Full Freeview on the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter which serves 120,000 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 Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmitter._______
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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Caldbeck 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Caldbeck transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 97km east-northeast (77°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 17km northeast (45°)
to ITV Border England region - 33 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
Are there any self-help relays?
| Boreland | Active deflector | 25 km NE Dumfries | 22 homes School |
| Carsphairn | Transposer | 35 km SE Ayr | 84 homes |
| Crosby Garrett | Active deflector | 35 km N Dumbarton | 42 homes |
| Deepdale | Active deflector | 20 km SW Penrith | 20 homes |
| Eskdalemuir B | Active deflector | 45 km NW Carlisle | 31 homes |
| Keld | Active deflector | 30 km E Sedbergh | 17 homes |
| Stainton | Transposer | 8km W Penrith | 251 homes (low lying area of housing) |
How will the Caldbeck (Cumbria, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 25 Mar 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | W T | A K T | ||||
| C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C23 | -SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C24 | -D3+4 | ||||||||
| C25 | -BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C26 | -ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C27 | -BBCA | ||||||||
| C28 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C29 | -ArqB | LOCAL2 | |||||||
| C30 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | -BBCB | ArqB | ||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C33 | _local | ||||||||
| C34 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | _local |
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 24 Jun 09 and 22 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB, PSB3 sc | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, PSB1 sc, PSB2 sc | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-11.5dB) 35.8kW | |
| com7 | (-12dB) 31.9kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-15.2dB) 15kW | |
| Analogue 5, Mux 1* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux B* | (-21.9dB) 3.2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-24.9dB) 1.6kW |
Local transmitter maps
Caldbeck Freeview Caldbeck DAB Caldbeck TV region BBC North East and Cumbria Border (England)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Caldbeck transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 25 February 2016
Transmitter engineering
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CALDBECK transmitter - Possible weak signal [DUK]
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Friday, 4 March 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
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CALDBECK transmitter - Possible weak signal [DUK]
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Monday, 4 July 2016
Transmitter engineering
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CALDBECK transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 12 July 2016
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Jim4:37 PM
I live in Bridekirk near Cockermouth. My aerial is pointed towards the Caldbeck transmitter.
At present, BBC News HD on channel 107 breaks up a lot and gives frequent 'no signal' messages.
When will channel 107 be broadcast in full power from Caldbeck on C30 like channels 101 - 105, or must I either continue to obtain it only on channel 130 in lower definition or use my Humax Freesat HD box which gets an excellent signal?
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Saturday, 20 August 2016
Will
9:08 PM
9:08 PM
Which company runs Channel 3 in Caldbeck area as according to this page itv plc stopped in Dec 2014?
Also during the Olympics we have had Red button channels 0-7 plus "Red Button 1 24/7" from Caldbeck.
Now if the single frequency network is a success could OfCom move all national multipexes to single frequency and then introduce more multiplexes and more channels?
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StevensOnln111:15 PM
Will: ITV plc (or its subsidiaries in Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands) run the channel 3 service in all areas except for central and northern Scotland, which is run by STV. In theory the COM multiplexes should work well as single frequency networks, but there is no chance of Ofcom introducing any further new multiplexes in the future when they are keen to sell off spectrum for mobile broadband. COM7 and COM8 are temporary and will close in 2020 when the 700MHz frequency band is handed over to the mobile networks, following the currently delayed spectrum auction.
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Monday, 21 November 2016
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John Maguire 6:03 PM
Since retuning my tv I cannot access BBC North East News. Can you help please as we now get BBC Scotland. Thanks in advance.
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MikeP
6:32 PM
6:32 PM
John Maguire :
To help you we need to know where you are in relation to the transmitters serving your area. It seems likely that the retune has picked up signals from a different transmitter to the one you previously used. If you could check what channel numbers the various multiplexes are being received on that will help us advise you further.
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Thursday, 24 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
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CALDBECK transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:54 today to 02:57 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 25 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
CALDBECK transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:54 yesterday to 02:57 yesterday. [BBC]
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