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The symbol shows the location of the Rosneath (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 41,000 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Rosneath (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) mast?

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Which Freeview channels does the Rosneath 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
 H -24dB
C39 (618.0MHz)
216mDTG-2,000W
8W
Channel icons
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
 H -24dB
C42 (642.0MHz)
216mDTG-2,000W
8W
Channel icons
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
 H -24dB
C45 (666.0MHz)
216mDTG-2,000W
8W
Channel icons
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

COM4
SDN
 V max
 H -24dB
C33 (570.0MHz)
216mDTG-82,000W
8W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 V max
 H -24dB
C36 (594.0MHz)
216mDTG-82,000W
8W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 V max
 H -24dB
C48- (689.8MHz)
216mDTG-82,000W
8W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

The Rosneath (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .

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 Rosneath transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 35km east-southeast (117°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
regional news image
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 35km east-southeast (117°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.

How will the Rosneath (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?

1968-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-175 Sep 2018
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TC/D E TW T
C2BBCtvwaves
C13ITVwaves
C33SDN
C36ArqA
C39BBCA
C42D3+4
C45BBCB
C48_local_local_local_local
C49tv_off BBCABBCA
C53tv_offSDNSDNSDN
C54tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C57tv_offArqAArqAArqA
C58tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C60tv_off -ArqB-ArqBArqB
C61ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCA
C64BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 10kW
COM4||, COM5||, COM6||, PSB1||, PSB2||, PSB3||(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 200W
Mux A*(-20dB) 100W
COM4≡, COM5≡, COM6≡, PSB1≡, PSB2≡, PSB3≡(-31dB) 8W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rosneath transmitter area

Aug 1957-Jun 1997Scottish Television
Jun 1997-Dec 2014STV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Friday, 9 December 2011
Transmitter engineering
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4:29 AM

ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 yesterday to 19:33 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 yesterday to 19:33 yesterday [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
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4:29 AM

ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 yesterday to 19:33 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 yesterday to 19:33 yesterday [BBC]

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Saturday, 10 December 2011
Transmitter engineering
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4:31 AM

ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 on 08 Dec to 19:33 on 08 Dec HD Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 on 08 Dec to 19:33 on 08 Dec [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
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4:31 AM

ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 on 08 Dec to 19:33 on 08 Dec HD Digital TV Off Air from 17:52 on 08 Dec to 19:33 on 08 Dec [BBC]

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Wednesday, 21 December 2011
J
Joe
1:03 PM
Largs

No freeview or commercial radio stations no FM.
Checked with other friends and family ....the same! Is there a fault as i can't find any info. Largs area
Using online for radio the now.

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Briantist
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1:04 PM

Joe: The Largs transmitter has been off-air from 06:05 today: BBC - Reception problems .

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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
J
Joe
3:02 PM
Largs

Hi,
Thanks for the previous responses!
Its all aboot the type of aerials.
I,ve did some deep researching and its showing up that the Rosneath is including my house in its range so would i be right in saying i need a Group c/d aerial? Wide band or not?
Also will get a rooftop dab aerial. Any certain type or spec?
Thanks


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Dave Lindsay
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4:16 PM

Joe: If you're looking at DIYing it, then have a look at the highly informative ATV Sheffield website: A.T.V (Aerials And Television) TV Aerial, DAB Aerial, FM Aerial.

However, follow this link for a plot of the line between you and the transmitter:


Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location


You are about 10m ASL and 13 miles from Rosneath and the transmitter antenna is 216m ASL. About 8miles from you is Dunrod Hill which is 298m ASL. If you click the link below the plot it will show a map with a line between you and the transmitter.

I'm not an aerial installer or expert in the propagation of RF signals, so I may stand to be corrected by the professionals, but I don't think you have any chance whatsoever of receiving from Rosneath at your location.

I think that you should consider Freesat. For terrestrial television you will have to go with the limited output of the Largs relay.

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J
Joe
4:50 PM
Largs

Cheers Dave,
I myself dont think i,ll recieve the signal , it's cause the Largs is only Freeview Light.....wast of time.
I,ve had Sky for 13 years and lived in Kilmarnock and Ayr....all with great services but in wee Largs well its as you say Freesat or pay through the nose for Sky who have the fastest broadband...ahhhh!
I'll just need to buy a 82mt pole for mt aerial lol.

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Saturday, 12 May 2012
Transmitter engineering
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12:27 PM

ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:05 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:05 today [BBC]

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