Freeview Light on the Fort Augustus (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fort Augustus (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Fort Augustus (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 effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Fort Augustus (Highland, Scotland) 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Fort Augustus 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 | C26 (514.0MHz) | 340m | DTG- | 2W |
1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba HD, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 13 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C23 (490.0MHz) | 340m | DTG- | 2W |
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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 340m | DTG- | 2W |
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 44 Freeview channels?
The Fort Augustus (Highland, Scotland) 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Fort Augustus transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 141km south (171°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/stv-aberdeen.jpg)
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 158km east (90°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Invergarry | Transposer | 35 km NE Fort William | 85 homes |
How will the Fort Augustus (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Sep 2017- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C33 | 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 6 Oct 10 and 20 Oct 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 11W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2.2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Friday, 18 April 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:29 AM
1:29 AM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:35 on 16 Apr to 20:59 on 16 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:35 on 16 Apr to 20:59 on 16 Apr. [BBC]
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Thursday, 28 August 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:57 today to 06:59 today, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:57 today to 06:59 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:31 PM
1:31 PM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today to 12:00 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today to 12:00 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:32 PM
10:32 PM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today to 12:00 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 today to 12:00 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 29 August 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday. [BBC]
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Dave10:09 AM
When are we getting back our Freeview signal at Fort Augustus?
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Transmitter engineering
1:31 PM
1:31 PM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday to 09:25 today, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday to 09:25 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:32 PM
4:32 PM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday to 09:25 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 yesterday to 12:00 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 yesterday [BBC]
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Saturday, 30 August 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 on 28 Aug to 09:25 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 on 28 Aug to 12:00 on 28 Aug, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 on 28 Aug to 09:25 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 on 28 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:33 AM
7:33 AM
FORT AUGUSTUS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 on 28 Aug to 12:00 on 28 Aug, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 on 28 Aug to 09:25 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:03 on 28 Aug to 09:25 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 06:55 on 28 [BBC]
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