Freeview Light on the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 2,800 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 Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) 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 Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Kilkeel 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
1 BBC One (SD) Northern Ireland, 2 BBC Two Northern Ireland, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
3 UTV (SD) (UTV), 4 Channel 4 (SD) NI ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 NI ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 UTV +1 (UTV), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C46+ (674.2MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Northern Ireland, 102 BBC Two HD Northern Ireland, 103 UTV HD (UTV), 104 Channel 4 HD NI ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 45 Freeview channels?
The Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Kilkeel transmitter?

BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,041km northeast (50°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
How will the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 4 Sep 2019 | ||||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 500W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Divis transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 26 March 2018
Currently receiving freeview from killkeel relay in Co meath Ireland. It says servicing 2500 homes but I reckon this has to be one of the best freeview lite transmitters. Most of the North East Coast from Skerries /Balbriggan /Drogheda and East Dundalk all have there ariels pointed towards Kilkeel. Must be 40-50 thousand houses plus enjoyin at the minute
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Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:04 PM
12:04 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 today to 09:37 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 today to 09:37 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 21 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 yesterday to 09:37 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 yesterday to 09:37 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 22 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 on 20 Jun to 09:37 on 20 Jun, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:28 on 20 Jun to 09:37 on 20 Jun. [BBC]
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Monday, 1 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:06 PM
12:06 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:06 PM
6:06 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 today to 15:39 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 today to 15:39 today. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 yesterday to 15:39 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 yesterday to 15:39 yesterday. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 on 01 Oct to 15:39 on 01 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:31 on 01 Oct to 15:39 on 01 Oct. [BBC]
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Friday, 2 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
11:05 AM
11:05 AM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:41 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:32 today to 07:41 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:05 PM
2:05 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:32 today to 07:41 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 07:41 today. [BBC]
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