Freeview Light on the Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, 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 Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, 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 Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, 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 Ardentinny 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 118m | DTG- | 14W |
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 | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 118m | DTG- | 14W |
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 | C47 (682.0MHz) | 118m | DTG- | 14W |
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 Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, 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 Ardentinny transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 44km east-southeast (119°)
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, 44km east-southeast (119°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 30 Sep 2018- | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C41 | +D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
C44 | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C47 | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C52tv_off | 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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 70W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 14W |
Local transmitter maps
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Sunday, 18 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 17 Oct 02:35 until 17 Oct 06:59. . [BBC]
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Friday, 6 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
6:39 AM
6:39 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 6 Nov 04:32. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 6 Nov 00:45 until 6 Nov 01:07. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 7 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 6 Nov 04:32 until 6 Nov 18:47. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 6 Nov 00:45 until 6 Nov 01:07. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:26 PM
4:26 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 6 Nov 04:32 until 6 Nov 18:47. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:29 PM
10:29 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 1 Dec 18:18 until 1 Dec 20:43. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Transmitter engineering
4:56 PM
4:56 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Feb 08:04 until 16 Feb 09:46. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
10:39 AM
10:39 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 05:42. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 03:56 until 2 Mar 04:35. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 00:23 until 2 Mar 01:58. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:38 PM
7:38 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 17:50. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 11:25 until 2 Mar 12:15. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 05:42 until 2 Mar 10:29. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
10:40 AM
10:40 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 3 Mar 01:10. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 17:50 until 3 Mar 00:34. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 11:25 until 2 Mar 12:15. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:35 PM
10:35 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 3 Mar 01:10 until 3 Mar 18:16. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 17:50 until 3 Mar 00:34. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Mar 11:25 [BBC]
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