Freeview Light on the Melvich (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Melvich (Highland, 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Melvich (Highland, Scotland) mast?
Melvich transmitter - Melvich transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/09/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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 Melvich (Highland, Scotland) 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 Melvich 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) | 159m | DTG- | 11W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 12 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 159m | DTG- | 11W |
 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) | 159m | DTG- | 11W |
 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 45 Freeview channels?
The Melvich (Highland, Scotland) 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 Melvich transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 300km south (186°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 192km southeast (146°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
How will the Melvich (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2017- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| 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 2 Jun 10 and 16 Jun 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 55W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 11W |
Local transmitter maps
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Sunday, 5 January 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:47 PM
10:47 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Jan 19:08 until 5 Jan 19:35. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 1 July 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:34 AM
4:34 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 30 Jun 17:25 until 30 Jun 17:27. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 31 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 31 Oct 08:50 until 31 Oct 09:45. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 17 Nov 12:18 until 17 Nov 12:22. . [BBC]
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Monday, 5 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:46 AM
8:46 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Jul 07:58. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:47 AM
11:47 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Jul 07:58 until 5 Jul 08:12. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:51 PM
5:51 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 20 Jul 16:32 until 20 Jul 16:57. . [BBC]
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Monday, 13 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:22 PM
5:22 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 17:02 until 13 Sep 17:12. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:23 PM
8:23 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 19:43. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 18:18 until 13 Sep 18:37. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 17:02 until 13 Sep 17:12. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:22 PM
11:22 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 19:43 until 13 Sep 20:41. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 18:18 until 13 Sep 18:37. Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 17:02 until 13 Sep 17:12. . [BBC]
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