Freeview Light on the Oban (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Oban (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 4,100 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 Oban (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 Oban (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 Oban 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 164m | 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 | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 164m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C47 (682.0MHz) | 164m | 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 Oban (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 Oban transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 96km southeast (131°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 96km southeast (131°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Oban (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Dec 2017- | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
| C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 12W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2.4W |
Local transmitter maps
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Saturday, 12 March 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 11:11 on 10 Mar to 11:32 on 10 Mar. [BBC]
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Friday, 18 March 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:55 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:55 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 02:55 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 02:55 to [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:31 AM
7:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 today to 04:09 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 today to 04:09 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:55 today to 04:09 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:55 today to 04:09 today, Radio 2 F [BBC]
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Saturday, 19 March 2016
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 yesterday to 04:09 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 yesterday to 04:09 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:55 yesterday to 04:09 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:55 yesterd [BBC]
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Monday, 21 March 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
OBAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 on 18 Mar to 04:09 on 18 Mar, HD Digital TV Off Air from 02:55 on 18 Mar to 04:09 on 18 Mar. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:55 on 18 Mar to 04:09 on 18 Mar. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:55 on 18 M [BBC]
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Monday, 6 June 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:32 PM
2:32 PM
OBAN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:30 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today, Radio 4 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today, Radio nan Gaidheal FM Weak Si [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:32 PM
5:32 PM
OBAN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:30 today to 15:28 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 15:28 today, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 15:28 today, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 today to 15:28 today, Radio 4 FM [BBC]
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Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:30 yesterday to 15:28 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 yesterday to 15:28 yesterday, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 yesterday to 15:28 yesterday, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 12:26 yesterda [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:31 AM
11:31 AM
OBAN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today, Radio 4 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today, Radio nan Gaidheal FM Weak Si [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:31 PM
5:31 PM
OBAN transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:38 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:38 today, Radio 2 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:38 today, Radio 3 FM Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:38 today, Radio 4 FM [BBC]
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