Full Freeview on the Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) transmitter which serves 430,000 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 Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Craigkelly 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Craigkelly transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 70km west-southwest (252°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.5m homes 1.7%
from Edinburgh EH3 9QG, 14km south (174°)
to STV Central (Edinburgh) region - 8 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Dullatur | Transposer | 20 km NE Glasgow | 40 homes |
Edinburgh | Transposer | Sighthill area | 167 homes |
How will the Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | |||||
A K T | K T | K T | K T | W T | |||||
C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C29 | SDN | ||||||||
C30 | LEH | ||||||||
C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ArqA | |||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C33 | com7 | ||||||||
C34 | com8 | ||||||||
C37 | ArqB | ||||||||
C39 | +ArqB | ||||||||
C42 | SDN | ||||||||
C45 | ArqA | ||||||||
C48 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 Jun 11 and 15 Jun 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
com7, com8 | (-9.7dB) 10.8kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
LEH | (-13dB) 5kW | |
Analogue 5, Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-14dB) 4kW | |
Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Craigkelly transmitter area
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Thursday, 4 July 2024
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john2:08 PM
I live in Bonnyrigg and although all channels were good in the past, some channels are now unwatchable due to breakup and pixellation. This page has been continuously reporting engineering work at Craigkelly for months. Is this going to be permanent? Do I need to switch to Sky in order to get the channels I want? More info please!
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Thursday, 3 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Craigkelly transmitter - Craigkelly transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/09/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 7 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Craigkelly transmitter - Craigkelly transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 07/10/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 11 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:48 AM
10:48 AM
Craigkelly transmitter - Craigkelly transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Switching breaks [DUK]
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