For the information of anyone living in or visiting North Yorkshire/Teesside/Co Durham* and likely to use Bilsdale TV transmitter please be aware that:-
Transmissions from the new mast start on Monday 22nd May on the same broadcast channels as before;
There may be short transmission interruptions whilst tests are performed;
The HD channels (station numbers 101-106) may be inactive at the start whilst the new HD aerials are erected.
[* That is anywhere from Harrogate and to the south of York up to Durham and Peterlee and many places in between.]
For clarification, broadcast channel numbers are those of the actual frequencies used on the site - which are 21, 24, 27, 40, 43 and 46. Channel 21 is the HD service and will only be available on TV receivers that have a HD tuner. Your aerial should be horizontal.
Station numbers are those that you select on the TV remote, e.g. 3 for ITV1, 10 for ITV3, 14 for Film 4 etc. The transmitter uses BBC NE and ITV Tyne-Tees on channels 1 and 3 in SD, or 101 and 103 in HD.
Bilsdale transmitter is on the ridge to the west side of the B1257 between Helmsley and Stokesley. At 300m+ high the mast is visible from a large area.
Transmissions from the new mast start on Monday 22nd May on the same broadcast channels as before;
There may be short transmission interruptions whilst tests are performed;
The HD channels (station numbers 101-106) may be inactive at the start whilst the new HD aerials are erected.
[* That is anywhere from Harrogate and to the south of York up to Durham and Peterlee and many places in between.]
For clarification, broadcast channel numbers are those of the actual frequencies used on the site - which are 21, 24, 27, 40, 43 and 46. Channel 21 is the HD service and will only be available on TV receivers that have a HD tuner. Your aerial should be horizontal.
Station numbers are those that you select on the TV remote, e.g. 3 for ITV1, 10 for ITV3, 14 for Film 4 etc. The transmitter uses BBC NE and ITV Tyne-Tees on channels 1 and 3 in SD, or 101 and 103 in HD.
Bilsdale transmitter is on the ridge to the west side of the B1257 between Helmsley and Stokesley. At 300m+ high the mast is visible from a large area.