Full Freeview on the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves 63,000 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 Rosemarkie (Highland, 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)
The Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) 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 Rosemarkie 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 Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) 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 Rosemarkie transmitter?

BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 198km south (186°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 132km east-southeast (116°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Bhlaraidh | Active deflector | 40 km SW Inverness | 5 homes |
Culloden | Transposer | 10 km E Inverness | 25 homes Caravan site |
U.strthnairn A | Active deflector | 20 km S Inverness | 25 homes |
Upper Foyers | Active deflector | Upper Foyers | 42 homes |
How will the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 6 Sep 2017 | ||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | ||
C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +D3+4 | +D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C40 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
C43 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||
C46 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | |||||
C50tv_off | +ArqB | ||||||||
C52tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local |
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 6 Oct 10 and 20 Oct 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
Mux C*, Mux D* | (-11dB) 8kW |
Local transmitter maps
Rosemarkie Freeview Rosemarkie TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rosemarkie transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 19 June 2017
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s3swiss8:54 AM
No BBC channels found by my TV freeview receiver (clean 'first time' install) yesterday or this morning.
Strong ITV signal from same mast but zero on BBC channels.
Where does your 'no issues' info come from?
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MikeP
10:41 AM
10:41 AM
s3swiss:
There are no issues currently being reported with the Rosemarkie transmitter. The problem you report is most commonly due to a poor connection in your aerial system. So check every signal connection carefully, ensuring that the inner core is separate from the outer braiding and that all plugs and sockets are correctly fitted. Light corrosion of one contact is the common cause.
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Monday, 10 July 2017
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Don Macleod6:11 PM
Can I get stv2 from Rosemarie transmitter
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StevensOnln16:30 PM
Don Macleod: No, STV2 is not broadcast from Rosemarkie. It's available on Sky channel 117 in areas that have STV on 103 and is also available to watch via STV's website and smart TV/phone apps.
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Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Transmitter engineering
11:33 AM
11:33 AM
ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 08:57 today to 09:06 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 3 August 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
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ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 08:57 yesterday to 09:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 4 August 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
5:32 AM
ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Weak Signal from 08:57 on 02 Aug to 09:06 on 02 Aug. [BBC]
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Saturday, 21 October 2017
Transmitter engineering
3:09 PM
3:09 PM
ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 11:32 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 22 October 2017
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:25 yesterday to 11:32 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 23 October 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
ROSEMARKIE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 11:25 on 21 Oct to 11:32 on 21 Oct. [BBC]
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