Freeview Light on the Strontian (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Strontian (Highland, 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 Strontian (Highland, 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 Strontian (Highland, 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 Strontian 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 (618.0MHz) | 253m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 253m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 253m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 Strontian (Highland, 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 Strontian transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 125km southeast (143°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 125km southeast (143°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Strontian (Highland, 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 | |||||
| C39 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C42 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C45 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C49tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA |
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 | (-6.3dB) 2.8W |
Local transmitter maps
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Friday, 15 August 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:21 yesterday to 13:34 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:21 yesterday to 13:34 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 16 August 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:21 on 14 Aug to 13:34 on 14 Aug, HD Digital TV Off Air from 13:21 on 14 Aug to 13:34 on 14 Aug. [BBC]
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Monday, 6 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 22:05 yesterday to 23:06 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:05 yesterday to 23:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 22:05 on 05 Oct to 23:06 on 05 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:05 on 05 Oct to 23:06 on 05 Oct. [BBC]
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Monday, 10 November 2014
Transmitter engineering
1:31 PM
1:31 PM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:19 today to 12:33 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:19 today to 12:33 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:32 PM
4:32 PM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 today to 14:45 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 today to 14:45 today. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 yesterday to 14:45 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 yesterday to 14:45 yesterday. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 on 10 Nov to 14:45 on 10 Nov, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:40 on 10 Nov to 14:45 on 10 Nov. [BBC]
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Friday, 5 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
7:32 PM
7:32 PM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:27 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:27 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:32 PM
10:32 PM
STRONTIAN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:27 today to 18:47 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:27 today to 18:47 today. [BBC]
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