Freeview Light on the Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, 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 Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, 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 Kirkoswald VP 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 H -0.5dB | C28 (530.0MHz) | 154m | DTG- | 8W 7W |
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 | H max V max | C25 (506.0MHz) | 152m | DTG- | 8W 8W |
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 | H max V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 152m | DTG- | 8W 8W |
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 Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, 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 Kirkoswald VP transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 67km north-northeast (30°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/stv-glasgow.jpg)
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 67km north-northeast (30°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Kirkoswald VP (South Ayrshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 30 Sep 2018- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 | 19W | |
PSB1||, PSB2≡, PSB2||, PSB3≡, PSB3|| | (-3.8dB) 8W | |
PSB1≡ | (-4.2dB) 7.2W |
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSaturday, 24 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:51 AM
8:51 AM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 03:27 until 24 Jul 06:15. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:50 AM
11:50 AM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 11:07. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 08:24 until 24 Jul 09:58. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 03:27 until 24 Jul 0 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:50 PM
2:50 PM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 11:07 until 24 Jul 11:07. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 08:24 until 24 Jul 09:58. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 0 [BBC]
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Monday, 26 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:51 PM
8:51 PM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Jul 18:01 until 26 Jul 18:02. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 11:07 until 24 Jul 11:07. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jul 08:24 until 24 Jul 09:58. [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
12:02 PM
12:02 PM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Jul 18:01 until 26 Jul 18:02. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 10 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:49 AM
11:49 AM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 10 Aug 09:35. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:49 PM
2:49 PM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 10 Aug 09:35 until 10 Aug 11:15. . [BBC]
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Friday, 27 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:33 AM
8:33 AM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Aug 06:58 until 27 Aug 07:10. . [BBC]
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Monday, 22 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Nov 02:50 until 22 Nov 03:56. Off the air due to a fault from 22 Nov 00:46 until 22 Nov 02:49. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:21 PM
6:21 PM
KIRKOSWALD VP transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 22 Nov 09:00 until 22 Nov 12:21. Off the air due to a fault from 22 Nov 02:50 until 22 Nov 03:56. Off the air due to a fault from 22 Nov 00:46 until 22 Nov 02:49. . [BBC]
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