Bilsdale TV Transmitter
Located at Bilsdale West Moor, North Yorkshire. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group K, vertical polarisation, at 100 kW.
The short answer
The Bilsdale transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 1,000,000 people across 8 counties. Serves Teesside, north North Yorkshire and southern County Durham including Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, York and Harrogate.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Bilsdale West Moor, North Yorkshire
- Channel group
- Group K
- Polarisation
- vertical
- Power
- 100 kW
- Mast height
- 306.2 m
- Latitude
- 54.3586°N
- Longitude
- 1.1503°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Bilsdale broadcasts the following Freeview multiplexes. Each MUX carries multiple TV channels.
- BBC A
- D3&4
- BBC B HD
- SDN
- ARQ A
- ARQ B
Counties served
This transmitter is the primary Freeview source for the following counties:
Towns served by Bilsdale
22 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
What aerial works on Bilsdale?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group K with vertical polarisation. Most modern wideband aerials will receive this transmitter, but a group-specific aerial gives better signal-to-noise where there's known interference. If you're in a known black spot or fringe area, a high-gain Yagi may be needed.