Full Freeview on the Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) transmitter which serves 31,000 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 Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Knockmore 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Knockmore transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 199km south-southwest (203°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 77km southeast (126°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Berriedale | Active deflector | 90 km NE Invernes, | 13 homes |
| Carron | Transposer | 20 km S Elgin | 35 homes |
| Glascarnoch C | Active deflector | ||
| Langwell | Active deflector | 90 km NE Invernes | 3 homes |
| Lochrosque | Active deflector | Lochrosque Lodge 40km W Dingwall | 2 homes |
| Turriff C/p | Transposer | Aberdeenshire | 1 homes 60 caravans |
How will the Knockmore (Moray, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 Aug 2017 | |||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | W T | W T | W T | |||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C31 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | SDN | |||||
| C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C37 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C48 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C56tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C57tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C60tv_off | -ArqB | -ArqB |
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 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Knock More transmitter area
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Saturday, 7 February 2015
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Colin Swan2:24 PM
Carrbridge
Post code is PH23 3NA
Please can you tell me if I will be able to receive the Full Freeview service from Knock More at this site near Carrbridge called Lochanhully?
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Colin's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb385:23 PM
Colin Swan: If by "full service" you are meaning the range of commercial programmes, e.g: ITV3, Pick TV, Sky news etc?, then they are already being transmitted from Knockmore, but though your location is not indicated as being able to receive them due to the signal path from the transmitter suffering from multiple line-of-sight obstructions, even the BBC and ITV which is transmitted at a higher power, comes under the status of poor as far as reception is concerned.
Freesat is about the only way you will ever be able to view the full range of programmes, that is if the satellite dish can get a clear unobstructed view of a Southern facing skyline at (approximately) 152 degrees.
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jb385:59 PM
Colin Swan : As an afterthought, should you be referring to the Grantown Freeview light relay of Knockmore, located @ 5.5 miles, then it (like dozens more) will not be getting upgraded, as anything other than BBC1 and ITV1 are not connected with the licence fee and as such having to be paid for purely by commercial interests, most of these interests (advertisers) having considered that the costs involved of providing and running the service would not be justified by the returns expected from areas of low population.
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Sunday, 8 February 2015
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Colin Swan9:37 PM
Thank you.
Indeed reception at present is from the Grantown relay with its very limited range of stations.
Looking at aerials around this area some appear to be pointing to Knock More and are horizontally polarised so that is why I was wondering if we could erect the correct aerial and thus receive the FULL Freeview service from Knock More. What 'group' aerial is required? If it could be mounted at a reasonable height then maybe reception would be possible!
I was not aware that ITV 1 was 'connected' to the licence fee as is BBC.
Also ITV2 is on the 'Light' Freeview service but not ITV3 - why is that I wonder.
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Monday, 9 February 2015
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jb389:21 PM
Colin Swan: What I had mentioned regarding Knockmore not being receivable at your location was based on that seen using Digital UK's postal code based reception predictor, and although information from these sources always has to taken with the proverbial pinch of salt with regards to accuracy, in your particular case the negative predictions given as far as reception from Knockmore is somewhat backed up by the terrain indicator, (not predictor) which as mentioned in my previous reply indicates multiple obstructions to the signal path from that station.
Although you mentioned as having seen a number of horizontally mounted aerials in your area appearing to point towards Knockmore, this station being on a bearing of 56 degrees whereas the Grantown relay is 68 degrees, I carried out a Google Earth rooftop tour in the Carrbridge area (starting at Packhorse Bridge) and could only find one horizontally mounted aerial, all being vertically mounted and pointing towards Grantown.
That said, it might be the case that a few choice spots for reception from the station desired is possible in your particular location, as any horizontally polarised aerial you see has to be pointing towards Knockmore as no other transmitters exist, however its really a case of just how reliable the reception is from that station, this being where it would be prudent to try and make one or two enquiries in the area where you have seen these aerials.
By the way, the aerial required to cover reception from Knockmore would have to be a wide band type, as the channels span from 23 - 60, a Log periodic type aerial used in conjunction with about a 15db (minimum) booster being an ideal choice, the SLX brand 20db variable gain boosters sold by Argos being excellent for this purpose.
Terrain indicator.
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
Reception predictor.
Coverage Checker - Detailed View
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Monday, 18 September 2017
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Shannon D5:25 PM
All the tv's in our house have no signal at all. no analog or digital channels what so ever.
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MikeB7:38 PM
Shannon D: Check your transmitter on this site - if its working OK then its your system. Start with loose cables, etc.
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Sunday, 18 March 2018
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Tim Keats8:12 PM
Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the post-2017 channel numbers for the Knockmore Freeview transmitter on this site do not line up with what I can see on my TVs and the site here:
http://www.digitaluk.co.u….pdf
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Friday, 23 March 2018
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Mr K Nicholson1:03 PM
Can one get freeview PBS America from Knockmore Tx.
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StevensOnln13:25 PM
Mr K Nicholson: PBS America is not broadcast from Knockmore.
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