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, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 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), | |||||
| 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: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 withheldTuesday, 11 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:24 AM
4:24 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
7:23 AM
7:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 05:06 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 05:06 today, Ra [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:23 AM
10:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 today to 06:55 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 06:40 today to 08:10 today, Radio 1 F [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:23 PM
10:23 PM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 today to 06:55 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 05:06 today to 06:40 today, Radio 1 F [BBC]
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Thursday, 13 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:23 AM
4:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 yesterday to 06:55 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 05:06 yesterday to 06:40 yest [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:23 AM
7:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 yesterday to 06:55 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 06:40 yesterday to 08:10 yest [BBC]
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Friday, 14 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:24 AM
4:24 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 on 12 Feb to 06:55 on 12 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 06:40 on 12 Feb to 08:10 on 1 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:23 AM
10:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 05:06 on 12 Feb to 06:55 on 12 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 05:06 on 12 Feb to 06:40 on 1 [BBC]
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:23 AM
4:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 28 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:23 AM
4:23 AM
ROTHESAY transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 04:38 today to 04:53 today. [BBC]
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