Full Freeview on the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 180,000 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 Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) mast?
Durris transmitter - Durris transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/11/2024 Screen may go black 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Durris 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 Durris transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 173km southwest (224°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 23km northeast (52°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Aberdeen (old Town) | Transposer | 2 km N city centre | 837 homes (dealer estimate) |
| Aberdeen-talisman | Transposer | 1 km SW city centre | 100 homes |
| Fyvie | Active deflector | 37 km NW Aberdeen | 10 homes Hotel |
| Glen Tanar | Active deflector | 11 km E Ballater | 13 homes |
| Glenlivet | Transposer | 15 km E Grantown-on- Spey | 70 homes School |
| Haughton House C/p | Transposer | 1 km N Aford Aberdeenshire | 1 homes 150 caravans |
| Oyne | Active deflector | 33 km NW Aberdeen | 11 homes |
| Strathdon A | Transposer | 60 km W Aberdeen | 25 homes |
| Strathdon B | Transposer | 25 homes | |
| Strathdon C | Transposer | ‘appreciable population' | |
| Strathdon D | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon E | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon F | Active deflector |
How will the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W | W | A K T | W T | ||||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C23 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ArqB | |||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C41 | _local | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
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 1 Sep 10 and 15 Sep 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| com7, com8 | (-15.4dB) 14.5kW | |
| Mux B* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Durris Freeview Durris TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Durris transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 27 December 2018
MikeP
8:57 PM
8:57 PM
Robin Mutch:
Digital UK are not reporting any transmitters on reduced power at this time.
Please chack all your aerial cables and connections. Unplug anu coaxial plugs/sockets and then refit. That will clear any corrosion/oxidation from the contacts whic is a common cause of the problems you report.
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Robin Mutch11:20 PM
Mike,
I read what you state but,
It is a little surprising that corrosion/ oxidation should happen on 3 TV,s at the same instant.
It also does not explain why I have been receiving on PSB1 this evening but not channels on RSB2.
Or that
Yesterday there were no channels on PSB1 or PSB2 showing but first thing this morning I have all channels.
I will give your suggestion a try tomorrow after I have checked all channels.
Robin
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Friday, 28 December 2018
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Robin Mutch8:57 AM
Mike,
Just to update there were no channels on COM5 either last night. This morning we now have all channels on PSB2 which we didn't have last night but now no channels on PSB1.
This must surely be a transmitterpower issue and not aerial issue in the home.
Robin
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MikeP9:20 AM
Robin Mutch:
That clearly shows that there is a problem with your aerial system. It could well be in the part that is common to the feeds to you different TV sets, i.e. before any splitter or distribution unit.That is the area yoiu need to examine closely but do be careful if you need to access any external parts.
The fact that it affects some multiplexes but not others and varies shows it is almost certainly oxidation at a connection/joint that is causing the problem. Such faults are very frequency selective and is a well known problem in the trade.
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Sunday, 16 June 2019
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Lorna eddie6:49 AM
Can I tune in to durris in Fraserburgh ab439qb I know rose hearty is closer but has not full reception
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MikeP
9:53 AM
9:53 AM
Lorna eddie:
If you look at the Digital UK Coverage Checker at Coverage Checker - Detailed View (which I've set up for your post code) you will see that Durris will give variable to poor reception compared to Rosehearty. Rumster Forest would have been worth considering but as it is so far away the reception is again variable to poor.
If you do decide to try either, you will need a wideband aerial in place of your existing Group B type.
The listing shown in my link also shows the direction the aerial should be aimed at for the three possible transmitters.
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StevensOnln19:59 AM
Lorna eddie: The predicted signal strength from Durris is very weak at your location for the COM4/5/6 multiplexes which are not available from Rosehearty. Rumster Forrest may be a possibility but is still likely to be poor. You would be better off looking at getting Freesat if you want more channels.
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Wednesday, 17 July 2019
I am I'm Aberdeen and as from now my tv signal had disappeared. From antenna on roof changed recover and it's still not getting signal. Can u tell me if there is any problem. Thank you
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Chris.SE11:49 PM
James Robb:
There is transmitter engineering at Durris this week with "Possible service interruptions"
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Tuesday, 5 November 2019
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