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 Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 12 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 45 Freeview channels?
The Ardentinny (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 44km east-southeast (119°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
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 |
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Thursday, 26 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:33 AM
11:33 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 10:16. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 25 Aug 11:02 until 25 Aug 11:03. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Aug 07:33 until 24 Aug 0 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:33 PM
2:33 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 10:16 until 26 Aug 13:25. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 25 Aug 11:02 until 25 Aug 11:03. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Aug 0 [BBC]
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Friday, 27 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:33 AM
5:33 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 05:04. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 10:16 until 26 Aug 13:25. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 25 Aug 11:02 until 25 Aug 1 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:21 PM
5:21 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 05:04 until 27 Aug 15:42. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 10:16 until 26 Aug 13:25. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 25 Aug 1 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:21 PM
8:21 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 20:05. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 05:04 until 27 Aug 15:42. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 10:16 until 26 Aug 1 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:21 PM
11:21 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 20:05 until 27 Aug 21:12. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 05:04 until 27 Aug 15:42. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 26 Aug 1 [BBC]
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Saturday, 28 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:21 AM
5:21 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 05:26. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 02:43 until 28 Aug 04:48. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 00:53 until 28 Aug 0 [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:21 AM
5:21 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Aug 02:22. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 05:26 until 29 Aug 00:40. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 02:43 until 28 Aug 0 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:21 PM
11:21 PM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Aug 22:28. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Aug 02:22 until 29 Aug 18:28. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Aug 05:26 until 29 Aug 0 [BBC]
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Monday, 30 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:21 AM
11:21 AM
ARDENTINNY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 30 Aug 09:05. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Aug 22:28 until 30 Aug 07:39. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 29 Aug 02:22 until 29 Aug 1 [BBC]
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