Freeview Light on the Benagh (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Benagh (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves less than 500 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Benagh (Northern Ireland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Benagh (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Benagh transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1 BBCA | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 41m | DTG- | 200W |
1 BBC One (SD) Northern Ireland, 2 BBC Two Northern Ireland, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 14 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C25 (506.0MHz) | 41m | DTG- | 200W |
3 UTV (SD) (UTV), 4 Channel 4 (SD) NI ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 NI ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 UTV +1 (UTV), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 41m | DTG- | 200W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Northern Ireland, 102 BBC Two HD Northern Ireland, 103 UTV HD (UTV), 104 Channel 4 HD NI ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Benagh (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Benagh transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-newsline.jpg)
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,040km northeast (50°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
How will the Benagh (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 30 Sep 2019- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 200W | |
Analogue 1-4 | (-5.5dB) 56W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Divis transmitter area
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Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Sep 19:21 until 27 Sep 19:21. . [BBC]
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Monday, 13 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:04 PM
8:04 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Nov 18:15. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:05 PM
11:05 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Nov 18:15 until 13 Nov 21:48. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:21 PM
11:21 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Nov 20:58. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Nov 18:15 until 13 Nov 21:48. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Nov 20:58 until 15 Nov 00:41. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Nov 18:15 until 13 Nov 21:48. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Nov 20:58 until 15 Nov 00:41. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Nov 18:15 until 13 Nov 21:48. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 18 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:21 PM
11:21 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Nov 20:58 until 15 Nov 00:41. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 21 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:20 PM
11:20 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:06. . [BBC]
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Monday, 22 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:21 AM
11:21 AM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 10:00. Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:06 until 22 Jan 09:00. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:21 PM
5:21 PM
BENAGH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 16:33. Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 10:00. Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:06 until 22 Jan 09:00. . [BBC]
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