Full Freeview on the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 180,000 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 Durris (Aberdeenshire, 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Durris 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Durris transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 173km southwest (224°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 23km northeast (52°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Aberdeen (old Town) | Transposer | 2 km N city centre | 837 homes (dealer estimate) |
| Aberdeen-talisman | Transposer | 1 km SW city centre | 100 homes |
| Fyvie | Active deflector | 37 km NW Aberdeen | 10 homes Hotel |
| Glen Tanar | Active deflector | 11 km E Ballater | 13 homes |
| Glenlivet | Transposer | 15 km E Grantown-on- Spey | 70 homes School |
| Haughton House C/p | Transposer | 1 km N Aford Aberdeenshire | 1 homes 150 caravans |
| Oyne | Active deflector | 33 km NW Aberdeen | 11 homes |
| Strathdon A | Transposer | 60 km W Aberdeen | 25 homes |
| Strathdon B | Transposer | 25 homes | |
| Strathdon C | Transposer | ‘appreciable population' | |
| Strathdon D | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon E | Active deflector | ||
| Strathdon F | Active deflector |
How will the Durris (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W | W | A K T | W T | ||||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C23 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ArqB | |||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | com7 | |||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C41 | _local | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
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 | 500kW | |
| Analogue 5, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| com7, com8 | (-15.4dB) 14.5kW | |
| Mux B* | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Durris Freeview Durris TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Durris transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 8 February 2012
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Bruce Cowie10:08 PM
We live in the Bridge of Don and have been experiencing reception problems for some weeks now. I have upgraded the aerial and replaced the signal booster. I have checked the signal before & after going through the signal booster and get 60% & 70% respectively. I now realise that there is ongoing work at the durris transmitter, how long are there going to be interruptions to the transmissions?
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Monday, 27 February 2012
Bruce Cowie: If the problem has not been resolved, see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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Monday, 26 March 2012
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Alex Smith9:20 PM
Inverurie
We live in Inverurie AB51 5QX. The aerial is on the roof yet we do not appear to be getting any channels in HD. The aerial is set to Durris.
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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Alex Smith8:53 PM
Re my post of 26th March. The television is an HD set, it is also connected to a Humax 9300. Neither the Sony HD TV or the Humax box find any of the HD channels - i.e. BBC1 on 50 etc.
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Mike Dimmick9:26 PM
Alex Smith: The Humax PVR-9300T is SD only. It has an HDMI output, but this is to make it easier to connect to newer TVs that don't have as many SCART sockets - it simply upscales the content.
The TV may not be compatible either. It has to support DVB-T2, not just DVB-T. "HD Ready" just means that it has enough pixels to display HD content from another source, and a supported way of connecting to that source.
I'd consider replacing the Humax PVR with an HD PVR. Look for the Freeview HD logo.
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Donna11:32 PM
I live in aberdeen ab167as. My daughter has tv with built in freeview. I cannot afford aerial on roof. Can you tell me of a good indoor aerialmthat will give me good signal for the channels.
Thankyou
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
Donna: Aerials are best on the roof for the simple fact that signals are of best quality up there.
However, in some places it is possible to get reasonable reception from an indoor aerial.
It would appear that you have good line of sight to Durris which is to your south west. This increases your chances of getting a set-top aerial to work.
Always be mindful that reception may not be perfect. Any suggestions I make here are not guarantees that you will get it to work.
I have one of these which I use where a fixed aerial is unavailable:
Set Top Aerial Labgear | eBay
There is a transmitter at Balgownie which may serve your area, but it is not a full service one. For this reason it is worth checking, having tuned the TV, that you are tuned to Durris and not Balgownie. That way when you point the aerial in the direction of Durris, you know that that's what you're tuned to and not Balgownie.
A simple solution to ensure that the receiver picks up Durris (if available) and not Balgownie is to run the automatic tuning scan and unplug the aerial at 30%. If you have a fixed aerial for your main room *and* this faces Durris, then use it tune in the TV, unplugging at 30%.
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Friday, 18 May 2012
DURRIS transmitter - Over the next week Durris main transmitter: TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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DURRIS transmitter - Over the next week Durris main transmitter: TV (digital) Possible weak signal, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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