Full Freeview on the Darvel (East Ayrshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Darvel (East Ayrshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 150,000 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 Darvel (East Ayrshire, 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Darvel 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Darvel transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 31km north (1°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 31km north (2°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Craigie Gardens | Transposer | 1 homes 90 caravans | |
| Inversnaid | Active deflector | 35 km N Dumbarton | 8 homes Hotel caravan park |
How will the Darvel (East Ayrshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 5 Sep 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | |||||
| C22 | -BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | SDN | |||||
| C25 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ArqA | |||||
| C28 | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ArqB | |||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | ||||||||
| C32 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | ArqB | ||||||
| C37 | com8 | ||||||||
| 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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| com8 | (-10.9dB) 8.19kW | |
| com7 | (-11.2dB) 7.5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-14dB) 4kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 2kW |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 26 January 2011
DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:15 today to 05:38 today [BBC] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:15 today to 05:38 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:15 today to 05:38 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:11 today to 05:31 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:11 today to 05:31 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Thursday, 27 January 2011
DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:26 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:26 today [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:15 yesterday to 05:38 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:11 yesterday to 05:31 yesterday [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:15 yesterday to 05:38 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:11 yesterday to 05:31 yesterday [BBC] vel Transmitter works on 27 January 2011: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 00:01hrs and 06:00hrs on 27th January. TV services that will be disrupted: Analogue services - BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. Digital services - Mux1, Mux2 and MuxB will be affected by periods of shutdown between 00:01hrs to 06:00hrs on 27th January. [DUK] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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DARVEL transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 01:26 today to 05:45 today [BBC] Over the next week Darvel main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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