Freeview Light on the Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmitter which serves 2,300 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 Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, 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 Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Christmas 1, Great! Movies Action, Great! Movies Christmas, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Quest +1, Quest Red, RealityXtra, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 60s, That's 80s, 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 Kirkconnel 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 50W |
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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 50W |
3 STV (SD) (STV Central (Glasgow 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 50W |
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 Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Christmas 1, Great! Movies Action, Great! Movies Christmas, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Quest +1, Quest Red, RealityXtra, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 60s, That's 80s, 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 Kirkconnel transmitter?

BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 53km north-northwest (341°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 53km north-northwest (341°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Sep 2018 | |||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 25 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 28 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:32 PM
5:32 PM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:36 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 today to 12:36 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 12:26 today to 12:37 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 12:26 today to 12:37 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 12 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Friday, 29 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:36 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 yesterday to 12:36 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 12:26 yesterday to 12:37 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 12:26 yesterday to 12:37 yeste [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Saturday, 30 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 28 Apr to 12:36 on 28 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 28 Apr to 12:36 on 28 Apr. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 12:26 on 28 Apr to 12:37 on 28 Apr, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 12:26 on 28 Apr to 12:37 on 28 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 2 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 28 Apr to 12:36 on 28 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:30 on 28 Apr to 12:36 on 28 Apr. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 12:26 on 28 Apr to 12:37 on 28 Apr, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 12:26 on 28 Apr to 12:37 on 28 [BBC]
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Monday, 16 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:32 PM
5:32 PM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 today to 13:56 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 today to 13:56 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 13:54 today to 13:56 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 13:54 today to 13:56 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 13 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
5:32 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 yesterday to 13:56 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 yesterday to 13:56 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 13:54 yesterday to 13:56 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 13:54 yesterday to 13:56 yeste [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 19 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 on 17 May to 13:56 on 17 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:54 on 17 May to 13:56 on 17 May. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 13:54 on 17 May to 13:56 on 17 May, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 13:54 on 17 May to 13:56 on 17 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
12:09 AM
12:09 AM
KIRKCONNEL transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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