Freeview Light on the Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) transmitter which serves 5,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, 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 Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, 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, 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 Galashiels 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) | 295m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 295m | DTG- | 20W |
 3 STV (SD) (Border (Scotland)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 35 STV+1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 295m | DTG- | 20W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 103 STV HD (ITV Granada), 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 Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, 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, 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 Galashiels transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 98km west-northwest (288°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
ITV Lookaround 0.1m homes 0.4%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 82km south (187°)
to ITV Border Scotland region - 27 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
How will the Galashiels (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2008 | 2008-13 | 31 Mar 2017- | |||||
| E | E | E | 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 | ||||
| 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 6 Nov 08 and 20 Nov 08.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Selkirk transmitter area
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Monday, 8 August 2011
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R Thompson3:06 PM
Galashiels
My location is TD1 3SX very low down opposite the loch and am at present receiving TV signals from the Selkirk transmitter with a loft aerial, however only with lots of aerial amplification. Without it the signal is very poor and weather dependant. Would I be better re-aligning the aerial to the Galashiels relay.
Also does this relay service DAB radio.
Thank you Bob T.
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R's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
R Thompson: You should move the aerial to the roof for a reliable Freeview service. I would stick with Selkirk as you will get the same signal level and get all six multiplexes, there are only half ("Freeview Light") on this transmitter.
It is not a DAB relay, see DAB - Digital Audio Broadcasting | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for DAB transmitters.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015
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George Pow12:38 PM
Is the mast likely to start Transmitting SOON
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George Pow: There will be interruptions to output during the day, which is what "Possible service interruptions [DUK] " is aboutDon't retune. Just check back and see when the service has returned.This is due to essential maintenance.
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Wednesday, 9 August 2023
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John Sinclair11:47 PM
Melrose
My Freeview signal is poor at TD6 9LF. It can only supply my main box, but no extra TV's.
I plan to replace the aerial to improve the signal.
The Selkirk transmitter is obscured by trees. I have a clear line of sight, at height, to the Galashiels transmitter.
In order to recieve a signal from the Galashiels transmitter, do I need a Vertical aerial. Is it a Type B aerial that I require?
I would be very grateful for any help or advice that you can offer.
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 10 August 2023
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Chris.SE6:07 AM
John Sinclair:
Galashiels is vertically polarised. and whilst the channels for the Galashiels transmitter are indeed group B, you'd be better off using a Group K aerial.
This is because Group B will receive any signals above UHF C48 which are no longer used by TV but are now for Mobile phone use. A Group K is designed to significantly reduce reception of channels above C48 and so reduce the possibility of interference from any mobile signals if there are any new/updated mobile phone mast near you in the future that could result in such interference. There are already 2 mobile phone masts near you but not currently predicted to be a problem by http://restoretv.uk who should send you a postcard if that situation changes. They can supply free filters if that arises.
The other advantage of the Group K is that it's effectively the "new wideband" so covering Group A which would allow you to "experiment" with aerial position for Selkirk if you wished as it's channels are Group A. Additionally many decent Group K aerials will give slightly better reception of Group A.
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Chris.SE6:09 AM
I should have quoted the link as https://restoretv.uk
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