Bilsdale.

I think the figures say it all, 2 and D are no good in our direction.
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 16 June 2012 4:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 yesterday to 10:37 yesterday BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 on 14 Jun to 05:42 on 14 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:58 on 12 Jun to 05:39 on 13 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 on 14 Jun to 05:44 on [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 17 June 2012 4:29AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 on 15 Jun to 10:37 on 15 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 on 14 Jun to 05:42 on 14 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 23:58 on 12 Jun to 05:39 on 13 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 on 14 Jun to 05:44 on [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 18 June 2012 4:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 on 15 Jun to 10:37 on 15 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 on 14 Jun to 05:42 on 14 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 on 14 Jun to 05:44 on 14 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Liable to interruption, Radio (digital) Liable to interruption. [DUK]
Andy Ripley
Monday 18 June 2012 11:05AM
Update! Following my bringing this to the attention of ITV (as their signal's affected) they are now looking into it. Mux 2 and D are well under par to the southwest, but the other muxes are fine.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 18 June 2012 11:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 on 15 Jun to 10:37 on 15 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 00:55 on 14 Jun to 05:42 on 14 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 00:24 on 14 Jun to 05:44 on 14 Jun [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 19 June 2012 5:26AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 10:25 on 15 Jun to 10:37 on 15 Jun [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 27 June 2012 2:28PM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:30 today to 12:43 today BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:30 today to 12:43 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 28 June 2012 4:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:30 yesterday to 12:43 yesterday BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:30 yesterday to 12:43 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 29 June 2012 4:28AM
BILSDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:30 on 27 Jun to 12:43 on 27 Jun BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 12:30 on 27 Jun to 12:43 on 27 Jun [BBC]
John Clarke
Thursday 5 July 2012 10:17PM York
Help !-Cannot get any signal on Mux"D" Ch 42.
Signal OK on all other > Mux 1-2-A-B-C.
The "Search" frequency on TV Auto-Tune goes up to 642.0 MHZ but the signal strength is "0".
I cleared out (did a non ariel scan)the old tuned channels first !
Just the TV channels included in Ch 42 are missing - i.e. 12,15,18,21,24,85,89.
Ariel on Chimmny stack just same as neighbours, ranging on Bilsdale, and all other channels come in with no breaking picture.
When I do a manual tune on (Mux) Ch 42 there is "0" signal strength.
All this just to get TV ch 10 (ITV4 SPORT)?
????????? Post Code is YO61 1DP
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 5 July 2012 11:51PM Halifax
John Clarke.York,YO61 1DP.
Did you previously receive the MuxD multiplex before,or have you never received this multiplex as such.
If you have never received MuxD before (currently on fr 42 as you indicated) then is your roof aerial a group A red tipped one,if so then that could answer why you have no MuxD as group A aerials are optimised for the lower frequencies between 21-37 although good quality Yagi 18As and more so X-Beam XB16As can just stretch to frequency 41 but 42 is just out of reach.
If you did receive MuxD prior to losing it just recently have you checked with your neighbours (if you get on with them) who also receive Bilsdale like yourself whether they too have lost MuxD at the same time as you have.Also check your aerial plug (and aerial socket too) for any signs of water ingression and for rust as a possible cause,the higher frequencies are more prone to loss of signal than the lower frequencies amd in the case of Bilsdale until Wednesday 26 September 2012 DSO2 the highest frequency in use is MuxD on 42 itself.Post DSO2 ArqA mux which goes on frequency 46 will then be the highest frequency in use at Bilsdale.
Finally if your aerial is a group A red tipped type,then it needs either replacing with a grey tipped group K semi-wideband aerial,or diplexed (at frequency 38) with a group B yellow tipped aerial for the SDN,ArqA and ArqB COM multiplexes more so at DSO time.
Dave Lindsay
Friday 6 July 2012 12:16AM
John Clark: According to Digital UK and Ofcom, C42 is on the lowest power of the digital channels from Bilsdale at 1.6kW. All the rest are 6kW except for C34 which is at 4.8kW.

As Mark says, C42 is the only out of group one at present, if you are using a Group A aerial.

See:

www.aerialsandtv.com link icon Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial

www.aerialsandtv.com link icon Bilsdale TV Transmitter
Chris Simpson
Friday 6 July 2012 8:20PM Darlington
from chris, darlington.
my friend has a thomson DTI6300 freeview+ box.
all channels are being recieved fine from bilsdale. but unable to record as the box is stating 'no hard drive' any suggestions?
Mark Fletcher
Saturday 7 July 2012 12:38AM Halifax
Chris Simpson,Darlington.
Your friend will have to perform a factory reset procedure if by unplugging the appliance for over two minutes then replugging back in again it still fails to record as such.
Does your friend still have the instructions manual for the Thomson DTI 6300 as such ?
rob reay
Wednesday 11 July 2012 4:25AM
Is 4seven available from bilsdale? When I retune it can't find it.
KMJ,Derby
Wednesday 11 July 2012 9:45AM
rob reay: Mux ArqB, which carries channel 47 commences transmission from Bilsdale on 26th September 2012 - DSO stage 2. Viewers in the Bilsdale coverage area with an overlap from Belmont or Emley Moor might currently find a usable signal for ArqB from one of those transmitters.
Darren Brown
Monday 23 July 2012 6:59PM Gateshead
Picture break up an all bbc channels and dave

POSTCODE: NE10 8JP

Roof mounted aerial.
Colin Howard
Tuesday 31 July 2012 6:13PM
Just found this website and hope you may be able to help with a long standing problem of periodic appalling reception from Bilsdale transmitter on Freeview. I can see the transmitter at this location in South Middlesbrough(TS7)!! Last weekend was just the latest (pm27/7 through to lunchtime 29/7) BBC1 and BBC2 from Bilsdale (C34) were unwatchable due to pixcellation and frequent complete drop outs. ITV (C21) was perfectly OK. (Appeared that any Tx over c550MHz was affected, lesser frequencies were OK)Changing to analogue there was also poor reception with some ghosting and vertical bars appearing on the picture and popping and loss of Nicam sound at the same time as the digital signal completely disappeared This disturbance seemed to be happening in time with that on the digital signal. I have carefully checked all the appliances (and thermostats) in the house and found no correlation to the poor digital pictures.
My conclusion is that there appears to be a periodic bout of external interference that can last for just a few minutes or up to a few days and then clears. No one will ever admit publicly that there is poor reception in this area. I am now getting a good signal again on BBC1 and BBC2 - but for how long...?.
I have put up with periodic poor performance until now but with the impending changeover and the loss of the alternative analogue signal I want to get to the bottom of the problem and have it sorted.



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