Freeview Light on the Gosforth (Cumbria, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Gosforth (Cumbria, England) transmitter which serves 900 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 Gosforth (Cumbria, 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 Gosforth (Cumbria, 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 Gosforth 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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C34 (578.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 100W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Border (England)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C35 (586.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 100W |
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 Gosforth (Cumbria, 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 Gosforth transmitter?

BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 134km east-northeast (62°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.

ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 64km north-northeast (33°)
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?
Eskdale:boot B | Active deflector | 20 km SE Whitehaven | 27 homes |
How will the Gosforth (Cumbria, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2007 | 2007-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 12 Aug 2020 | |||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 17 Oct 07 and 14 Nov 07.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 100W | |
Analogue 1-4 | (-3dB) 50W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 6 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:12 PM
1:12 PM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 today to 12:00 today. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
3:05 PM
3:05 PM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 today to 12:00 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:53 today to 13:55 today. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:52 AM
1:52 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:53 yesterday to 13:55 yesterday. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 8 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:50 AM
2:50 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 on 06 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:53 on 06 May to 13:55 on 06 May. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Friday, 9 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
9:44 AM
9:44 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 today to 08:34 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 on 06 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 today to 08:34 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:53 on 06 May to 13:55 on 06 May. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
10:43 AM
10:43 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 today to 08:34 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 today to 09:38 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 on 06 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 today to 08:34 today, HD Digital TV [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
11:47 AM
11:47 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:41 today to 10:50 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 today to 08:34 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 today to 09:38 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 on 06 May, HD Digital TV [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Saturday, 10 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:44 AM
2:44 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:41 yesterday to 10:50 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 yesterday to 08:34 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 yesterday to 09:38 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:54 PM
5:54 PM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:41 yesterday to 10:50 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 yesterday to 09:38 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 yesterday to 08:34 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 on 06 May to 12:00 [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Sunday, 11 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:39 AM
2:39 AM
GOSFORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:26 on 09 May to 08:34 on 09 May, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:41 on 09 May to 10:50 on 09 May, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 on 09 May to 09:38 on 09 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:41 on 09 May to 10:50 o [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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