The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter.

UK Free TV shows the coverage area for a radio transmitter as a coloured overlay (orange for FM, other colours for DAB) on the grey map. We have computed the coverage by combining the terrain with the official radiation pattern. A single click will select the transmitter to view the coverage for a single site, and a double click goes to a page showing full details. Click on the buttons in the right-hand corner of the map to choose from different frequencies (or multiplexes for DAB).

Local transmitter maps

Caldbeck Freeview Caldbeck DAB Caldbeck TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Border (England)

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Sunday, 11 August 2013

Mrs Diana Spencer
9:00 AM

I have several radios, and recently have lost , including now (Sunday, 11 August 2013 - 9.00am). I have another DAB radio where the reception is slightly different from the others, and that is OK, as is radio through the TVs. As all three DAB radios are off air, I suspect the fault must be with the , which I can see from my home in Wigton. Help!

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Thursday, 4 September 2014

Mr B
10:31 PM

I have exactly the same problem at the moment ( 4/9/14) three radios going crackly which previously were fine it is as if thermal strength has been reduced I too can see tansmitter from my house near Great .

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Monday, 21 March 2016

Mike Truculent
11:29 PM

What is the point of having Radio, when most of the Independent music broadcast in MONO. I know it is cheaper, but DAB was said to provide CD Audio, it is just glorified DRM. It is 1980s technology so what is the point of DAB+ If radio stations are going to broadcast in monophonic sound reproduction. The transmitters do not put out enough erp (), and in some weather conditions, the DAB signal sounds like bubbling porridge. Why should I waste money on a DAB radio, when I can listen to it on an Internet radio. No way does DAB radio cover 90% of the UK. I would say it is >75%. It might cover 90% of the population, considering a sizeable chunk of the population live in London. Wide band FM Broadcast Band 2 gives much better audio than Band 3 DAB. Caldbeck Transmitter is the 3rd highest structure in the UK, at 1,106 ft The highest is at Skelton also in Cumbria, at 1,198 ft sending coded messages to submarines on a VLF.
DAB = Disgraceful Audio Broadcasting, or can be referred to as BAD = Bad Audio Decoding : KEEP VHF Analogue RADIO.......

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Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Derek Hill
9:02 AM

I have purchased a DAB radio and during the daytime hours everything is fine with the required stations but after approx. 1800 hrs none of the are available,it is OK on FM stations.Any ideas please ,I have tried a fresh but to no avail.

Thanks

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StevensOnln1

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12:45 PM

Derek Hill: It sounds like something is causing during the evening which wipes out the . This is most likely something operating on a timer switch so check for anything in your home (and ask next door neighbours) for anything switching on at 18:00.

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Wednesday, 14 March 2018

tony
10:16 AM
Haltwhistle

VERY disappointed to have bought a nice radio only to find there is no coverage here in Northumberland. At the 2011 census there were 3811 people living here but can not reach us although it does reach all around here. We receive from a 400 watt repeater at the end of the town, so the broadcasters do know our problem. Since there is already a local repeater site, all wired up and cabled, what a pity they didn't think to provide us a small . How much would it cost?

Of course searches online give no email address to complain to, only hints about how to site your . The show there is no coverage, so they do know.

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tony's: T's Freeview map T's terrain plot T's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage

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