Freeview Light on the Tay Bridge (Fife, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tay Bridge (Fife, Scotland) transmitter which serves 27,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Tay Bridge (Fife, 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 Tay Bridge (Fife, 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 Tay Bridge 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 | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 148m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C47 (682.0MHz) | 148m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 148m | DTG- | 100W |
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 Tay Bridge (Fife, 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 Tay Bridge transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 107km southwest (234°)
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, 3km west-northwest (293°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Dundee | Transposer | Ladywell Avenue | 100 homes |
How will the Tay Bridge (Fife, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 27 Nov 2019 | |||||
B E T | W T | W T | B E T | K T | |||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C34 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | _local |
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 5 | 4kW | |
Analogue 1-4 | (-9dB) 500W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-16dB) 100W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 31 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 3 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
1:31 PM
1:31 PM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 today to 11:30 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 today to 11:30 today. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Friday, 4 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 yesterday to 11:30 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 yesterday to 11:30 yesterday. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Saturday, 5 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 on 03 Nov to 11:30 on 03 Nov, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 on 03 Nov to 11:30 on 03 Nov. [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 7 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 on 03 Nov to 11:30 on 03 Nov, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:21 on 03 Nov to 11:30 on 03 Nov. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Transmitter engineering
11:33 PM
11:33 PM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 today to 20:03 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 today to 20:03 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 yesterday to 20:03 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 yesterday to 20:03 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 23 March 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 on 21 Mar to 20:03 on 21 Mar, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:59 on 21 Mar to 20:03 on 21 Mar. [BBC]
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Saturday, 27 May 2017
Transmitter engineering
9:32 PM
9:32 PM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 19:15 today to 19:24 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 28 May 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
5:32 AM
TAY BRIDGE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 19:15 yesterday to 19:24 yesterday. [BBC]
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