Freeview Light on the Pitlochry (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pitlochry (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter which serves 1,800 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.
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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 Pitlochry (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) 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 Pitlochry 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 438m | DTG- | 25W |
1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba HD, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 13 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 438m | DTG- | 25W |
3 STV (SD) (STV North (Dundee micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Scotland ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 438m | DTG- | 25W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (STV West), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 108 BBC Scotland HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Pitlochry (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) 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 Pitlochry transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 98km south-southwest (202°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/stv-news.jpg)
STV News 0.2m homes 0.8%
from Dundee DD1 4QB, 55km east-southeast (119°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.
How will the Pitlochry (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2018- | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
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 4 Aug 10 and 18 Aug 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 125W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 25W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 1 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 AM
5:46 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 30 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/10/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 6 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/11/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/11/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:04 PM
2:04 PM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 20 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/11/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/11/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 27 November 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/11/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Pitlochry transmitter - Pitlochry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
PITLOCHRY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 19 Dec 10:15. . [BBC]
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