Freeview Light on the Blair Atholl (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Blair Atholl (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) 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 Blair Atholl (Perth and Kinross, 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 Blair Atholl (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 Blair Atholl 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 | C43 (650.0MHz) | 426m | DTG- | 8W |
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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 426m | DTG- | 8W |
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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 426m | DTG- | 8W |
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 Blair Atholl (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 Blair Atholl transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 106km south-southwest (198°)
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, 62km southeast (125°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Glen Errochty | Active deflector | 55 km NW Perth | 17 homes |
How will the Blair Atholl (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 27 Nov 2019 | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB |
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 | 42W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 8.4W |
Local transmitter maps
Blair Atholl Freeview Angus TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Dundee micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Angus transmitter area
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Monday, 19 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 26 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
3:32 PM
3:32 PM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 today to 14:32 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 today to 14:32 today. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 yesterday to 14:32 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 yesterday to 14:32 yesterday. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 on 26 Jan to 14:32 on 26 Jan, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:30 on 26 Jan to 14:32 on 26 Jan. [BBC] RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 PM
4:31 PM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 12:07 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 12:07 yesterday to 22:43 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 12 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 12:07 on 10 Feb to 22:43 on 10 Feb. [BBC]
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Monday, 25 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
8:09 AM
8:09 AM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:33 PM
4:33 PM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:56 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:56 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:32 PM
7:32 PM
BLAIR ATHOLL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:56 today to 17:01 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:56 today to 17:01 today. [BBC]
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