Freeview Light on the Biggar (South Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Biggar (South Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 1,800 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 Biggar (South Lanarkshire, 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 Biggar (South Lanarkshire, 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 Biggar 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 368m | 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 368m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 368m | 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 Biggar (South Lanarkshire, 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 Biggar transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 55km northwest (306°)
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, 55km northwest (307°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Biggar (South Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 30 Sep 2018- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 1-4 | 500W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 5 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:05 AM
5:05 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 17:30 on 03 Nov to 18:45 on 03 Nov, HD Digital TV Off Air from 17:30 on 03 Nov to 18:45 on 03 Nov. [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:09 AM
8:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 today to 03:52 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 today to 03:52 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 30 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 yesterday to 03:52 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 yesterday to 03:52 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 1 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 on 29 Nov to 03:52 on 29 Nov, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:40 on 29 Nov to 03:52 on 29 Nov. [BBC]
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Sunday, 23 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
11:09 PM
11:09 PM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 24 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 yesterday to 23:23 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 today to 01:24 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 yesterday to 23:23 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 today to 01:24 today. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 25 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on 23 Dec, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 yesterday to 01:24 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on 23 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 yesterday to 01:24 ye [BBC]
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Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on 23 Dec, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 on 24 Dec to 01:24 on 24 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on 23 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 on 24 Dec to 01:24 on [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 PM
5:09 PM
BIGGAR transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 on 24 Dec to 01:24 on 24 Dec, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on 23 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:17 on 24 Dec to 01:24 on 24 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:50 on 23 Dec to 23:23 on [BBC]
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