Freeview Light on the Pinwherry (South Ayrshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pinwherry (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 Pinwherry (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 Pinwherry (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 Pinwherry 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 186m | 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 11W |
3 STV (SD) (Border (Scotland)), 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 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 35 STV+1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 11W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 103 STV HD (ITV Granada), 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 Pinwherry (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 Pinwherry transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-reporting-scotland.jpg)
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 86km north-northeast (26°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-lookaround.jpg)
ITV Lookaround 0.1m homes 0.4%
from Carlisle CA1 3NT, 128km east-southeast (104°)
to ITV Border Scotland region - 27 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with Tyne Tees
How will the Pinwherry (South Ayrshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 30 Sep 2019- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
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 24 Jun 09 and 22 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 56W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.1dB) 11W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Caldbeck Scotland transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 12 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
1:47 PM
1:47 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 12 Jan 10:44. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:48 PM
4:48 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 12 Jan 14:24. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 12 Jan 10:44. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:47 PM
7:47 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Jan 16:40. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 12 Jan 10:44 until 12 Jan 16:40. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:49 PM
10:49 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Jan 16:40 until 12 Jan 18:59. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 12 Jan 10:44 until 12 Jan 16:40. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 21 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:20 PM
11:20 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:36. . [BBC]
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Monday, 22 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:21 PM
2:21 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 11:50. Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:36 until 22 Jan 11:50. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:21 PM
8:21 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 11:50 until 22 Jan 16:30. Off the air due to a fault from 21 Jan 21:36 until 22 Jan 11:50. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 27 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
PINWHERRY transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Jan 11:50 until 22 Jan 16:30. . [BBC]
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Monday, 26 February 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:46 AM
10:46 AM
Pinwherry transmitter - Pinwherry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 26/02/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 March 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Pinwherry transmitter - Pinwherry transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/03/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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