Full Freeview on the Craigkelly (Fife, Scotland) transmitter
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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, 12 August 2015
Dave Lindsay
5:51 PM
5:51 PM
Al : Craigkelly is on a bearing of 29 degrees from your location. Barring any nearby obstructions such as trees you would appear to have a clear line-of-sight to the transmitter:
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
If you have an existing aerial, used for analogue, and this is a Group A one then it might be worth trying it as it might be OK receiving the out-of-group Group B channels, which are COM4, COM5 and COM6.
To mount the aerial in the loft, you need a loft bracket. Lots of information and products here:
Loft and indoor aerial installations for TV, FM and DAB
Other products and retailers are available, of course.
Without question a log periodic at your location.
Craigkelly Transmitter
Yagi widebands are much a compromise and not necessary for Craigkelly -- if it's a yagi then a "semi-wideband" Group K one. Group K=Group A+Group B. But at such close proximity a log periodic is the best choice.
Rowridge Transmitter
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Thursday, 13 August 2015
D
David10:46 PM
Hi,
I am in Methil, Fife and pick up signals from Craigkelly. At times over the last couple of weeks I have been unable to pick up any BBC channels for what could be 1 or 2 hours but everything else is ok. Then all BBC channels come back at the same time.
Can anybody help with this? I can't understand why only BBC channels can be affected by any problem.
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Friday, 14 August 2015
M
MikeB12:38 PM
Macclesfield
David: You can check your expected reception by puuting your postcode into the site and then clicking on the links. However, a good guess would be to look at your aerial lead and go from there. Could be loose, or the cable damaged. Then follow it back up to the aerial. Your losing a mux, but cables can do funny things - just because a weak mux is OK, whilst a strong mux goes does not mean that there isn't a problem.
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MikeB's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 17 August 2015
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - MainPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 7 September 2015
D
dave fleming9:15 AM
Hi,
I am planning on installing an aerial in my loft space for reception from craigkelly.My postcode is ky26hz..Can you please advise what aerial type I should go for.
Thanks
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Tuesday, 8 September 2015
M
MikeP7:34 AM
Dave Fleming:
Because of the spread of channels used for the several multiplexes broadcast at Craigkelly, from C21 to C45, you need a good wide band aerial. The best will be a log-periodic design. The size needed is determined by the distance from the transmitter and whether there are any obstructions, hills or buildings for example, that are in between that may block your sight of the transmitter. As you appear to be located in Kirkaldy, you are not very far from the transmitter so you are unlikely to need a very large aerial, a 36 element would be too strong I suspect. But check that you have clear sight of the TV transmitter mast, but don't confuse it with a telephone mast.
It would be a good idea to talk to a local TV aerial installer - but do not fall for the scam of a 'digital aerial' as all log-periodic (or yagi pattern as well) are designed for reception of Freeview signals. The critical factor is that a log-periodic will be suitable for all foreseen future transmissions and is likely to give approximately equal reception of all channels. (A wide band Yagi pattern is poorer at the low channels than at the upper channels.)
When mounting in the loft, ensure that the aerial does not try to 'look through' anywater tanks or similar metal structures. Also note that there is always some attenuation of the signal passing through solid walls, etc.
Hope that helps?
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Transmitter engineering
1:33 PM
1:33 PM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:24 today to 12:55 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:24 yesterday to 12:55 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 10 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 12:24 on 08 Sep to 12:55 on 08 Sep. [BBC]
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