Freeview Light on the Rothesay (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rothesay (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 5,800 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 Rothesay (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 Rothesay (Argyll and Bute, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Rothesay 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 218m | DTG- | 400W |
 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) | 218m | DTG- | 400W |
 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 218m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 Rothesay (Argyll and Bute, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Rothesay transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 44km east (95°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 45km east (95°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Rothesay (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 30 Sep 2018- | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
| C8 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| 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 8 Jun 11 and 22 Jun 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 27 May 2011
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Karen Mckeever12:13 PM
Dumbarton
Hi, my postcode is G82 3DZ - I re-tuned on thursday the 26th, but I am not picking up Multiplex's SDN, ARQA, or ARQB. I share a communal ariel which is on the roof. Should I ask the housing assosiation to ajust it?
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Karen's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Karen Mckeever: You are predicted to receive all the services from Darvel and also Rosneath.
It could be that your aerial points at the Millburn Muir relay.
If your aerial is shared, then you will need to speak to the housing association.
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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
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Stewart Mckellar5:52 PM
Isle Of Bute
You said we would lose bbc1 today should that not be bbc 2,channel 28 regards Stewart What datesare the next two change overs
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Mike Dimmick7:42 PM
Stewart McKellar: BBC Two is switched off first at all sites, but in some cases the BBC A multiplex has been allocated a different channel, so whatever service was using that channel moves to BBC Two's old frequency.
In general there are only two steps: in step 1, BBC A replaces BBC Two (though, as I said above, not necessarily directly), while in step 2, all other analogue services are shut down and all the replacement digital services start up.
At main transmitters there can be more steps, because they have to fit six services in where there used to be only four, and the commercial multiplexes can't always start up on their final channels at 'Step 2'. At a very few relays, there are subsequent retunes where there's a clash with some other interim service.
Finally, channels 61 and 62 have to be cleared for 800 MHz mobile phones, which might require subsequent retunes at sites using those frequencies, or a frequency that another site has to move to (typically C39, C40, C49 or C50). This doesn't affect you as all three multiplexes are at the bottom end of the spectrum.
There will not be any subsequent step to add the commercial multiplexes to this relay. The broadcasters don't want to serve any more sites, for reasons of cost, and the regulator has decided not to force the issue (it's debatable whether they can legally do so).
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Saturday, 11 June 2011
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Mr Carswell9:28 AM
Wemyss Bay
PA18 6BJ Wemyss Bay on the Rothesy Xmitter
Re-Tuned on Wednesday morning and got all exected channels. Picture strength was excellent. Friday morning ....nothng !
Can you please help me understand what has happened?
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Monday, 13 June 2011
Mr Carswell: Please can you see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for some suggestions?
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Friday, 24 June 2011
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Graeme Coils1:23 AM
I live in Inverkip and have fitted a Group A log periodic aerial and mounted it vertically to the Rothesay transmitter, done the tune in today and am missing itv3, yesterday and various other channels, was wondering if anyone knows if they are coming online anytime soon. Thanks in advance, Graeme.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
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David Reid5:13 PM
Greenock
I also live in Inverkip (Renfrewshire)and have lost my HD Channels on Ch22 from Rothesay.
Other programmes on Ch25 and Ch28 are being received at full strength.
The HD Channels were working fine up to Friday June 24th.
So my question is What has happened to Ch22 from Rothesay?
I would appreciate any info.
Thanks,David Reid.
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
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alan denholm8:05 PM
Isle Of Bute
i also have lost my hd channels from rothesay
started on friday and still not returned.
have done all the reset my tv box and re-tuned
asked the local tv man and he said there was no
problem, but mr reid seems to have the same problem. i do not even know who to complain
to. as no one else i know has freeview hd via an ariel set up. wait all these months for part of the system and it fails after 2 days.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
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Mike Dimmick6:08 PM
David Reid, alan denholm: No problems are currently reported, click the 'BBC Reception test' links next to your messages and follow the wizard to report the problem.
Some viewers have found that they have too much signal after switchover. If you have a booster, try removing it, or try adding an attenuator instead.
Also check that the TV has tuned in the correct transmitter - David, you are also predicted to get good results from the Dunoon relay, and alan, you from the Rothesay Town relay, which Digital UK are showing that you're practically on top of.
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