Freeview Light on the Kendal (Cumbria, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kendal (Cumbria, England) transmitter which serves 7,900 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Kendal (Cumbria, England) mast?
Kendal transmitter - Kendal transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Kendal (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 Kendal 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 | C42- (641.8MHz) | 223m | DTG- | 400W |
 1 BBC One (SD) North West, 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 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 223m | 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 | C57 (762.0MHz) | 223m | 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 Kendal (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 Kendal transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 97km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 64km north (350°)
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?
| Kentmere A | Active deflector | 12 km N Kendal | 22 homes |
| Kentmere B | Active deflector | 12 km N Kendal | 23 homes (second level) |
How will the Kendal (Cumbria, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 19 Aug 2020 | ||||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | E T | ||||
| C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C42 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C45 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C57tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C60tv_off | -BBCA | ||||||||
| 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 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 |
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 withheldTuesday, 21 May 2019
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Dave6:51 PM
Anyone able to get the HD channels ok from this transmitter C57 (762.0MHz) - note SD channel More4+1 on this mux has the same issue, while it lists the channels upon retune, the signal is next to zero. The retunes to the other mux are ok with 90%+ signal quality.
TV doesn't allow me to manually tune so unable to try against Kendal Fell transmitter.
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Wednesday, 22 May 2019
D
Dave10:06 PM
Back to normal tonight, HD mux consistent with SD mux's
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:53 today to 00:56 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 26 July 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:53 on 24 Jul to 00:56 on 24 Jul. [BBC]
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Thursday, 8 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
KENDAL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 11:10 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 11:10 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 9 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
2:08 PM
2:08 PM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:34 today to 12:42 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:08 PM
5:08 PM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:34 today to 12:42 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 today to 15:05 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:08 PM
8:08 PM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:31 today to 18:45 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:34 today to 12:42 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 today to 15:05 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:31 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:34 yesterday to 12:42 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:05 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
KENDAL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:34 yesterday to 12:42 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:31 yesterday to 18:45 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:05 yesterday. [BBC]
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