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Saorview on the Castlebar (Dorset, England) transmitter

Google mapBing mapGoogle Earth53.925,-9.374 or 53°55'31"N 9°22'26"W

4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C22: SV1
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Castlebar (Dorset, England) transmitter. Click to recheck

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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.


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Castlebar transmitter Saorview broadcasts

If you have any kind of Saorview fault, follow this Saorview reset procedure first.

Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
SV1
 horizontal max
C22 (482.0MHz)479m2,000W
Channel icons
1 RTE One, 2 RTE Two HD, 3 TV3, 4 TG4, 5 RTE News Now/Euronews, 6 3e, 7 RTE jr, 8 RTE One +1, plus 11 others

SV2
 horizontal max
C25 (506.0MHz)479m2,000W
Channel icons
11 TBC 11, 12 TBC 12, 13 TBC 13, 14 TBC 14, 15 TBC 15, 16 TBC 16, 17 TBC 17,



How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1984-971997-981998-20122012-132013-182013-18
aerial groupA B C/D E K VHFA B C/D E K VHFA B C/D E K VHFA KA KA K
C22SV1SV1SV1
C25SV2SV2SV2

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 Sundays 1st January and 1st January 2012.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

SV1≡, SV2≡ 2kW


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