Full Freeview on the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmitter which serves 34,000 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 Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) mast?
Fenham transmitter - Fenham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Fenham 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 Fenham transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 3km east-southeast (108°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 2km south-southwest (207°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
How will the Fenham (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | |||||
| A K T | W T | W T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C23 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C26 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C30 | _local | BBCB | |||||||
| C31 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C36 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves |
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 1-5 | 2kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 40W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 20W |
Local transmitter maps
Fenham Freeview Fenham DAB 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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Saturday, 1 January 2011
We have to use Fenham instead of Pontop Pike because we live just north of a large hill (NE8 3J), so we get a weak Freeview signal. Would you expect us to be able to get reliable Freeview HD from October 2012?
Thanks for any info.
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
Thursday, 13 January 2011
FENHAM transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:34 today to 12:41 today [BBC]
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FENHAM transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:34 today to 12:41 today [BBC]
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Friday, 14 January 2011
FENHAM transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:34 yesterday to 12:41 yesterday [BBC]
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FENHAM transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... Weak Signal from 12:34 yesterday to 12:41 yesterday [BBC]
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Saturday, 26 March 2011
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Vin Richley12:01 AM
Does Freeview intend to add more HD channels over and above the four it already transmits? Also, is it intended to transmit the HD channels on Fenham and Newton transmitters after digital switchover?
Thanks!
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Mike Dimmick3:43 PM
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Vin Richley: The BBC hope that by the end of 2012, new encoders will allow them to squeeze five channels into one multiplex - currently, they carry four channels. I believe they have to offer Channel 5 first refusal on this space.
As the HD multiplex carries Public Service Broadcasting channels, it will be available on all transmitters, including Fenham and Newton. It's called BBCB above.
Fenham currently carries all six multiplexes and will continue to do so after switchover. Newton will be a 'Freeview Light' transmitter carrying only three multiplexes, as the commercial multiplex operators have refused the option to extend their coverage to the relays. The coverage areas of the main transmitters are generally increasing, so it may be possible to get the commercial multiplexes from one of the main transmitters after switchover.
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Monday, 4 July 2011
FENHAM transmitter - Over the next week Fenham relay: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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FENHAM transmitter - Over the next week Fenham relay: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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