Freeview Light on the Boddam (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Boddam (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 600 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 Boddam (Aberdeenshire, 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 Boddam (Aberdeenshire, 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 Boddam 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) | 102m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 102m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 102m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Boddam (Aberdeenshire, 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 Boddam transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 235km southwest (222°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 42km south-southwest (206°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
How will the Boddam (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Sep 2018- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C42 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C49tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB |
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 1 Sep 10 and 15 Sep 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 6W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.8dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
4:36 PM
4:36 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 2 Mar 13:19 until 2 Mar 14:16. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
4:36 PM
4:36 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 9 Mar 14:31 until 9 Mar 15:02. . [BBC]
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Friday, 19 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
1:51 PM
1:51 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 19 Mar 11:47. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:53 PM
4:53 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 19 Mar 11:47 until 19 Mar 13:55. . [BBC]
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Monday, 28 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:46 PM
8:46 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Jun 18:59. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:46 PM
11:46 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 28 Jun 18:59 until 28 Jun 20:51. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 27 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 00:09 until 27 Nov 02:30. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:43 PM
10:43 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 18:46. Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 00:09 until 27 Nov 02:30. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 28 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:13 PM
6:13 PM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 18:46 until 28 Nov 16:04. Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 00:09 until 27 Nov 02:30. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 2 December 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
BODDAM transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 27 Nov 18:46 until 28 Nov 16:04. . [BBC]
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