Freeview Light on the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 600 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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) 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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, 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 Bowmore 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 H -1.1dB | C29 (538.0MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
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 H -1.1dB | C31+ (554.2MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
3 STV (SD) (STV Central (Glasgow 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 H -1.1dB | C37 (602.0MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, 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 Bowmore transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 125km east (87°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/stv-glasgow.jpg)
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 125km east (87°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 5 Sep 2018 | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | A K T | |||||
C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C41 | +D3+4 | ||||||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C44 | BBCB | ||||||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C47 | BBCA | ||||||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 40W | |
PSB1||, PSB2||, PSB3|| | (-4.9dB) 13W | |
PSB1≡, PSB2≡, PSB3≡ | (-6dB) 10W |
Local transmitter maps
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012
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John Cameron11:31 PM
Isle Of Islay
Have observed your posting of 1053pm re 28 mins previous that the Bowmore Transmitter was off from 0759 until 2116. Thank you for this formation and response - am enjoying the BBC output once more!
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:33 PM
1:33 PM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:40 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:40 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:40 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:40 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air [BBC]
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
11:32 AM
11:32 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:40 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:40 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:40 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:40 ye [BBC]
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Thursday, 10 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:31 AM
1:31 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 08 Apr to 12:40 on 08 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 08 Apr to 12:40 on 08 Apr, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 08 Apr to 12:40 on 08 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 08 Apr to 12:40 on [BBC]
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Saturday, 19 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:22 AM
4:22 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 today to 02:32 today, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 today to 02:32 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 20 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:31 AM
1:31 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 yesterday to 02:32 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 yesterday to 02:32 yesterda [BBC]
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Monday, 21 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:35 AM
1:35 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr to 02:32 on 19 Apr, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr to 02:32 on 19 Ap [BBC]
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Thursday, 24 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
2:27 AM
2:27 AM
BOWMORE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 02:31 on 19 Apr. [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 January 2015
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John Cameron8:41 PM
1745 Z 10/01/2015 Bowmore no signal from any source Freeview tv or FM radio. no general outage electricity supply.
Would appreciate your advice
Thank you
John
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Sunday, 11 January 2015
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John Cameron6:26 PM
John Cameron: By approx. 1345 today 11/01/15 the normally receivable signals were restored. The relevant transmitter chain being Campbeltown, Port Ellen and the transmitter in question, Bowmore. Breakup on the HD channels is severe however: perhaps this location is once more off-grid and on locally generated power which is, by the way, much appreciated , as are the efforts of Scottish Hydro to maintain the electricity supply throughout our island community and further afield. Storms never last.
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