Freeview Light on the Ardintoul (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Ardintoul (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Ardintoul (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 Ardintoul (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, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), 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 Ardintoul 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 23m | DTG- | 9W |
 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 23m | DTG- | 9W |
 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 23m | DTG- | 9W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 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 43 Freeview channels?
The Ardintoul (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, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), 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 Ardintoul transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 175km south-southeast (155°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 212km east (95°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Auchtertyre | Active deflector | 60 km NNW Fort William | 17 homes |
| Reraig | Active deflector | 6 km E Kyle of Lochalsh | 13 homes |
How will the Ardintoul (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2017- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 |
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 | 47W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 9.4W |
Local transmitter maps
Ardintoul Freeview Skriaig TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Skriaig transmitter area
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Monday, 9 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:49 PM
11:49 PM
ARDINTOUL transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 7 Aug 21:59 until 7 Aug 22:01. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
ARDINTOUL transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 24 Aug 17:18 until 24 Aug 17:25. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 30 January 2022
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Douglas Jack12:35 AM
IV408ET, aerial in loft with high gain aerial along with masthead amplifier on 22db. Free view channels ok but very pixelated and mostly unwatchable or nothing at all on HD channels
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Friday, 27 January 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:08 AM
11:08 AM
Ardintoul transmitter - Ardintoul transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 23/01/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 30 January 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
Ardintoul transmitter - Ardintoul transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/01/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 6 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Ardintoul transmitter - Ardintoul transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Ardintoul transmitter - Ardintoul transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 20 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
Ardintoul transmitter - Ardintoul transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/02/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Sunday, 12 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:09 PM
2:09 PM
ARDINTOUL transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Mar 11:06. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 PM
5:09 PM
ARDINTOUL transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Mar 11:06 until 12 Mar 11:17. . [BBC]
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