Freeview Light on the Grantown Link (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Grantown Link (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves 2,900 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 Grantown Link (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 Grantown Link (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, 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 Grantown Link 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) | 418m | DTG- | 70W |
 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) | 418m | DTG- | 70W |
 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 418m | DTG- | 70W |
 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 Grantown Link (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, 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 Grantown Link transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 167km south-southwest (196°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 97km east-southeast (103°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
How will the Grantown Link (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Sep 2017- | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
| C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| 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 8 Sep 10 and 22 Sep 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 350W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 70W |
Local transmitter maps
Grantown Freeview Grantown DAB Grantown AM/FM Knock More TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Knock More transmitter area
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Thanks for your reply Briantist. I wonder then what I can do to get the full Freeview? Would it be possible to pick up the signal from the Knockmore transmitter if I buy a signal booster/amplifier for the back of my set?
Any advice welcome.
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Sheila's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby9:36 AM
Sheila: You need a replacement or additional aerial pointing to Knockmore to receive all the Freeview channels. Trying to use a booster to amplify a weak signal (if there is one) which has been picked up on the side of the "wrong" aerial is likely to give very poor results and could overload your tuner with too much signal on the channels you already have.
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Sheila
12:39 PM
12:39 PM
Thanks KMJ for your very helpful information. I'll not bother with an amplifier then. Unfortunately, I don't think it will be possible to redirect our aerial. We are in a tall bulding and the aerial maybe on the roof or in the loft. I will have a word with the landlord. But I don't think we can redirect it towards Knockmore. :( I might just have to wait until we can move house to get a better range of channels.
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Sheila
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Just noticed KMJ that you said, an additional aerial pointing to Knockmore might do the trick. Is it really possible to attach a second aerial to the back of the set. I guess it's possible to buy a splitter of some kind? Perhaps I should get an indoor aerial with a booster and point that at Knockmore and not bother with the one on the roof/in the loft? Any advice welcome :) Thanks.
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KMJ,Derby10:23 PM
Sheila: An indoor aerial is unlikely to give reliable reception from Knockmore. A single wideband aerial mounted on the roof should give good reception of all six muxes from Knockmore.The reference to an additional aerial was to suggest that if reception of the stronger signals from the local relay is prefered for the PSB muxes, a second aerial pointing at Knockmore for reception of the COM muxes could be linked via a diplexer to the existing downlead. If the aerial currently in use for the relay transmissions is a group B type (chosen to suit the frequencies in use on the relay) it would not be suitable for redirecting towards Knockmore.
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Tuesday, 10 April 2018
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James Bistset4:48 PM
We stopped receiving digital TV signals to our home in PH25 on 24 December 2017. (We receive from the Grantown link transmitter.) We have a number of TV points in the home services by an SLX 8B distribution amplifier (87824). When we lost signal from the main Tv point, we tested it on 2 others which had the same problem.
We had a new wideband aerial installed in summer 2016 and had no previous issues. We have a new Samsung TV with built in Freeview tuner.
We have undertaken all the usual diagnostic procedures (rescanning for channels etc.). So far we have been unable to diagnose the fault.
Testing the SLX 8B distribution amplifier: We have tested our aerial with the TV plugged directly in and all works. We have tested the SLX amp with a spare output and all works. This would tend to suggest the wiring from loft to room is faulty but this seems extremely unlikely, especially as all rooms are affected.
This fact in itself suggests the SLX box is at fault, but our testing indicated otherwise. It has a short I ruin feature which individually cuts off the signal to individual outputs. Could this be causing the problem, and if so why? The SLX manual suggests that there could be a problem if the signal is too strong and that a signal attenuators may be required between aerial and amp. If this is the case, would there be any explanation of why this should have occurred on 24 December 2017?
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Monday, 10 December 2018
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Anthony Green11:22 PM
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We have been having problems with all the commercial channels for close to a week now - ie there is constant breakup of the picture - ie pixelating
I am a TV engineer and I have been receiving numerous phone calls on a daily basis from people with Freeview who think that it is something wrong with their TV and I have to tell them that there is nothing that I can do as I believe that it must be a transmitter fault as so many people are affected - including my own TVs.
Please get in touch with me if you would like more details
Many thanks
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Monday, 21 January 2019
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K couper9:43 PM
Hi
Been having problems with the signal breaking up on all channels, other than the BBC for a few days now. Same problem as that noted a few weeks ago in December.
Best wishes
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StevensOnln111:21 PM
K couper: There are no faults showing for the transmitter. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV?
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Tuesday, 22 January 2019
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K Couper 1:10 PM
StevensOnln1: I have checked everything recommended before posting on here, but no joy so I thought it was the transmitter. Thanks for your help, I'll get someone out to look at it.
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