Full Freeview on the Divis (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Divis (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 440,000 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 Divis (Northern Ireland) 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 Divis 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 Divis transmitter?
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,044km northeast (51°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Chapel Fields | Transposer | Central Belfast | 61 homes |
How will the Divis (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 4 Mar 2020 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | K T | W T | ||||
| C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C23 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C26 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C30 | LBT | ||||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C36 | _local | ||||||||
| C48 | NIMM | NIMM | |||||||
| 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 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| com8 | (-16dB) 12.7kW | |
| com7 | (-16.1dB) 12.4kW | |
| LBT | (-20dB) 5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-23.4dB) 2.3kW | |
| Mux C* | (-24dB) 2kW | |
| Mux D* | (-24.9dB) 1.6kW | |
| NIMM | (-47dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Divis transmitter area
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Monday, 13 February 2012
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Conor9:35 PM
who thinks that switch over should be brought forward to may 2012 so all the people in northern ireland can watch the EURO 2012 football and olimpics in H D and not to miss another big sporting event in hd I also think ofcom have shot them selfs in the foot over the switch over in nortern ireland they could of in 2011 I THINK THE USA SWITCHED IN 1 YEAR
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Peter Henderson10:42 PM
I'd love switchover to be May 2012 as well Conor, but I think the October dates are set in stone now. Can't see it being brought forward.
Hopefully, UTV HD will become available (still nothing about it on Digital UK) at switchover, both on Freeview and digital satellite (Sky and Freesat).
It's an absolute disgrace NI viewers don't have access to channel 3 HD on either the Sky or Freesat EPG after all this time.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
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Sunday, 26 February 2012
Peter Henderson: You can watch ITV HD in Northern Ireland if you use the "more channels" option on Sky/fSfS or "non-Freesat mode" for Freesat.
It's on 10832 H 22000-5/6
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Peter Henderson7:16 PM
Newtownabbey
Yes, I know Brian, but you can't record it on Sky Plus since it's not on the EPG (neither is there any programme info), which is a real pain in the neck.
It's a disgrace that UTV HD isn't available on either the Sky or Freesat EPGs after all this time (it must be at least years now). It should have been sorted out ages ago.
It's launch on Virgin was a farce (who did UTV think they were trying to fool ?).
Neither is there any mention of it appearing on Freeview HD after DSO, at least not according to Digital UK's postcode checker.
Hopefully, Digital UK are wrong, but I wouldn't hold my breath, knowing UTV.
Personally, I wouldn't care if we had ITV 1 Northern Ireland in the province.
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Monday, 27 February 2012
Peter Henderson: I suspect you will find UTV HD on Freeview HD after switchover, the main reason for it not being there now is that there are no Freeview HD signals in Northern Ireland yet.
The satellite issue will be the usual "dispute with Sky" reasons.
I'm not sure what the issues with Virgin Media are for UTV HD.
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joe mc keown10:45 AM
what type of settop box do i need to receive and record irish digital tv stations in n reland
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joe mc keown: A DVB-T/MPEG-4 compatible recorder would be required.
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You may also be able to use a Freeview+HD box.
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Peter Henderson12:20 PM
Newtownabbey
Brian: Then why are Digital UK still stating that NI viewrs will have only 3 HD channels, post DSO (in my case on both Carnmoney Hill and Divis) when I enter my postcode ?
It appears, at least according to Digital UK, that UTV HD on Freeview HD at digital switchover is not a certainty.
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Peter Henderson: Perhaps they have not updated their system. UTV legally has the allocation for a slot on the Freeview HD multiplex, as it is the "Channel 3 licence holder" in the province.
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Peter Henderson3:03 PM
Newtownabbey
I hope you're right Brian.
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