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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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) mast?

Angus transmitter - Angus transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C39- (617.8MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Alba HD, 23 BBC Three, 24 BBC Four (Scotland SD), 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 13 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C42 (642.0MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
3 STV (SD) (STV North (Dundee micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 Scotland ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh), 35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C45 (666.0MHz)546mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD Scotland, 103 ITV 1 HD (STV West), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 108 BBC Scotland HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C33 (570.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C36 (594.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C48 (690.0MHz)546mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 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?

regional news image
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 112km southwest (228°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
regional news image
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 AActive deflector40 km N of Dundee
Glen Cova BActive deflector

How will the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?

1965-80s1984-971997-981998-20102010-132013-182013-1727 Nov 2019
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C11ITVwaves
C31com7com7
C33SDN
C34_local
C36ArqA
C37com8com8
C39BBCA
C42D3+4
C45BBCB
C48_local_local_localArqB
C49tv_off ArqBArqB
C53tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C54tv_offSDNSDNSDN
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off
C57tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C58tv_offArqAArqAArqA
C60tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves -BBCA-BBCA
C61ArqB
C63BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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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

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Angus transmitter area

Sep 1961-Jun 1997Grampian Television
Jun 1997-Dec 2014STV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Briantist
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6:14 AM

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 Reid
1:32 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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Briantist
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2:53 PM

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 reid
9:40 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 reid
12:55 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 Dimmick
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3:55 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 Chenhall
12:51 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
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

12:31 PM

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 Whitelaw
10:23 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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jb38
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1:02 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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