Bilsdale mast down no reception

We were there last month - before Bilsdale went down (or UP - in smoke!) and reception was poor even then. Checked with the Warden and he said reception had been getting progressively worse over the last few months, although that might have been due to the high trees around the site which he admitted were due for trimming.

We are currently on a CS near Malton and although reception is usually good here, there's absolutely no signal whatsoever - nothing from Bilsdale or Emley Moor either. That said, we have a perfect satellite signal so all is OK TV wise.

Virtually the whole of North Yorkshire is affected (which, presumably you know about) and although there are promises about the service being restored 'in the next two weeks', that doesn't seem very likely.

Depending where you are on the NYM site, I think you would struggle to get a satellite signal because of the trees, again.

Despite their best efforts still thousands of homes are without terrestrial TV. Here is the latest news from the provider, Arqiva.

Updated 24/08/2021 - Delay to proposed temporary mast at Bilsdale

‘Arqiva continues to do everything in its power to restore broadcast services as quickly and safely as possible following the fire which damaged the Bilsdale Mast earlier this month.

The majority of homes affected, more than 400,000, have now had their TV services restored, and FM radio and Digital Radio have also returned to most households.

Our teams are working round the clock, alongside our partners, to return services to normal for people across the area as quickly as possible. We fully recognise that, for those who remain affected, this is a frustrating time as services have not been restored as quickly as we had hoped. We apologise for that.

The remaining stages of our plan require access to the original mast site to deliver materials, build and commission the temporary 80-metre mast which would expand TV services to the vast majority of households. The legal process to secure appropriate access to the site to build the temporary mast is taking longer than we initially anticipated and as a result it will not be operational by this weekend as we’d hoped.

We are making representations to the court as to the severity and the urgency of the situation but we are in the hands of the judicial system currently. We continue to speak to the landowner to see if we can reach an access agreement whilst the application is being processed. We are doing everything we can to move this forward as quickly as possible and are seeking the assistance of everybody involved to accelerate the process.’

26/08 still no signal in Ryedale.