Freeview Light on the Falstone (Northumberland, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Falstone (Northumberland, England) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Falstone (Northumberland, 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 Falstone (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Falstone 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 176m | DTG- | 2W |
 1 BBC One (SD) North East and Cumbria, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 15 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 176m | DTG- | 2W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Tyne Tees), 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Tyne Tees), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 176m | DTG- | 2W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Falstone (Northumberland, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Falstone transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 57km east-southeast (113°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 54km east-southeast (115°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Falstone (Northumberland, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 12 Sep 12 and 26 Sep 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 6W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.8dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Pontop Pike transmitter area
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Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:27 AM
10:27 AM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 6 Oct 10:41 until 6 Oct 10:44. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:45 AM
5:45 AM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Jun 01:53 until 29 Jun 01:58. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 PM
5:46 PM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 7 Jul 14:26 until 7 Jul 14:30. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 27 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Nov 20:08. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 2 December 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:13 PM
6:13 PM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Nov 20:08 until 30 Nov 21:42. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:09 PM
11:09 PM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 18 Jan 20:46. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 19 January 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:09 PM
2:09 PM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 18 Jan 20:46 until 19 Jan 10:30. . [BBC]
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Friday, 10 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
Falstone transmitter - Falstone transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/03/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Falstone transmitter - Falstone transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/03/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Sunday, 2 April 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
FALSTONE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 2 Apr 09:47. . [BBC]
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