Freeview Light on the South Knapdale (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the South Knapdale (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 2,600 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the South Knapdale (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) mast?
South Knapdale transmitter - South Knapdale transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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 South Knapdale (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 South Knapdale 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 | C39- (617.8MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 365W |
 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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 365W |
 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 530m | DTG- | 365W |
 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 South Knapdale (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 South Knapdale transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 74km east (97°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 74km east (97°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Cairndow | Active deflector | 10 km E Inveraray | 42 homes |
How will the South Knapdale (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 12 Jun 2019 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -BBCA | |||||
| C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 8 Jun 11 and 22 Jun 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 1.45kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6dB) 365W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 29 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
3:13 PM
3:13 PM
South Knapdale transmitter - South Knapdale transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 30 December 2022
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
SOUTH KNAPDALE transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 30 Dec 03:17 until 30 Dec 03:51. . DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 30 Dec 03:07 until 30 Dec 03:45. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:20 AM
8:20 AM
SOUTH KNAPDALE transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 14 Mar 07:30. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
SOUTH KNAPDALE transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 14 Mar 07:30 until 14 Mar 13:15. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
SOUTH KNAPDALE transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 15 Mar 17:22 until 15 Mar 18:20. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 14 Mar 07:30 until 14 Mar 13:15. . [BBC]
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Monday, 10 April 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:07 AM
4:07 AM
SOUTH KNAPDALE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 9 Apr 16:53 until 9 Apr 17:04. . [BBC]
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Friday, 9 June 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
South Knapdale transmitter - South Knapdale transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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