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 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 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, 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 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), | |||||
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, 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 Grantown Link transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 167km south-southwest (196°)
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, 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 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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Sunday, 6 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:32 PM
10:32 PM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:47 on 03 Sep to 13:57 on 03 Sep. FM: Radio nan Gaidheal FM Off Air from 22:38 today to 22:47 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 7 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:47 on 03 Sep to 13:57 on 03 Sep. FM: Radio nan Gaidheal FM Off Air from 22:38 yesterday to 22:47 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 19 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
1:32 PM
1:32 PM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:37 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Sound in Mono from 22:57 on 17 Sep to 23:36 on 17 Sep, Radio 2 FM Sound in Mono from 22:57 on 17 Sep to 23:36 on 17 Sep, Radio 3 FM Sound in Mono from 22:57 on 17 Sep to 23:36 on 17 Sep, [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 October 2015
Transmitter engineering
1:33 PM
1:33 PM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:15 today to 11:30 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 30 October 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:15 yesterday to 11:30 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 31 October 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:15 on 29 Oct to 11:30 on 29 Oct. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:33 PM
10:33 PM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 20:10 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 5 November 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 20:10 yesterday to 23:23 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 6 November 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 20:10 on 04 Nov to 23:23 on 04 Nov. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 PM
4:31 PM
GRANTOWN LINK transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:09 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:09 today. [BBC]
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