Full Freeview on the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter which serves 130,000 homes. 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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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Angus transmitter broadcast?
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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Angus transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 112km southwest (228°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.2m homes 0.8%
from Dundee DD1 4QB, 11km south (177°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Glen Cova A | Active deflector | 40 km N of Dundee | |
Glen Cova B | Active deflector |
How will the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1965-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Nov 2019 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C33 | SDN | ||||||||
C34 | _local | ||||||||
C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
C48 | _local | _local | _local | ArqB | |||||
C49tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C54tv_off | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C58tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -BBCA | -BBCA | ||||
C61 | ArqB | ||||||||
C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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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 4 Aug 10 and 18 Aug 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 20kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-3dB) 10kW | |
com7 | (-6dB) 5kW | |
com8 | (-6.1dB) 4.9kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-7dB) 4kW | |
Mux C*, Mux D* | (-10dB) 2kW | |
Analogue 1-4 | (-23dB) 100W |
Local transmitter maps
Angus Freeview Angus DAB Angus AM/FM Angus TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Dundee micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Angus transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 12 April 2011
John: You are predicted to receive all six multiplexes from the Angus transmitter with a rooftop aerial. Loft aerials are not suitable for reliable Freeview reception.
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Thursday, 26 May 2011
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Bob Reid1:32 PM
Perth
Hi - I have recently lost ITV3, Fiver and Five usa from my selection channels. I have re-scanned several times. One of the televisions in the house stil shows those options but a blank screen is shown when I select them. Although I live in Scone I receive good signal with roof ariel so I would prefer to stay with this transmitter. Thanks Bob
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Bob Reid: You are not predicted to receive multiplex SDN as your signal comes from the Perth transmitter, which does not carry the service.
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Friday, 27 May 2011
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bob reid9:40 AM
Perth
Thanks Briantist. We are not on the Perth transmitter. We installed freeview before Perth transmitter was constructed and we received a good signal (and still do) with outside ariel and a booster from the Angus transmitter. Don't really want to reposition the ariel towards Perth unless nessessary but would a high gain ariel still from the Angus transmitter help? We received strong signal ITV3, Fiver and Five USA until 3 weeks ago when Channel Alba appeared (but no content) about the same time. Bob
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bob reid12:55 PM
Perth
Briantist - I've just seen that my postcode is wrongly shown on this site. My postcode is PH2 6RP. Should've noticed this before asking the question. Sorry. Bob
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Mike Dimmick3:55 PM
bob reid: Digital UK's predictor still reckons you will get best results from the Perth relay at present. For a six-multiplex service it reckons your best option will be Black Hill, once that transmitter switches over next month, although most multiplexes are expected to remain poor until late 2012.
Looking at the terrain and distance that does seem pretty unlikely! Still, Black Hill transmits at 10 times the power of Angus, and Angus may not transmit equal power in all directions.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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Andy Chenhall12:51 PM
Perth
My postcode is PH2 7DA, served by the Perth transmitter. line of sight giving a very good signal, but it doesn't transmit the full range of services. How likely is it I could get these from either Angus or Blackhill?
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Sunday, 17 July 2011
Andy Chenhall: Sorry, but you can't get any more channels using you aerial. Your best option is Freesat, see Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Saturday, 6 August 2011
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Tam Whitelaw10:23 AM
Hi
This problem has just happened since I got a new freeview box and its when the STV news goes to "your area" I get the Aberdeen news and not Dundee.Ive re scanned the box till I'm blue inthe face but no joy any ideas
Cheers.
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jb381:02 PM
Tam Whitelaw: Without knowing your location its impossible to check your reception possibilities, but what you have mentioned could suggest that you were originally receiving STV from another transmitter prior to re-scanning, with it having a split news service covering your area, unless coincidentally there has been some change to STV's news service at about the same time as you changed your equipment!
Go into your TV or boxes tuning menu / signal check menu whilst on STV and see what the Mux channel is showing as, it likely being Mux channel 53 from Angus, with Tay Bridge (Mux Ch47) being the other possibility dependant on location, however should your aerial have been set up to receive Tay bridge it would be mounted vertically, (elements top to bottom) whereas Angus requires it to be horizontal.
That said, in the interests of accuracy your location has to be known, post code being preferable!
(Ch47 be)
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