With good weather forecast, Arqiva is planning large-scale engineering work to test the new, temporary Bilsdale transmitter today (12 October 2021), the new Bilsdale mast will restore TV signals to thousands of homes across the region.
If you currently have a working TV signal, it is very likely you will experience disruption during the day, and It’s important that you don’t retune your TV as a signal will be restored for the evening’s TV viewing.
Providing the final tests tomorrow are successful, the new Bilsdale mast will be operational from 6am onwards on Wednesday.
You should retune your TV set after that point.
Not before time it’s a complete debacle I’ve now arranged to have broadband at a cost I can ill afford they should hang there head’s in shame and give all those affected compensation
Excellent news- thank you!
Where will the replacement be sited please and when ??
No signal yet in dl6
Aqiva have been responsible for the mast for at least 20 years, enough time to have a plan B sorted as the mast has always been at risk from fire (lightning) and equipment, a total shambles,they should pay compensation and be fined, cowboys..
2 months now in Billingham without terrestrial TV but they still want you to pay TV licence when people have had to dig deep to pay for TV another way, then when you go on channels they ask have you got a licence finish up paying twice for crap on BBC, wish do away with soap’s then wife won’t watch it
My daughter has had no TV since the fire at bilsdale mast the same as thousands of others but they keep taking the direct debit out of there banks, my daughter and thousands of others should be getting compensation and 6 months free from the people who manage the bilsdale sight and the bbc
Retuned, out of the 130/140 DTV and Radio channels, I get now 18. All are corrupt and unwatchable. Great sodding stuff. Northallerton.
Still no aerial signals in the north east
Take money off you straight away dont pay you get fine or cancel pay get nothing
Still NO signal !!;
No tv since August NO tv refund .!!!!!!pointless owing a tv
Still no tv signal tried indoor Areial’s and main still nothing billingham area
I’ve returned but cannot get any other channels than the basic 5. I have Freeview but it does not work. When will I get a proper signal. This is pathetic on your part. I’m very annoyed.
Nothing so far 0645am wed morning TS134LX.
Absolute disgrace, I’ve been paying for a service I am not getting with no compensation
I’ve just re scanned my tv and ive only got 6 channels which is rubbish i haven’t got any BBC channels or itv either the channels ive got are ones i dont watch at all
Still not got ITV programmes only 79 channels I live in Chester le street
Will we get it in Sunderland no tv here since fire but no mention of up here don’t know who to contact been in touch northern echo no reply if you could give me some information I would be very grateful thanking you John wilson
Will the channels be switched on tonight 🙂
Will we get a refund on the TV licence,I think not.
Well I can’t get any signal at all in Northallerton. Increased broadband so we could watch something through apps (extra £10 a month for 24 months) and still no signal but paying the bbc fee still.
First,
To all the team THANK YOU for all your hard work over the past few weeks.
Unlike some I understand you cannot just buy a new 80 meter mast from a mast shop and it needs designing, parts ordering, assembling, installing etc etc.
Just out of interest if you don’t get any channels how do you report it.?
I still haven’t got BBC , although most other channels seem available. Today is the first day I’ve had a signal.
We are old age pensioners who have been without Freeview since August.Still not getting any service after being forced to pay for tv licence not good enough.Wonder what those in the South would have done if same was happening there.
I live in Sandhutton near Thirsk and today have tried to get my portable TV retuned with the help of the “techies” at Samsung to no avail
Wondering what I can do next.
I still cannot restore my tv programmes after doing a full retune, message keeps saying weak or no signal and just keeps buffering every few seconds, so once again having to rely on iplayer and itvhub.
Totally cheesed off after all this time.
My post code is TS8 0TY
Have retuned my Dads tv who lives 5 minutes away from me he is 93, has brought some programnes back but still unable to access any BBC channels
No programme’s at all in Peterlee
No tv or radio channels in Ripon.
I live in Fulwell Sunderland SR5 1QS area and we have no channels at all on our free view digital tv . Had them up till last Wednesday thensuddenly they all went off . Tried retuning several times and picking up no signal and channels at all .