Freeview Light on the Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, 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 Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, 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 Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, 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 Portnahaven 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 | C23 (490.0MHz) | 73m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C30 (546.0MHz) | 73m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | V max | C26 (514.0MHz) | 73m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, 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 Portnahaven transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 139km east (84°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 140km east (84°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Portnahaven (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 5 Sep 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C30 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C33 | 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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 10W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 18 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 on 14 Jul to 01:02 on 14 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:22 on 13 Jul to 04:05 on 14 Jul [BBC]
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PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:22 on 13 Jul to 04:05 on 14 Jul BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 on 14 Jul to 01:02 on 14 Jul [BBC]
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 today to 11:14 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 today to 11:14 today [BBC]
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 yesterday to 11:14 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 yesterday to 11:14 yesterday [BBC]
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Friday, 22 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 on 20 Jul to 11:14 on 20 Jul HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:01 on 20 Jul to 11:14 on 20 Jul [BBC]
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:34 today to 03:38 today BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:01 today to 01:17 today BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 00:10 today to 00:50 today [BBC]
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Sunday, 31 July 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:34 yesterday to 03:38 yesterday BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:01 yesterday to 01:17 yesterday BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 00:10 yesterday to 00:50 yesterday [BBC]
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Monday, 1 August 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:34 on 30 Jul to 03:38 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:01 on 30 Jul to 01:17 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 00:10 on 30 Jul to 00:50 on 30 Jul [BBC]
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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:01 on 30 Jul to 01:17 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 00:10 on 30 Jul to 00:50 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:34 on 30 Jul to 03:38 on 30 Jul [BBC]
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PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 00:10 on 30 Jul to 00:50 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:01 on 30 Jul to 01:17 on 30 Jul BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:34 on 30 Jul to 03:38 on 30 Jul [BBC]
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