Interim Bilsdale Mast set to turn on end of February, but some may lose TV signal

Arqiva, the operator of the Bilsdale Mast in North Yorkshire, which was destroyed in a fire last August, has set out the next phase of its engineering programme for 2022 to restore TV services.

It's due to switch on a new 80 metre interim mast while a permanent fix is worked on.

Properties in Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire have since been reliant on an interim transmitter since the fire.

The company says the temporary transmitter will be more robust and weather resistant, and give improved TV signals for more than 100,000 households across the region.

However, it does mean that around 2,500 homes could be affected by the switchover in February.

The company says it has already written to those in the so-called "not spots" who could potentially lose services and will provide engineers free of charge to help repoint their TV aerials.

The letters ask people to call the freephone helpline on 0800 121 4828 so engineers can visit homes as quickly as possible.

Footage of the Bilsdale Mast blast:

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