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.
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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 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 Melvich (Highland, 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 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 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 | 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 44 Freeview channels?
The Melvich (Highland, 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 Melvich transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 300km south (186°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/stv-aberdeen.jpg)
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
Melvich Freeview Rumster Forest TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rumster Forest transmitter area
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Saturday, 18 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
4:47 PM
4:47 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. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:47 PM
7:47 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 13 Sep 19:43 until 13 Sep 20:41. . [BBC]
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Monday, 18 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:43 AM
11:43 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 18 Oct 08:03 until 18 Oct 09:25. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 7 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
3:10 PM
3:10 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 13:59 until 7 Nov 14:19. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:19 PM
6:19 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 16:26 until 7 Nov 16:56. Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 13:59 until 7 Nov 14:19. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:44 PM
8:44 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 19:50 until 7 Nov 20:14. Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 16:58 until 7 Nov 17:47. Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 16:26 until 7 Nov 16:56. Off the air due to a fault from 7 Nov 13:59 until 7 [BBC]
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Saturday, 27 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Nov 22:21 until 27 Nov 00:18. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:43 PM
10:43 PM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 14:57 until 27 Nov 17:38. Off the air due to a fault from 26 Nov 22:21 until 27 Nov 00:18. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 2 December 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
MELVICH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 14:57 until 27 Nov 17:38. . [BBC]
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Friday, 15 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:48 AM
10:48 AM
Melvich transmitter - Melvich transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/09/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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