Freeview Light on the Douglas (IoM) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Douglas (IoM) transmitter which serves 17,000 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 Douglas (IoM) mast?
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . 
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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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Douglas (IoM) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Douglas (IoM) 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 192m | DTG- | 1,000W |
 1 BBC One (SD) North West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C44- (657.8MHz) | 192m | DTG- | 1,000W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Granada), 4 Channel 4 (SD) North ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 North ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Granada), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 192m | DTG- | 1,000W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD North West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Douglas (IoM) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Douglas (IoM) transmitter?
BBC North West Tonight 3.1m homes 11.8%
from Salford M50 2QH, 162km east-southeast (118°)
to BBC North West region - 92 masts.
ITV Granada Reports 3.1m homes 11.6%
from Salford M50 2EQ, 162km east-southeast (118°)
to ITV Granada region - 80 masts.
How will the Douglas (IoM) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 19 Aug 2020 | ||||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | ||||
| C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C53tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C57tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C60tv_off | -D3+4 | ||||||||
| C66 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C68 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 18 Jun 09 and 16 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 1000W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-24dB) 4W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Douglas transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 19 August 2020
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Anonymous1:45 PM
Douglas IOM transmitter changed frequencies this morning as part of 5g planned works. No longer on channels 53,57 and 60.
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Thursday, 3 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
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DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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Friday, 11 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 19 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 27 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
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12:02 AM
DOUGLAS (IOM) transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 5 Aug 00:01 until 5 Aug 03:54. . [BBC]
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