Freeview Light on the Haltwhistle (Northumberland, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Haltwhistle (Northumberland, England) transmitter which serves 2,600 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 Haltwhistle (Northumberland, England) mast?
Haltwhistle transmitter - Haltwhistle transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Screen may go black 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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Haltwhistle (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 Haltwhistle 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 240m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 240m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 240m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 Haltwhistle (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 Haltwhistle transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 58km east (89°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 27km west-southwest (252°)
to ITV Border England region - 33 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
How will the Haltwhistle (Northumberland, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 31 Jul 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C65 | 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 24 Jun 09 and 22 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W |
Local transmitter maps
Haltwhistle Freeview 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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Wednesday, 27 March 2013
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Lynn S.11:03 PM
Haltwhistle
Thanks Dave but all sorted now.
Cheers
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Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:12 PM
1:12 PM
HALTWHISTLE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:59 today to 12:00 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:05 PM
3:05 PM
HALTWHISTLE 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]
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:52 AM
1:52 AM
HALTWHISTLE 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]
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Thursday, 8 May 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:50 AM
2:50 AM
HALTWHISTLE 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]
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Saturday, 31 May 2014
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John N3:18 PM
Why does this transmitter not have itv tyne tees when it is in an area which is part of the North East.
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Dave Lindsay
5:06 PM
5:06 PM
John N: The terrain blocks line-of-sight with Pontop Pike, which could be a reason.
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Thursday, 19 June 2014
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John N4:25 PM
John N:
Can you get a signal from the Caldbeck main transmitter from this area?
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Monday, 14 July 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:31 AM
10:31 AM
HALTWHISTLE transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Sunday, 4 January 2015
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neil12:40 PM
Hi,
Get the limited channels you mention from the Haltwhistle transmitter in Melkridge. Note that you say can receive the remainder listed if pointed at 'full' freebies transmitter ........ How do I do this ? WhY did the engineer who installed it not do this ?
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