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Freeview on the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter

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The symbol shows the location of the Black Hill transmitter which serves 940,000 homes.

Other maps:Black Hill DABBlack Hill AM/FMBlack Hill 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.

Black Hill 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
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C46 (674.0MHz) from 576m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C43 (650.0MHz) from 576m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal
Maximum256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000
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 C40 (626.0MHz) from 576m datum.
COM4
SDN
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C41+ (634.2MHz) from 576m datum.
COM5
ArqA
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C44 (658.0MHz) from 576m datum.
COM6
ArqB
 horizontal
Maximum64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		100,000
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 C47 (682.0MHz) from 576m datum.


Regional news from the Black Hill transmitter


BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 26km west
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 26km west
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.

Self-help relays

Ardtornish ATransposer22 km NW Oban15 homes
BalquhidderTransposer12 km NW Callander42 homes
Benmore BActive deflector50 m WNW Glasgow7 homes
Blair DrummondTransposer5 homes caravan park
Blyth BridgeActive deflector30 km SW Edinburgh50 homes
GlendaruelActive deflector40 hotel40 homes hotel
Glendaruel BActive deflector12 homes (second level)

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1957~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EEB E KB E KW
C10ITV
600C32com7
C35com8
C37C5C5
C40BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCBBBCBBBCB
C41+1+SDN+SDN+SDN
C43ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C44+AArqAArqAArqA
C46BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C47+2ArqBArqBArqB
700C50C4C4C4
C51+Blocal
C55C
C56local
800C65D

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 8th June and 22nd June 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Glasgow including East Kilbride, Motherwell, Paisley could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Black Hill transmitter using C51
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Falkirk including Stirling could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Black Hill transmitter using C56
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM9 UK-wide SFN

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 500kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-14dB) 20kW
PreDSO-BBCB*(-17dB) 10kW

History of Channel 3 in the Black Hill transmitter area

Aug 1957-Jun 1997Scottish Television
Jun 1997-Dec 2014STV plc
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Scott
Tuesday 27 March 2012 8:52PM
Scott: This particular equipment is a Humax HDR-FOX T2 PVR. I also have a Sony TV and 'heritage' Thomson decoder box in my kitchen. They all work differently.
anne
Sunday 1 April 2012 2:35PM South Queensferry
Im in EH30 9RZ and cannot get any freeview channels yest or today, just get blue screen with 'NO SIGNAL' this is on both main tv set and bedroom set. Can still get SKY on main TV (thankfully). Have checked aerial cables etc, does not appear to be a problem. We are served by a communal aerial. Is anyone else in area having similar problem?
Alison Whyte
Thursday 5 April 2012 1:28PM Glasgow
I have been losing digital channels so carried out full auto scan and no have no digital channels at all on any television. Virgn cable fortunately unaffected. Full digital aerial on roof and cables to TV appear connected ok. This morning lost radio channels on DAB radio! Help!
Post code G66 4JN
Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 May 2012 6:27PM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Over the next week Black Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 18 June 2012 11:28AM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Over the next week Black Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK] Over the next week Black Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 19 June 2012 3:28PM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Over the next week Black Hill main transmitter: TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
samantha
Thursday 5 July 2012 4:39PM
hii wonder if u can help ,i live in the southside of glasgow ,and everyone in my st freeview has went down ,it is saying weak signal .is there anything wrong with the black hill transmitter. thannks ,
Mark Fletcher
Thursday 5 July 2012 4:49PM Halifax
Samantha,South side of Glasgow.We can certainly be of valuable help to you if you leave preferably a full postcode to ascertain the reception possibilities at your location,whether yer served from either from the main Black Hill main transmitter if yer aerial is horizontally polarised or whether yer served from a nearby relay mast denoting a vertical polarised aerial as such.
glasgowjohn
Tuesday 10 July 2012 11:08AM Glasgow
I live in the G13 area and have a communal aerial. My Humax Fox T2 PVR gives excellent reception on all channels all of the time EXCEPT on the HD channels which are either weak or no signal at all. I already use a plug-in aerial signal booster to help the HD issue. Without this booster there is NO HD reception at all.

Would I benefit from a stronger aerial signal booster, do I need to think of purchasing my own personal aerial or is there some other (tuning?) remedy to sort this issue?

I would be grateful for your input.
Thanks
John
Iain
Friday 27 July 2012 9:50AM
Just returned home from working away. My two Humax HD boxes can now no longer play SD or HD channels. The picture is continually interrupted and unusable. I use indoor ariels.
The signal strength is good, the quality is up and down not steady. Has the signal changed with the Olympics and the creation of new HD channels in the last few days.
bigdave
Saturday 18 August 2012 8:38PM
Since the end of the olympics my Humax PVR 9200T will not record any programs at all. Timings are set up as usual but ignored. Has anybody else had this problem? Is it related to the inactive channel 302 or some other transmitter problem which happened earlier with an extra duplicate radio station. Once that was removed by the engineers all ws fine.
richard mcneill
Saturday 22 December 2012 3:41PM
Is there problems with signal in paisley as none of our freeviee boxes have signals?
Michael
Saturday 22 December 2012 8:04PM
richard mcneill: No problems reported on Digital UK or the BBC website - if all of your boxes are having problems I would check with your neighbours, and if they are ok then it's likely to be a problem with your aerial or connections.
Kevin
Tuesday 1 January 2013 6:43PM Glasgow
My postcode is g69 8fg. I have very poor reception from com4 634.2MHz. Is there a reason for this? All other channels are ok. I have tried manual retuning.
d kaye
Monday 7 January 2013 9:52AM Glasgow
ariel on roof 3 freeview tvs no signal since 5/1/13
d kaye
Monday 7 January 2013 10:15AM Glasgow
3 freeview tvs no digiboxes no signal message since 5/1/13 g3 6bq area anyone else having probs
d kaye
Monday 7 January 2013 10:15AM Glasgow
3 freeview tvs no digiboxes no signal message since 5/1/13 g3 6bq area anyone else having probs
d kaye
Monday 7 January 2013 10:18AM Glasgow
0141 332 1079
Dave Lindsay
Monday 7 January 2013 11:00AM
d kaye: How is the feed from the aerial split to the different rooms?

If it is a power splitter (distribution amplifier) then this could point to it being at fault.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. Radio Scotland FM Weak Signal from 10:20 yesterday to 11:54 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:50PM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
HOWIE
Monday 18 February 2013 10:59AM
Is South Glasgow likely to be affected by the 4G signal?
Dave Lindsay
Monday 18 February 2013 12:57PM
HOWIE: I should imagine that there will be some viewers within the South Glasgow area that will be affected.
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