Full Freeview on the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 940,000 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 Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Black Hill 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Black Hill transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 26km west (271°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 26km west (271°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Ardtornish A | Transposer | 22 km NW Oban | 15 homes |
| Balquhidder | Transposer | 12 km NW Callander | 42 homes |
| Benmore B | Active deflector | 50 m WNW Glasgow | 7 homes |
| Blair Drummond | Transposer | 5 homes caravan park | |
| Blyth Bridge | Active deflector | 30 km SW Edinburgh | 50 homes |
| Glendaruel | Active deflector | 40 hotel | 40 homes hotel |
| Glendaruel B | Active deflector | 12 homes (second level) |
How will the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1957-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | E T | W T | ||||
| C10 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | LG | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | _local | COM8tv_off |
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 1-5 | 500kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-10.7dB) 42.9kW | |
| com8 | (-11.1dB) 39.2kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| LG | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Black Hill Freeview Black Hill DAB Black Hill TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Glasgow micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Wednesday, 1 June 2011
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Michael7:51 PM
I have a tv with built in freeview hd but i cant get any hd channels. when i search it returns 0 channels found. I thought it was just because of the switchover hasn't come to blackhill yet and it was not strong enough but recently my parents got a new tv also with freeview hd built in and they get all the channels. What could be wrong here
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Scott10:22 PM
Michael: look back though the thread. The HD multiplex is a temporary signal operating at 10 kilowatts from an aerial further down the transmitter mast. If you have driven along the M8 recently, you should have noticed a brand new transmitter alongside the existing one. On 22 June the HD signal will move to the new transmitter at a staggering 100 thousand watts* so your reception should improve then. Just be patient.
* Note: use of the word 'staggering' is poetic licence as it is not as simple as saying that the signal is 10 times stronger. I have been corrected on this point (10 dB increase).
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Tuesday, 7 June 2011
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Sam10:03 PM
I'm sure I'm not the only one with this question BUT I can't find an answer for it anywhere on the internet.
Which ADULT channels are free on Freeview ?
(that is without any 'blocking' in place on your tv set).
I am the only parent in the house with youngish children but have to go to work at certain times so need to restrict this type of viewing.
Can you tell me clearly which Adult channels and channel nos are available for free on Freeview
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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Sam: Please see "Adult channels" at the bottom of All free-to-watch channels | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Ofcom does not permit non-subscription adult services to appear on any platform.
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Eleanor9:01 PM
Stirling
2 TV sets already fitted with Freeview settop boxes, show "No Signal" after running them all day. What shall I do?
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Eleanor's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Craig10:00 PM
Our TV system has lost some channels BBC News24 BBC1 BBC2 ITV3 anda few others on our exterity system. when we do a scan on the frequency it finds no channels. This happened overnight on the 8/6/2011.
Here a scan result we did:
Type Terrestrial
Frequency (Hz) 634166670
Bandwidth BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ
FEC High FEC_3_4
FEC Low FEC_NONE
Modulation QAM_16
Transmission Mode TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K
Guard Interval GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32
Hierarchy HIERARCHY_NONE
No channels found
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
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Matt8:29 AM
Eleanor - Have you performed a factory reset or first time installation which is required for switch over?
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Friday, 10 June 2011
Craig: Please do a "first time install" or "factory reset" on your device, and then do it again on Wednesday 22nd June 2011.
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John McCreadie10:12 AM
John
Lost BBC1,2,3 and News 24 on this week's switchover. TV is Sony KV28D with in built freeview tuner. Have, on advice of BBC helpline, ran an auto tune without aeriel to clear memory and rerun with aeriel fitted, to no avail. Location Renfrewshire Transmitter Blackhill. Any suggestions
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ian5:39 PM
hi, has bbc freeview power on c46 really gone up 5x, because my sony tv is giving a lower signal strength than it was last week. ian in alloa
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