Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter which serves 700,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter._______
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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Pontop Pike 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Pontop Pike transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 15km northeast (42°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Tyne Tees News 1.4m homes 5.4%
from Gateshead NE11 9SZ, 12km north-northeast (29°)
to ITV Tyne Tees region - 47 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Border
Are there any self-help relays?
| Kieldor Dam | Active deflector | 6 homes Holiday complex | |
| Low Haber | Active deflector | West Allen Dale, 18 kn SW Hexham | caravan site |
| North Hartlepool | Transposer | 84 homes |
How will the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 13 Nov 2019 | ||||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | ||||
| C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C32 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C55tv_off | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||||
| C56tv_off | LNE | ||||||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| 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 12 Sep 12 and 26 Sep 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-11.6dB) 34.6kW | |
| com7 | (-11.7dB) 33.8kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| LNE | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Pontop Pike Freeview 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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Monday, 11 April 2011
T
Tony9:05 PM
I'm experiencing a sound issue with BBCHD at the moment on my Sony KDL TV. I see from the Sony's info screen that the format is changing quite regularly between 1080i and 1080p and when this occurs I'm getting an audio drop out. Why is the format frequently changing mid-programme? Is this a temporary broadcast experiment? Should the TV be seamlessly changing formats? Either way BBCHC for me is unwatchable with the high number of audio drop-outs which I'm totally unhappy about.
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Tony: From BBC - Research and Development: Software Upgrade for BBC HD on Freeview HD :
The Freeview HD platform has always been specified to provide a 1080p25 capability. This is why STBs are mandated to have a 1080p50 output to enable seamless up-conversion to a mode which is guaranteed to be present in all display devices. A great deal of material is shot natively at 1080p25 and there are significant advantages in maintaining 1080p25 through to the viewer's display. Within a single programme interlaced may be used for moving credits, cross-fades and studio shots whereas progressive may be used for location shot material.
Up until now this capability has not been exploited and 1080p25 material was encoded using a 1080i25 encoding mode. But after a software upgrade on the 22nd/23rd March the HD encoder supporting BBC HD on Freeview HD has been set-up to automatically detect progressive material and change
encoding mode appropriately. The encoded bitstream can only change at each GOP boundary to ensure decoders maintain a consistent display. This means that each coded video sequence either contains interlaced or progressive pic_struct values within the bitstream. The transitions between interlaced and progressive modes are entirely dependent upon how a programme has been made.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011
J
Jamie10:04 PM
Harrogate
Hi, this is Jamie from Harrogate. My tranmitter is Pontop Pike. Digital pictures were fantastic in last few weeks till yesterday evening, pictures unstable, breaking up, all day today on every channel.Is there engineering work going on? Thanks.
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Thursday, 14 April 2011
Jamie: No work is going on. Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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J
Jamie9:02 AM
Harrogate
Thanks Briantist. It just got back to normal now. Will TVI RF Filter make difference to interference(s)? But every time it rained, only continuous rain, pictures breaking up very badly, can you give me a idea because I have already booked for aerial man to come down. Thanks again.
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Friday, 15 April 2011
Jamie: If you have problem when it rains, I would suggest you replace the aerial cable, as it will have water getting into it.
The best to use for Freeview reception
it satellite-grade coaxial cable.
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Friday, 22 April 2011
D
Dan Rodway5:29 PM
Shildon
I'm unable to get bbc 1 bbc 2 & bbc 3 on my freeview built in tv. I can however get bbc 4. I was wondering how to get bbc 1,2 & 3 back on. aerial is on the roof of the house.
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Saturday, 30 April 2011
B
Brian7:44 PM
Whitley Bay
I wish to buy a new aerial for my elderly father. He lives in a bungalow, so fitting it would be no problem.
He has cable TV in his lounge, but the freeview set top box in his bedroom is not picking up any signal when plugged into the aerial cable. The existing aerial has been on the chimney for well over 20 years, BBC1,BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 are OK, but freeview box ... nothing at all.
Which aerial would the experts recommend please
Postcode NE26 3HZ
Many many thanks !
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Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Brian: You need nothing more than a standard "contract" aerial. However, it is recommended to use satellite-grade coaxial cable when fitting a new aerial.
The Chatton and Pontop Pike transmitters are already providing a full service. Use Pontop Pike if you want to use Freeview HD before switchover.
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Saturday, 7 May 2011
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