Freeview Light on the Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves 800 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 Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) transmitter._______
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 Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Duncraig 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 355m | DTG- | 33W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 12 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 355m | DTG- | 33W |
 3 STV (SD) (STV North (Aberdeen micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Scotland ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 355m | DTG- | 33W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (STV West), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 108 BBC Scotland HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 45 Freeview channels?
The Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Duncraig transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 183km south-southeast (156°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 214km east (97°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Balmacara Sq | Active deflector | 3 km E Kyle of Lochalsh | 30 homes |
| Heast | Active deflector | Isle of Skye | 21 homes |
| Kishorn | Active deflector | 70 km W Inverness | 29 homes |
| Tarskavaig | Active deflector | Isle of Skye | 29 homes |
How will the Duncraig (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2017- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | 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 14 Jul 10 and 28 Jul 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 164W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 33W |
Local transmitter maps
Duncraig Freeview Skriaig TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Skriaig transmitter area
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Saturday, 23 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 05:26 yesterday to 05:31 yesterday, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 05:26 yesterday to 05:31 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 24 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 05:26 on 22 Jun to 05:31 on 22 Jun, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 05:26 on 22 Jun to 05:31 on 22 Jun. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 PM
6:08 PM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 today to 15:10 today, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 today to 15:10 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 19 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 yesterday to 15:10 yesterday, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 yesterday to 15:10 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 20 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 on 18 Jul to 15:10 on 18 Jul, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 14:58 on 18 Jul to 15:10 on 18 Jul. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:08 AM
12:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:43 today to 04:45 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:43 yesterday to 04:45 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:08 PM
3:08 PM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:43 yesterday to 04:45 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 11:29 today to 11:34 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:43 on 27 Aug to 04:45 on 27 Aug, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 11:29 yesterday to 11:34 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 30 August 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
DUNCRAIG transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:43 on 27 Aug to 04:45 on 27 Aug, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 11:29 on 28 Aug to 11:34 on 28 Aug. [BBC]
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