Saorview on the Achill (Republic of Ireland) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
Google map | Bing map | Google Earth | 53.958,-10.027 or 53°57'27"N 10°1'37"W |
The symbol shows the location of the Achill (Republic of Ireland) transmitter. 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 Achill (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
DTG-1003 64QAM 8K 2/3 24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG4
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Saorview channels does the Achill transmitter broadcast?
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.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
SV1 | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 482m | DTG-1003 | 2,000W |
3 Virgin Media 1, 4 TG4 (RoI), 21 RTÉ News Now, 22 Tithe an Oireachtais , | |||||
SV2 | V max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 482m | DTG-1003 | 2,000W |
1 RTÉ One HD, 5 Virgin Media 2 , 6 Virgin Media 3, 7 RTÉ jr, 11 RTÉ One +1, 12 RTÉ2+1, 27 Saorview Information (*, |
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
How will the Achill (Republic of Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | - | |||||
A B C/D E K T VHF | A B C/D E K T VHF | A B C/D E K T VHF | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C44 | SV2 | SV2 | |||||||
C47 | SV1 | SV1 |
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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 1 Jan 12 and 1 Jan 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
SV1||, SV2|| | 2kW |
Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 2 April 2020
Achill appears to be on the west coast of Ireland, nowhere near the Isle of Wight which is just off the south coast of England. In
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Chris.SE10:42 PM
R Murchie:
Indeed it is, as shown on the map at the top of the page. Obviously when the site owner has time, he needs to correct the page title to read "Achill (Achill Island, Ireland) Saorview Transmitter".
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