Freeview Light on the Wharfedale (Leeds, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Wharfedale (Leeds, England) transmitter which serves 14,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Wharfedale (Leeds, 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 Wharfedale (Leeds, 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 Wharfedale 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 262m | DTG- | 400W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Yorkshire, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 262m | DTG- | 400W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Yorkshire (Emley Moor micro region)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 262m | DTG- | 400W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Yorkshire, 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 Wharfedale (Leeds, 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 Wharfedale transmitter?
BBC Look North (Leeds) 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS9 8AH, 19km southeast (143°)
to BBC Yorkshire region - 56 masts.
ITV Calendar 1.9m homes 7.4%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 17km south-southeast (148°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Emley Moor) region - 59 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Belmont region
How will the Wharfedale (Leeds, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C32 | 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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Emley Moor transmitter area
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Friday, 7 August 2015
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Nigel Powell10:49 AM
Your web site states that BBC digital TV and a whole lot of other services (including DAB radio) are off air from 9.07 this morning (7th August) but doesn't say when they are coming back on. I can get no terrestrial TV signal but I can receive a DAB radio signal. Please clarify what is going on.
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Thursday, 20 August 2015
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john Morgan7:16 PM
Otley
hello i have been told that some people have seen a re tune notice for itv1 on wharfedale transmitter in aug 2015 . i cant find any ref for this so can you confirm .
Freeview LS21 2AL
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Dave Lindsay
8:58 PM
8:58 PM
john Morgan: Not that I'm aware of. However -- and this might be what you were told about -- ITV4 will become available from all transmitters this month, this obviously requiring a retune if your TV doesn't automatically add it:
ITV4 gets universal Freeview coverage in time for Rugby World Cup
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Saturday, 1 September 2018
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C Sunderland2:05 PM
Keep getting No Signal - Queens Road, Ilkley area. Why?
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Sunday, 2 September 2018
MikeP
10:33 AM
10:33 AM
C Sunderland:
If you are using the Wharfedale transmitter there has been some engineering work recently and that involved turning off the transmissions for short periods.
Otherwise you should check your aerial connections and leads for any damage and check all the plugs/socketc for any corrosion or oxidation of the contacts.
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Monday, 17 February 2020
Stuart Swaine
3:02 PM
Bradford
3:02 PM
Bradford
B. Larocque:
I have tried everything to get BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire back after retuning my TV on the 15th February 2020. I have now lost all Yorkshire area channels, BBC One Yorkshire (Look North) and ITV Yorkshire (Calendar).
Everything was fine until the retune and I now only get the North East and Cumbria channels from the Bilsdale transmitter. There is no region option anymore neither as it used to say Yorkshire or North East. Now it's just North East so no option. I live in BD7 4PW area of Bradford, West Yorkshire.
So annoying!
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Tuesday, 18 February 2020
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Chris.SE12:10 AM
Stuart Swaine:
I'm not sure if you are assuming that you have been getting your signals from Wharfedale looking at some of your previous posts, as I see you've moved. The Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker shows that Wharfedale is not the best transmitter at your current location.
Whilst you are predicted to get reception from two local relays Wharfedale & Keighley, you are also predicted to get some reception from 3 main transmitters, Bilsdale, Belmont and Emley Moor.
Wharfedale is a "Light" transmitter with only the 3 main PSB multiplexes, Keighley transmits the 6 main ones, whilst the main transmitters transmit all 8. You'e not predicted to get every multiplex from any of the transmitters but Emley Moor is predicted to give excellent reception of the main 6 - PSBs1-3, COMs4-6.
Now, the strange thing is that Bilsdale is in an almost similar direction to Wharfedale but it's Horizontally polarised whilst Wharfedale is vertical! I think the best thing is to check which way your aerial is actually pointing. I'll also give the details for Emley Moor.
I'll put all these in the next post.
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Chris.SE12:35 AM
Stuart Swaine:
Wharfedale - Aerial rods vertical, pointing ~NNE bearing 20 degrees, UHF channels C25, C22, C28.
Bilsdale - Aerial rods Horizontal, pointing ~NNE bearing 32 degrees, UHF C21, C24, C27, C43, C46, C40, C55, C56
Keighley - Aerial rods vertical, pointing ~NNW bearing 334 degrees, UHF C40, C43, C46, C29, C31, C37
Emley Moor ~ Aerial rods Horizontal, pointing ~SSE bearing 153 degrees, UHF C37, C44, C41, C33, C36, C48, C55, & C56
You'll not that Bilsdale & Keighley share some channels so there's predicted co-channel interference, the reason you're unlikely to get al multiplexes from w#either transmitter.
Your best bet is to get the aerial realigned for Emley Moor, make sure it's a Group T / Wideband. You may even get COMs 7&8 as the predictions may have changed due to some recent transmitter changes on the 12th Feb.
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Monday, 23 August 2021
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Leslie Goodall3:38 PM
Knaresborough
HG5 9jb
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Tuesday, 24 August 2021
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Chris.SE1:04 AM
Leslie Goodall:
You have posted on the Wharfedale (Light) transmitter page - it only broadcasts the 3 main PSB mutliplexes, and no commercial ones - but you are not predicted to receive it in the postcode you have provided.
The Freeview Coverage checker suggests that your most likely transmitter is Bilsdale where you should have had excellent reception, and if so and your aerial points slightly N of NE (bearing 31 degrees and rods horizontal) and you have no reception since the fire at the transmitter, then reads all the posts and updates on the Bilsdale transmitter page.
As I'm sure you know this transmitter covers the Tyne Tess region. Arqiva in their latest update hope that reception will be returned to remaining areas by the 28th August by a temporary mast.
If however you'd prefer the Yorkshire region instead, then you are predicted to get very good reception from the Emley Moor transmitter, but your aerial would need to point in almost the opposite direction at bearing 193 degrees - slightly W of due S. BUT you may need the advice of a professional aerial installer who knows the area (one who's been recommended by someone you know or who is CAI registered) as predictors aren't always 100% and there maybe local obstructions to the signal.
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