Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter which serves 700,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) mast?
Pontop Pike transmitter - Pontop Pike transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Pontop Pike 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Pontop Pike transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 15km northeast (42°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 12km north-northeast (29°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
Are there any self-help relays?
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How will the Pontop Pike (County Durham, 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 | W T | ||||
| C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C32 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C55tv_off | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||||
| C56tv_off | LNE | ||||||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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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 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-11.6dB) 34.6kW | |
| com7 | (-11.7dB) 33.8kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| LNE | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Pontop Pike Freeview Pontop Pike TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Tyne TeesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Pontop Pike transmitter area
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Sunday, 21 October 2012
We live in Stanley County Durham, our tv signal is still poor, there's lots of interference even after the change over and the 17th oct 12. Any tips...........
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Mark Blanchard : Have you confirmed that your receiver is tuned to Pontop Pike for all channels? UHF channels are given at the top of this page.
If they are correct, or having corrected them the problem persists, then perhaps the signal is on the high side due to your close proximity to the transmitter. See:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Friday, 9 November 2012
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David Brown10:47 AM
Thanks for your reply 12/07/2012. Receiving all programmes currently transmitted via WEARDALE mast including radio (via the TV) . However cannot receive radio reception on our DAB radio, even with the F connector that supplies the tv signal connected.Are different frequencies involved? Do we need a separate DAB aerial? What is the polarity of the transmission? The radio works perfectly well with its telescopic aerial in other districts where presumably the signal is better. Thanking you in anticipation of enlightenment.
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David Brown: The Weardale transmitter at Frosterley does not broadcast any DAB. It relays the four BBC national FM radio stations only.
As the BBC has seen fit to install FM transmitters, then perhaps there are similar gaps in its DAB coverage.
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Sunday, 11 November 2012
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John Fox8:40 PM
I live near centre of Sunderland, SR33AQ. Picture is nigh on perfect, but since changeover subtitles on all channels are a little out of sync. Tried two different freeview boxes as well. Who do I complain to?
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Sunday, 25 November 2012
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Paul Smith1:27 PM
Hexham
I am a TV engineer in this area Hexham/ Northumberland post code NE46 3NX
Reports of poor DAB reception in this and surrounding area NE43 etc, since digital switch over 26th sep 2012, yet no faults reported with pontop pike or reduced power o/p
Any idears, its not a one off, I have seen this and had many other reports all over the Tyne valley, only since we went fully digital tv.
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Paul's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 1 December 2012
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Les Waters3:16 PM
NE51YP
I live to the West of Newcastle and have my aerial pointed to Pontop Pike. I can receive all ordinary TV channels on my Freeview TV except the HD ones, these I understand can be found on channel 49. However, on autoscan or indeed a manual scan I cannot receive any HD channels. Is it a problem with my TV? I have already tried a factory reset but this has not changed anything.
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Les Waters: The most common answer to this sort of question is that the TV does not have a DVB-T2 tuner in which is the format HD signals use. Standard definition pictures in the UK are broadcast using DVB-T.
What is the model number? We can check the specifications.
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Monday, 3 December 2012
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Les Waters9:18 AM
It is a Samsung LE37B551A6WQXU marked as HDTV 1080P. Surely if it is badged as such it has a DVB-T2 tuner.
Many thanks for your prompt reply.
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Les Waters: It appears that this model does not contain a DVB-T2 tuner.
The user manual is here:
http://downloadcenter.sam….pdf
The only mention of "DVB" is on page 2 under the heading "Digital TV Notice". No mention is made of DVB-T2 - only DVB-T does. It states that the set meets the standards of DVB-T as at August 2008.
According to Wikipedia, DVB-T2 prototype tuners were demonstrated in September 2008, so therefore DVB-T2 didn't exist (or certainly wasn't finalised) when the TV was designed.
DVB-T2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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