Many homes in the Harrogate district are still without a TV signal following yesterday’s Bilsdale transmitter fire.
Freeview TV and FM radio signals in about one million homes in North Yorkshire, Teesside and County Durham were affected and almost 24 hours on it is still not known when the situation will be resolved.
Eight fire crews tackled the blaze at the 315-metre mast near Helmsley yesterday afternoon.
Stray Ferret readers quickly got in touch to report the issue had affected television coverage in the Bilton area of Harrogate as well as in the north of the Harrogate district.
Communications company Arqiva, which operates the transmitter, tweeted today it was still assessing the extent of the damage:
“The fire at our Bilsdale mast site is under control and we can confirm that there were no injuries or casualties. TV and radio services remain off air from the site.
“Our teams are currently mobilising temporary equipment to site however we are unable to provide specific timelines for restoration of any services at this point.”
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said it will return to the site today to bring the incident to a “safe conclusion”.
A 300m exclusion zone was put in place around the mast and concerns about its structural integrity were reported.
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