Freeview Light on the Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves 1,400 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 Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, 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 Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, 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 Skriaig (Skye) 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 | C27 (522.0MHz) | 449m | DTG- | 320W |
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 | C24 (498.0MHz) | 449m | DTG- | 320W |
3 STV (SD) (STV North (Aberdeen 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 | C21+ (474.2MHz) | 449m | DTG- | 320W |
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 Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, 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 Skriaig (Skye) transmitter?

BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 208km south-southeast (147°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 252km east (98°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Carbost | Active deflector | See TPG | |
Inverinate | Active deflector | 15-20 km E Kyle of Lochalsh | 126 homes |
Luib | Active deflector | Isle of Sky | 15 homes |
Totardor | Active deflector | Isle of Skye | 4 homes |
Uig C | Active deflector | 20 km NW Portree | 17 homes |
How will the Skriaig (Skye) (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2017- | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C31 | 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 14 Jul 10 and 28 Jul 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 1000W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.9dB) 320W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 27 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
8:09 PM
8:09 PM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 yesterday to 10:39 yesterday, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 yesterday to 10:39 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 14:05 today to 15:09 today, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 20:20 yesterday to 2 [BBC]
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Friday, 28 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 14:05 yesterday to 15:09 yesterday, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 20:20 on 26 [BBC]
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Saturday, 29 December 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 14:05 on 27 Dec to 15:09 on 27 Dec, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 20:20 on 26 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:09 AM
8:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:31 on 26 Dec to 10:39 on 26 Dec. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 20:20 on 26 Dec to 21:01 on 26 Dec, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 14:05 on 27 [BBC]
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 today to 00:21 today, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 today to 00:21 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 yesterday to 00:21 yesterday, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 yesterday to 00:21 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 14 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 on 12 Mar to 00:21 on 12 Mar, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 00:17 on 12 Mar to 00:21 on 12 Mar. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 22:44 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:09 AM
8:09 AM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 22:44 yesterday to 05:30 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 23 May 2019
Transmitter engineering
11:09 PM
11:09 PM
SKRIAIG (SKYE) transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 20:27 today to 20:29 today, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 20:27 today to 20:29 today. [BBC]
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