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 |
Local transmitter maps
Craigkelly Freeview Craigkelly DAB Craigkelly TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Edinburgh micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Craigkelly transmitter area
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Monday, 3 July 2023
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Chris.SE9:45 PM
Peter Cannon:
Ah, I don't know if StevensOnln1 can help? But if that's a standard Sky Q LNB on that dish, AIUI, it will have only two outputs and will only work connected to a SkyQ box, so you will have to change the LNB.
I assume that if you no longer subscribe to Sky, you had to return the Sky Q box.
There are some "hybrid" LNB's around that have about 8 outputs 2 of which are Sky Q, 2 Sky HD and 4 standard. I don't know anything about them, but I'd guess Sky would not have fitted them and in any event appear to need a Sky Q box to power them.
Maybe someone more knowledgeable on this (StevensOnln1?) may be able to help on that point.
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Chris.SE9:55 PM
Seems I missed js's post before doing mine, hmm, need to check more carefully!
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
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StevensOnln110:33 AM
Chris.SE & Peter Cannon: The 3rd generation Freesat 4K boxes are compatible with the Sky Q wideband LNBs, but as already stated you would need to replace with a Universal LNB to connect most other receivers.
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Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 8 Aug 10:01. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 8 Aug 10:01. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 8 Aug 10:01 until 8 Aug 12:40. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 8 Aug 10:01 until 8 Aug 12:41. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 23 Aug 12:06. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 23 Aug 12:06. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 23 Aug 12:06 until 23 Aug 14:14. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 23 Aug 12:06 until 23 Aug 14:14. . [BBC]
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Monday, 28 August 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:19 PM
2:19 PM
CRAIGKELLY transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 23 Aug 12:06 until 23 Aug 14:14. . [BBC]
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Friday, 1 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
12:09 PM
12:09 PM
Craigkelly transmitter - Craigkelly transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/08/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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