Full Freeview on the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 940,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) mast?
Black Hill transmitter - Black Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Black Hill 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Black Hill transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 26km west (271°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 26km west (271°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Ardtornish A | Transposer | 22 km NW Oban | 15 homes |
| Balquhidder | Transposer | 12 km NW Callander | 42 homes |
| Benmore B | Active deflector | 50 m WNW Glasgow | 7 homes |
| Blair Drummond | Transposer | 5 homes caravan park | |
| Blyth Bridge | Active deflector | 30 km SW Edinburgh | 50 homes |
| Glendaruel | Active deflector | 40 hotel | 40 homes hotel |
| Glendaruel B | Active deflector | 12 homes (second level) |
How will the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1957-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | E T | W T | ||||
| C10 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | LG | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | _local | COM8tv_off |
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 8 Jun 11 and 22 Jun 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 500kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-10.7dB) 42.9kW | |
| com8 | (-11.1dB) 39.2kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| LG | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Black Hill Freeview Black Hill DAB Black Hill TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Glasgow micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 26 May 2011
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Scott9:49 PM
Are there short interruptions in the sound between different sections of the programme when 1080p is used? That seemed to be the case at the start of 1080p.
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Scott: They are not there in the broadcast - the audio is carried as a separate stream from the video data, but some equipment, including Sony TVs are having problems - BBC HD quietly begins broadcasting in 1080p, but not all Sony HDTVs can handle it -- Engadget has some details.
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Scott10:42 PM
Briantist: Yes, it's a Sony. Thanks for the link. Is this likely to be fixable by software upgrade?
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Friday, 27 May 2011
Scott: Yes, it should be fixed by a software update. Keep an eye on the Freeview and Freesat set-top box updates | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Saturday, 28 May 2011
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Scott9:36 AM
Briantist: Sony offer firmware upgrades and updates via their website. Is the type of upgrade needed to deal with the 1080p issue capable of being delivered via internet/USB or are you are saying it can only be done as an off-air download?
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Monday, 30 May 2011
Scott: No, if you want to do it online or via USB that is OK, but the fixes will also be provided "over the air" too.
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Wednesday, 1 June 2011
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james Mulholland4:27 PM
why can i not receive channels such as Film on 4 which i used to receive a few years ago. i have reset digi-box several times but still get no signal - can you help please?
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KMJ,Derby5:47 PM
james Mulholland: Film4 is on MuxD which is transmitted on C65 from Black Hill. As this is the highest frequency in use on this transmitter it is likely to be the first one to be affected by obstructions in the signal path (trees, tall buildings etc), deterioration in the aerial condition or faulty connectors/cables. It could also be a case of single frequency interference caused by the RF modulator of a VCR or Sky box blocking the required signal. At this stage it is probably not worth investigating the problem as switchover step 2 is on 22nd June 2011 when MuxD becomes MuxArqB on C47 at 100kW.
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Michael7:51 PM
I have a tv with built in freeview hd but i cant get any hd channels. when i search it returns 0 channels found. I thought it was just because of the switchover hasn't come to blackhill yet and it was not strong enough but recently my parents got a new tv also with freeview hd built in and they get all the channels. What could be wrong here
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Scott10:22 PM
Michael: look back though the thread. The HD multiplex is a temporary signal operating at 10 kilowatts from an aerial further down the transmitter mast. If you have driven along the M8 recently, you should have noticed a brand new transmitter alongside the existing one. On 22 June the HD signal will move to the new transmitter at a staggering 100 thousand watts* so your reception should improve then. Just be patient.
* Note: use of the word 'staggering' is poetic licence as it is not as simple as saying that the signal is 10 times stronger. I have been corrected on this point (10 dB increase).
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