Full Freeview on the Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) transmitter which serves 9,900 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 Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) mast?
Eitshal transmitter - Eitshal transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Eitshal 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Eitshal transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 294km south-southeast (154°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 293km east-southeast (115°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Culkien | Active deflector | 40 km N Ullapool | 18 homes |
| Durnamuck | Transposer | 10 km W Ullapool | 21 homes |
| Glascarnoch B | Active deflector | 40 km NW Inverness | |
| Kinlochewe | Transposer | ||
| Staffin B | Active deflector | ||
| Strathkanaird | Active deflector | 8 km N Ullapool | 15 homes |
| Torridon B | Active deflector | 80 km W Inverness | 15 homes (second level) |
| Torridon V/p | Transposer | 80 km W Inverness | 110 homes |
How will the Eitshal (Eilean Siar, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 20 Sep 2017 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 7 Jul 10 and 21 Jul 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 800W |
Local transmitter maps
Eitshal Freeview Eitshal AM/FM Eitshal (Lewis) TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Eitshal (Lewis) transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 9 January 2015
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Tina Davey4:55 PM
Since the gales we, in the Stornoway area, can only see BBC1 and BBC 2....and the other progs transmitted on that freq. The other progs. e.g. STV, Channel 5, ITVBe are not showing on the screen. THey say signal issue. I did reset my TV and now have only about only 20 channels listed up to channel number 120. In the list of priorities, TV is one of the last, but thought I should contact you in case you were not aware of the issue.
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MikeB6:44 PM
Tina Davey: Your aerial has just had a battering from potentially 130mph winds. The transmitter apparently has no current problems, but your system probably has, perhaps a loose connection, etc.
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Jacqueline Macmillan7:14 PM
After posting a query on Facebook asking if anyone had the same issue, I did a bit digging around and came across this page. My issue, and many others on the island, is the same as Tina's. I only have 11 channels after following the reset procedure.
Can you clarify what you mean by a loose connection and how we go about getting this flagged as an issue that needs resolution please? Thanks.
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Jacqueline's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Dave Lindsay
7:22 PM
7:22 PM
Jacqueline Macmillan: Well, if there are others, and this isn't a shared (communal) aerial system, then logically the fault is likely to lie with the transmitter.
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Caroline Picker7:27 PM
Please can you note that in the district of Point, Isle of Lewis there is only channel 1 & 2 available after re-setting the tv. Could this be due to the hurricane that hit the island at 113mph and when will engineers be able to review the situation and give update please. Thanks
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Anne Stewart7:27 PM
Following the gales of last night , in Stornoway, I am only getting BBC1 and BBC 2 , reset made no difference
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Jacqueline MacMilkan7:40 PM
Dave Lindsay: I'm aware of that thanks, which is why I posted the comment as I was not sure whether the loose connection referred to an individual's setup, or the wider network. My point still stands - if there is an issue, how do we go about getting it flagged as such? Thanks.
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Jacqueline MacMillan7:55 PM
Found where to report the fault
Radio & Television Investigation Service
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Dave Lindsay
8:03 PM
8:03 PM
Jacqueline MacMilkan: I doubt there is anything to flag/report this is a main transmitter and will therefore be remotely monitored.
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Paul Williams9:24 PM
Jacqueline: Only BBC and HD channels available over in Bernera so you are are not alone. All was well yesterday so I suspect the storm is the culprit. We have line of site to the transmitter and the signal strength is usually 100%. This is the case here at the moment for BBC channels with all others at zero.
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