Freeview Light on the Whitehaven (Cumbria, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Whitehaven (Cumbria, England) transmitter which serves 20,000 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 Whitehaven (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 Whitehaven (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 Whitehaven 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 | C43 (650.0MHz) | 180m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 180m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 180m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 Whitehaven (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 Whitehaven transmitter?
BBC Look North (Newcastle) 1.6m homes 6.0%
from Newcastle NE99 2NE, 136km east-northeast (67°)
to BBC North East and Cumbria region - 70 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.2m homes 0.7%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 60km northeast (45°)
to ITV Border England region - 33 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
How will the Whitehaven (Cumbria, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2007 | 2007-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | ||||
| C7 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 |
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?
| Analogue 1-4, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 2kW |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 1 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
2:08 PM
2:08 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 yesterday to 10:30 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 yesterday to 05:44 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 yesterday to 10:30 yesterday, HD Digital TV O [BBC]
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Friday, 2 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 on 31 Jul to 10:30 on 31 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 on 31 Jul to 05:44 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 on 31 Jul to 10:30 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV O [BBC]
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Saturday, 3 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:09 PM
11:09 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 on 31 Jul to 10:30 on 31 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 on 31 Jul to 05:44 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 on 31 Jul to 05:44 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV O [BBC]
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Sunday, 4 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 on 31 Jul to 05:44 on 31 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:15 on 31 Jul to 10:30 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:10 on 31 Jul to 05:44 on 31 Jul, HD Digital TV O [BBC]
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Friday, 9 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 PM
5:08 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 today to 15:06 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:08 PM
11:08 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 21:26 today to 21:40 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 today to 15:06 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 21:26 yesterday to 21:40 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:08 PM
8:08 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 21:26 yesterday to 21:40 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:21 today to 18:30 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:08 PM
11:08 PM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:21 today to 18:30 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 21:26 yesterday to 21:40 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 yesterday to 15:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 11 August 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
WHITEHAVEN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 21:26 on 09 Aug to 21:40 on 09 Aug, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:21 yesterday to 18:30 yesterday, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:04 on 09 Aug to 15:06 on 09 Aug. [BBC]
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