Freeview Light on the Kimmeragh (IoM) (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmitter
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Kimmeragh (IoM) (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmitter.
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The symbol shows the location of the Kimmeragh (IoM) (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmitter which serves 3,000 homes.
What do the colours on the map mean?
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.List by multiplex|
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See terrain plotWhich Freeview channels does the Kimmeragh (IoM) transmitter broadcast?
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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.
| Mux | Aerial position | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1
BBCA | vertical max | C44- (657.8MHz) | 102m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 100W |
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1 BBC One North East and Cumbria, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 BBC Red Button 1, plus 12 others 200 BBC Red Button, 700 BBC Radio 1, 701 BBC Radio 1Xtra, 702 BBC Radio 2, 703 BBC Radio 3, 704 BBC Radio 4, 705 BBC Radio 5 Live, 706 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, 707 BBC Radio 6 Music, 708 BBC Radio 4 Extra, 709 BBC Asian Network, 710 BBC World Service,
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PSB2
D3+4 | vertical max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 102m | 64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2 | 100W |
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3 ITV (Granada), 4 Channel 4 North ads, 5 Channel 5 The North ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 North ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Granada),
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PSB3
BBCB | vertical max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 102m | 256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4 | 100W |
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101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others 232 The Space,
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Are you trying to watch these 27 Freeview channels?
The
Kimmeragh (IoM) (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) mast is a
public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these
commercial (COM) channels: 4Music, 4seven, 5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, BBC Red Button 2, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Community Channel, Dave, Dave ja vu, E4+1, Film 4, Food Network, ITV 2 +1, ITV 3, ITV 4, Movie Mix, PICK TV, Quest, Really, RT English , Sky News, The Zone, VIVA, Yesterday.
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 Kimmeragh (IoM) transmitter?
How will the Kimmeragh (IoM) (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| years | | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-18 | |
| aerial group | | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | B E K | B E K | B E K | |
| C41 | | | | | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |
| C44 | | | | | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | |
| C47 | | | | | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |
| 700 | C53 | | C4 | C4 | C4 | | | | |
| C57 | | BBC1 | BBC1 | BBC1 | | | | |
| C60 | | ITV | ITV | ITV | | | | |
| 800 | C63 | | BBC2 | BBC2 | BBC2 | | | | |
| orange background for multiplexes names more | green background for transmission frequencies | lilac background for power levels in watts | 800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013 | 700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more | 600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more |
Notes:
+ and
- denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as
A B C/D E K WItalics for
analogue, digital switchover was Thursdays 18th June and 16th July 2009.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 100W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-4dB) 40W | |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Douglas transmitter area
| May 1956-Jul 1968 | Granada Television† |
| May 1956-Jul 1968 | Associated British Corporation◊ |
| Jul 1968-Feb 2004 | Granada Television |
| Feb 2004-Dec 2014 | ITV plc |
| | Feb 1983-Dec 1992 | TV-am• |
| Jan 1993-Sep 2010 | GMTV• |
| Sep 2010-Dec 2014 | ITV Daybreak• |
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• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Kimmeragh (IoM) was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.
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Your comments are always welcome. Please use the form below to add your thoughts or questions to this page. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
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MalcolmThursday 5 March 2009 9:47AM
Can you therefore please tell me the likely source of this new signal so that I can realign my aerial and futhur improve it? It shows 100% solid on the test page but in fact suffers from intermittant break up.M
MalcolmThursday 16 July 2009 7:43AM
Malcolm: Yes, this is a problem, but the service I used to translate postcodes doesn't support them. If you have a few thousand pounds for me to get the list from Royal Mail, I will gladly add them to the site! M
MalcolmWednesday 21 October 2009 12:54PM
If anyone else has this problem PLEASE PHONE the IOM Broadcast Commission. They have only had 2 complaints so far. Should we pay for a service that does not deliver ?J
JuanSaturday 14 November 2009 10:32AM
Juan: Thanks for that information. J
JuanMonday 14 December 2009 11:45PM
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B.Denham.Friday 27 July 2012 3:17PM
generally in the early evening we just get total pixalation or no signal. At all other times we get momentary freeze about every ten minutes.
We have ensured alignment and have two separate aerials for two tv's and two separate co axials. one system runs through a booster, one doesn't, same symptoms from both.
we have followed all published procedures but have always had this problem since inception.
we can't get other transmitters because of the lie of the land.
any ideas for us to try please ??B.Denham: Firstly, if you haven't already done so, confirm that you are tuned to Kimmeragh and not one of the other transmitters:
PSB1 | BBC One | Kimmeragh=C44 | Jurby=C46
PSB2 | ITV1 | Kimmeragh=C41 | Jurby=C43
PSB3 | BBC One HD | Kimmeragh=C47 | Jurby=C50
The UHF channel number that is tuned is usually given on the signal strength screen.
I have made a number of other observations that might be of help:
The Digital UK Installer Newsletter published at switchover is here:
http://www.digitaluk.co.u….pdf
It says that the channels used by Kimmeragh are outside of the old analogue Group. Prior to switchover it used Group C/D channels (top third of the band) and after it uses Group B channels (middle third). A C/D aerial may be OK where the signal is stronger, but the more of a marginal area it is, the more likely that this could be an issue.
For an explanation of aerial groups, see:
Freeview reception - all about aerials | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
The DUK Newsletter also says that at DSO Jurby (and Ramsey) became full PSB transmitters. Prior to switchover they carried BBC One and BBC Two only so as to give NW programming to those receiving ITV1 and Channel 4 directly from Caldbeck.
If you can receive signals from Jurby, but discounted it in the days of analogue simply because it only carried BBC channels, then you may be able to realign your aerial on it as it carries all PSB services now. Like Kimmeragh, it is Group B, but your C/D aerial "may" work.
Jurby (40W) operates as a Single Frequency Network (SFN) with Beary Peark (200W) and Port St Mary (2kW). This means that they all broadcast on the same channels (frequencies), as allowed by the digital system. Hence in areas where they overlap, the sum of the two is received.
Finally, come the Northern Ireland switchover on 24th October, you "may" be able to receive the full complement of Freeview services from Divis. The channels used for Divis and Kimmeragh/Jurby are such that two aerials could be combined (diplexed) into one downlead if you would prefer to watch North West programming instead of that of Ulster.
If you are looking for more information and/or products such as aerials, then see www.aerialsandtv.com updates
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