Freeview Light on the Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, 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 Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, 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 Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, 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 Kintraw 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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 4W |
 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 | C43 (650.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 4W |
 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C40 (626.0MHz) | 56m | DTG- | 4W |
 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 Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, 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 Kintraw transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 84km east-southeast (118°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 84km east-southeast (118°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Kintraw (Argyll and Bute, 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 | |||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| 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 13 Oct 10 and 27 Oct 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 20W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 4W |
Local transmitter maps
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Sunday, 6 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 PM
10:28 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 31 Aug 13:52 until 31 Aug 14:05. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 31 Aug 00:25 until 31 Aug 13:52. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:28 AM
7:28 AM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 7 Sep 13:04 until 7 Sep 17:31. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 12 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 10 Sep 16:42 until 10 Sep 16:47. Off the air due to a fault from 7 Sep 13:04 until 7 Sep 17:31. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:27 PM
7:27 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 10 Sep 16:42 until 10 Sep 16:47. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 30 Sep 15:32. . [BBC]
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Friday, 2 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 30 Sep 20:20 until 30 Sep 20:21. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 30 Sep 15:32 until 30 Sep 20:20. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 17 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
3:33 PM
3:33 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 13 Jun 12:50 until 13 Jun 14:13. . [BBC]
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Monday, 28 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 PM
5:46 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jun 15:08 until 28 Jun 15:25. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 5 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 5 Feb 09:01 until 5 Feb 09:09. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:19 PM
8:19 PM
KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 5 Feb 16:47 until 5 Feb 16:56. Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 5 Feb 09:01 until 5 Feb 09:09. . [BBC]
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