Freeview Light on the Brechin (Angus, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Brechin (Angus, Scotland) transmitter which serves 3,700 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 Brechin (Angus, 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 Brechin (Angus, 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 Brechin 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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C43 (650.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 2W |
 3 STV (SD) (STV North (Aberdeen 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Brechin (Angus, 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 Brechin transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 140km southwest (228°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 56km northeast (37°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
How will the Brechin (Angus, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 15 Aug 2018 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB |
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 1 Sep 10 and 15 Sep 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 6W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.8dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 22 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:05 PM
12:05 PM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:35 on 20 Oct to 20:52 on 20 Oct, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 21:10 on 20 Oct to 22:57 on 20 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:35 on 20 Oct to 20:52 on 20 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 21:10 on 20 Oct to 22:57 on [BBC]
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Monday, 11 February 2019
Transmitter engineering
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:23 yesterday to 07:03 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:03 yesterday to 09:00 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:03 yesterday to 09:00 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:23 yesterday to 07:03 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:03 on 10 Feb to 09:00 on 10 Feb, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:23 on 10 Feb to 07:03 on 10 Feb. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:23 on 10 Feb to 07:03 on 10 Feb, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:03 on 10 Feb to 09:00 on 10 Feb. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 01:13 today to 01:25 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 01:13 yesterday to 01:25 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 18 April 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 01:13 on 16 Apr to 01:25 on 16 Apr. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 today to 09:47 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 13 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BRECHIN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:39 yesterday to 09:47 yesterday. [BBC]
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