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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Divis (Northern Ireland) mast?
Divis transmitter - Divis transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/09/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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, 19 November 2012
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Frank5:38 PM
Bangor
Hi, just bought i-can easy Freeview HD set top box and receiving 80 channels includng HD channels here in Bangor. However unable to receive RTE channels. Freeview UK website states that reception is varaiable for my postcode and house number. My neigbours across the cul-de sac tho are given a green for reception. Do I need to upgrade my aerial?
Regards
Frank
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Frank: I'm not familiar with the i-Can, but if it allows manual tuning, then tune to UHF channel 39. If there is a setting on the manual tune screen for DVB-T or DVB-T2, then ensure that the latter is selected.
It is a good idea to confirm that the receiver you have will receive RT channels so as not to have work done on your aerial if it isn't that that's at fault.
On the subject of aerials and the NI Mux (RT/TG4), there are two things to be aware of:
1. Like the former Channel 5 analogue signal, the NI Mux is broadcast from Black Mountain rather than Divis. For many people the two are on close enough bearings such that a single aerial will work for both. At your location Black Mountain is 5 degrees anti-clockwise of Divis.
2. The NI Mux is on C39 which is officially just outside of Group A. It is close enough that some aerial will work.
See this page which illustrates the point:
Gain (curves), Again
Along the bottom are UHF channel numbers (frequencies) and the Divis ones are from 21 to 29. The traces are just examples and may not be the same as that of your aerial.
However, the gain outside-of-group (C39 is outside of Group A) for contract aerials can be very inconsistent.
Group K goes further up than Group A, so if you have your aerial replaced, that might be the thing to go for. A wideband yagi aerial isn't really suited to Group A transmitters because the gain is lower on Group A channels.
If possible, I suggest that you see if you can get your receiver tuned to the NI Mux, perhaps by connecting it to your neighbour's aerial.
If it doesn't receive RT when you connect it to your aerial, then try turning it slightly anti-clockwise, observing the signal strength screen whilst on the tuned RT channel or whilst on manual tuning screen with C39 selected (and DVB-T2 mode selected if applicable). When you do this, if you don't press the button to scan/search the channel it will hopefully (as many do) give an indication of signal strength, which means that you can use it as a signal meter.
For information on aerials, see ATV's site:
ATV`s Choice Of Aerials for digital TV
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012
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Peter Henderson12:27 AM
Frank:Some reports of excellent reception of Saorview from Clermont Cairn in the Bangor area on the Boards.ie forum, so I would maybe investigate this especially if you're interested in the full Saorview service without the blocking due to rights restrictions.
Another possibilty is Carnmoney Hill (just across the lough) if you have no joy with Black Mountain.
Strangely, the NI mux from Black Mountain isn't that strong at this location (Jordanstown) despite predictions of good reception on Digital UK's postcode checker, although there's no break up on the signal. Much weaker than the old low power multiplexes from Divis for example, so those couple of miles and a slighly different direction does seem to make quite a difference. My aerial for Divis is a wideband one.
Like Dave, I'm unfamiliar with the box you're using, but if it gets the HD mux then it shouldn't have any problems with either the NI mux or Saorview.
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Peter Henderson12:31 AM
P.S. I wouldn't pay too much attention to those Digital UK postcode predictions Frank as they do seem to be somewhat arbitrary.
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Thursday, 22 November 2012
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Frank12:40 PM
Bangor
My thanks to Dave Lindsay and Peter Henderson for replying in such great detail. This has provdied me with some more understanding of the possible issues at play. In the meantime I have tested my Freeview HD i-can easy box ata freind's house a half a mile away as I have discovered that my neighbour doesn't receive the BM channel 39 from his FULL HD TV although post checker says he can. On testing at home my box produces no signal on CH39 or any other channel over 29. My aerai is a yagi (looked at your links) which would seem to limit me to these channels unless I try and realign aerial before buying new one. To try Clermont what direction should I aim at? Would this lose me the UK channels or could I still get those? Regards Frank
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Friday, 23 November 2012
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Peter Henderson2:02 AM
Frank: Have a look on this thread on boards.ie.:
http://www.boards.ie/vbul…e=13
There's a mini discussion about Saorview reception from Clermont Cairn in and around Bangor, and a number of locations are mentioned.
Try the Digital UK postcode checker at your location and tick the box marked "detailed view". This should give an indication if reception from the NI mux is possible at your location.
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
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Niall Burns6:36 PM
Is it possible to pick up the signal from Divis in Castlewellan? If so how?
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Peter Henderson8:19 PM
Newtownabbey
Niall:According to Digital UK's postcode checker, the answer is no.
However, I wouldn't treat that as gospel. Have a look and see if there are any Divis aerials in the village. These will probably be quite large and horizontally polarised. I assume you're currently receiving signals from the Newcastle transmitter Niall?
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Niall Burns: Divis uses only Group A channels, so use a Group A aerial rather than a wideband one which isn't as efficient for Group A channels:
Digital TV Transmitters
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Thursday, 29 November 2012
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Peter Henderson12:23 AM
Newtownabbey
Judging by what I can view on streetview Dave, there aren't any Divis aerials at all in the village. I notice Quite a few aerials for Clermont Cairn though, so Saorview shouldn't be a problem.
Niall might be better off going down the Freesat route.
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