Full Freeview on the Keelylang Hill transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Keelylang Hill transmitter which serves 9,400 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 Keelylang Hill 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)
The Keelylang Hill mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Keelylang 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The Keelylang Hill mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Keelylang Hill transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 355km south-southwest (194°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 214km south-southeast (164°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
How will the Keelylang Hill transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 29 Sep 2017 | |||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | B E K T | |||
| C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | +BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||
| C49tv_off | +ArqB | ||||||||
| C50tv_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 12 May 10 and 26 May 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2* | (-20dB) 1000W | |
| Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-22dB) 630W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Keelylang Hill transmitter area
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Friday, 30 November 2012
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nick ratner6:30 PM
There is a mast at North Ronaldsay, i thnk it is a "repeater station" for Shetland is this true?
Also if you could not get reception when pointing to Keelylang Hill would it be possible to point your aerial to North Ronaldsay, and if not where should i point it?
Thanks for your help. Nick
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nick ratner: Refer to this page which shows all transmitters for BBC Scotland (and therefore STV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 etc):
BBC Scotland | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
If there is a relay transmitter on North Ronaldsay, then it isn't one run by the broadcast authorities.
Keelyland Hill is the main transmitter for the Orkneys and it has two dependant relays, one of which is on the mainland and one on Westray.
Looking at the map, the only other transmitter I can but wonder whether you might be able to receive is Bressay. It uses all Group A channels, so you would be best using a Group A aerial. Not sure if it would be possible.
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nick ratner: See:
Digital TV Transmitters
The relay stations only carry PSB channels. On the Orkney and Shetland Islands, only Keelylang and Bressay broadcast all channels. From both transmitters COM5 (Pick TV etc) and COM6 (Film4 etc) are at half power to the PSBs. From Bressay COM4 (ITV3) is at the same power and Keelyland it is half power to its PSBs.
Therefore there will be a portion of viewers who will receive only PSBs from these stations. If it is the COMs that you are having difficulty with, then you will therefore be no better off, even if there was a local relay that you could pick up off.
To see the full list of Freeview channels (including which are PSBs and which are COMs) see:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
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Nick Ratner: Failing that, or maybe instead of that, you will probably have to look to the sky. Not that owned by Murdoch, but free-to-air satellite, probably Freesat.
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Thursday, 11 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 today to 06:08 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 today to 06:08 today. FM: Radio Scotland FM Wrong Programme from 07:30 yesterday to 08:00 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 12 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 yesterday to 06:08 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 yesterday to 06:08 yesterday. FM: Radio Scotland FM Wrong Programme from 07:30 on 10 Dec to 08:00 on 10 Dec. [BBC]
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Saturday, 13 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 on 11 Dec to 06:08 on 11 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 on 11 Dec to 06:08 on 11 Dec. FM: Radio Scotland FM Wrong Programme from 07:30 on 10 Dec to 08:00 on 10 Dec. [BBC]
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Monday, 15 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 on 11 Dec to 06:08 on 11 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 05:23 on 11 Dec to 06:08 on 11 Dec. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:32 PM
10:32 PM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:32 today to 16:37 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:32 today to 16:37 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
KEELYLANG HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:32 yesterday to 16:37 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:32 yesterday to 16:37 yesterday. [BBC]
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