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: 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 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, 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 | 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), | |||||
| 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 45 Freeview channels?
The Rothesay (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 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 withheldSaturday, 29 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 yesterday to 14:34 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 yesterday to 14:34 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 12:48 yesterday to 13:12 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 13:12 yesterd [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Sunday, 30 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 12:48 on 28 Oct to 12:54 on 28 Oct. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 13:1 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
7:32 PM
7:32 PM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 12:48 on 28 Oct to 1 [BBC] Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
9:09 PM
9:09 PM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 12:48 on 28 Oct to 1 [BBC]
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Monday, 31 October 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 12:48 on 28 Oct [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 yesterday to 22:40 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal fr [BBC]
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Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 on 30 Oct to 22:40 on 30 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal fr [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:32 PM
4:32 PM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:29 on 28 Oct to 14:34 on 28 Oct, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 on 30 Oct to 22:40 on 30 Oct. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal fr [BBC]
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Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 17:09 on 30 Oct to 22:40 on 30 Oct. [BBC]
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Thursday, 5 January 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:33 PM
4:33 PM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:09 today to 14:14 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:09 today to 14:14 today. FM: Radio 4 FM Off Air from 14:55 today to 14:59 today. [BBC]
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