Millburn Muir (West Dunbartonshire, Scotland) DAB transmitter
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Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Millburn Muir (West Dunbartonshire, Scotland) mast?
MILLBURN MUIR transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 24 Jan 12:22. . FM: Off the air due to a fault from 24 Jan 12:22. . 
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Millburn Muir Freeview Millburn Muir DAB Darvel TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Glasgow micro region)Wednesday, 24 November 2021
There seems to have been either an engineering change or power down of the DAB transmitter that took place approx. 2-3 years ago at Milburn Muir West Dunbartonshire. From that point I have experienced a reduction in available channels and quality, can someone please advise if and when the service can be re-instated ?
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Chris.SE2:46 PM
Paul :
The Millburn Muir transmitter carries the BBC National DAB multiplex Block 12B: 225.648 MHz and a Local commercial multiplex (Glasgow) Block 11C: 220.352 MHz which has BBC Radio Scotland and 11 commercial stations. It doesn't carry any of the Commercial National multiplexes.
Depending on where you are, for example the Rosneath transmitter does have the D1 national multiplex on Block 12A: 223.936MHz in Scotland.
You mention an engineering change. You should not have any problems with any of the BBC stations. However if it's some of the commercial stations on the D1 multiplex you are now not getting, some of them have changed mode to DAB+. No stations on 12B or 11C are DAB+. So if your radio is older and DAB only, instead of DAB+ you'll be getting less commercial stations.
Put your postcode into the box at ukdigitalradio: Coverage and it'll tell you all the stations you should get.
If you are having problems with BBC stations use Issues with DAB | Help receiving TV and radio and follow it through to the end where you can contact BBC Engineering.
(As an aside your transmitter's BBCB HD Freeview multiplex had essential engineering 2 days ago but I don't see any reports to say DAB was affected).
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Saturday, 25 January 2025
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R. Baird9:52 AM
Is there a problem at millburn muir transmitter? We have lost our tv signal. We assumed it was the storm tha5 caused but we still do not have a signal!
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StevensOnln111:32 AM
R. Baird: The Millburn Muir transmitter has been off air due to a fault since yesterday. Unfortunately there is no further information available as to the cause (very possibly power lines down in the storm) or how long it is likely to take to be fixed.
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Steve Donaldson1:38 PM
Alexandria
R. Baird: There is a power outage reported at the transmitter's postcode, G83 0AZ. While this doesn't mean for certain that it affects the supply to the transmitter, it seems a likely possibility. At the time of writing, the estimated restore time is 26th January at 14:00.
SP Energy Networks is responsible for the electricity network in the area. The incident reference for the transmitter's postcode is INCD-1116781-s, information on which can be viewed here:
https://www.spenergynetwo…81-s
It says that the incident was created on 24th January at 12:46.
BBC Reception [bbc.co.uk/reception] says that the FM and DAB radio transmitters went off air on that date at 12:22 and that the TV transmitter went off at 19:36, also on the same date.
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StevensOnln111:55 PM
Ann: This is an independent technical help site, nobody on here can get it sorted as none of us have any involvement with the transmitter company.
Steve Donaldson has checked and confirmed that there is a power cut affecting the area where the transmitter is located and has provided details in the post directly above yours. Since he posted earlier, the estimated time for power to be restored has been pushed back to 14:00 on Monday 27th January, which would suggest that the storm may have caused some serious damage to the local electricity supply network. I'm sure that Scottish Power are working as quickly as they can, posting online demanding that they hurry up isn't going to achieve anything.
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Sunday, 26 January 2025
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Chris.SE1:50 AM
Ann:
Did you not read the posts prior yo your own?
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