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Freeview on the Rosneath (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter

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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 17 April 2013 to clear C61: COM6 C60 to C60- COM6 C60 to C60- PSB1 C61 to C49 PSB1 C61 to C49. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C60: ArqB
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

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The symbol shows the location of the Rosneath transmitter which serves 41,000 homes.

Other maps:Rosneath DABRosneath AM/FMRosneath regionBBC ScotlandSTV Central (Glasgow micro region)

Radiation patterns

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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.

Rosneath transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal
 vertical
Very low
Very low		64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		8
8
Channel icons
1 BBC One Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Three, 8 BBC Alba, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 14 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C49 (698.0MHz) from 212m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Very low		64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
8
Channel icons
3 STV (STV Central (Glasgow micro region)), 4 Channel 4 Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5 Scotland ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 Scotland ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C58 (770.0MHz) from 216m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Very low		256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		2,000
8
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C54 (738.0MHz) from 216m datum.
COM4
SDN
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Very low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
8
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C53 (730.0MHz) from 216m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 vertical
 horizontal
Maximum
Very low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		2,000
8
Channel icons
 TV News,  TV Stars, 11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C57 (762.0MHz) from 216m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
 vertical
Very low
Very low		64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		8
8
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C60- (785.8MHz) from 212m datum.


Regional news from the Rosneath transmitter


BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 35km east-southeast
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 35km east-southeast
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1968~851984-971997-981998-20112011-1317/4/13-2013-18
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E
C2BBCtv
C13ITV
C48Dlocal
700C49 BBCABBCA
C53-2SDNSDNSDN
C54C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C57-AArqAArqAArqA
C58BBC1BBC1BBC1D3+4D3+4D3+4
C60-B -ArqB-ArqB
800C61ITVITVITVBBCA
C63-C
C64BBC2BBC2BBC2
C671

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 11th May and 25th May 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Greenock including Dunoon could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Rosneath transmitter using C48

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 10kW
COM4||, COM5||, PSB2||, PSB3||(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 200W
Mux A*(-20dB) 100W
COM4≡, COM5≡, COM6||, COM6≡, PSB1||, PSB1≡, PSB2≡, PSB3≡(-31dB) 8W

History of Channel 3 in the Rosneath transmitter area

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Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 22 January 2013 1:31PM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 22 January 2013 4:32PM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:18 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 23 January 2013 4:31AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 yesterday to 15:18 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 23 January 2013 6:31PM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 today to 15:15 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 24 January 2013 4:31AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 yesterday to 15:15 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 25 January 2013 4:31AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 10:05 on 23 Jan to 15:15 on 23 Jan. [BBC]
Joseph
Tuesday 29 January 2013 8:18PM Dunoon
I have a roof CD aerial. It is installed about 5 meters above the ground. I get all channels Ok except sometimes I loose channel 60 only. Is channel 60 transmitted at the same power as the others? what do you think is wrong?

Thanks
KMJ,Derby
Tuesday 29 January 2013 9:16PM
Joseph : There are a number of possible reasons for loss of reception on C60. If your signals are being received at a level only just above the threshold for reliable reception, as the highest frequency this could be the first mux to drop below the reception threshold. However if you observe a good signal strength when doing a signal check, but the quality becomes poor when reception is lost, this could indicate that a reflection which is out of phase is being received on the frequency in question, or interference from an RF modulator of a Sky box or game console is being received which is blocking reception of C60. Another possibility is if there are any trees in the signal path C60 could be the first frequency to experience problems if the trees are wet or snow covered. Excepting the case of interference from an RF modulator, slight repositioning of the aerial could possibly provide a solution to the problem. I would certainly start by checking the signal strength and quality for each mux in order to look for clues as to the cause of the problem..
Transmitter engineering
Friday 1 February 2013 9:51AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: - No reported problems -, - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Stephen Gallacher
Thursday 11 April 2013 11:39AM
I have recently observed that ALL the Freeview HD channels on my smart TV (using an external aerial)have gone out of sync. The lips move BEFORE the sound comes from their lips. I live in Gourock and my aerial is pointed to Rosneath. All other channels are perfect. I have tried retuning but problem still exists. please advise!

Thanks,

Stephen
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 11 April 2013 4:32PM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 today to 12:31 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 today to 12:31 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 12 April 2013 4:32AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 yesterday to 12:31 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 yesterday to 12:31 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 13 April 2013 4:32AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 on 11 Apr to 12:31 on 11 Apr, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 10:44 on 11 Apr to 12:31 on 11 Apr. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 17 April 2013 4:32AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 18 April 2013 4:33AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 18 April 2013 10:32AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 yesterday to 01:43 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 yesterday to 01:43 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 19 April 2013 4:32AM
ROSNEATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 on 17 Apr to 01:43 on 17 Apr, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:00 on 17 Apr to 01:43 on 17 Apr. [BBC]
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