Full Freeview on the Angus (Dundee City, Scotland) transmitter
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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 
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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 |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
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 withheldMonday, 20 April 2015
Dave Lindsay
11:04 AM
11:04 AM
Duncan Killin: Yes, but on lower power than the other channels and out-of-group as far as C/D aerials go.
Powers are PSBs @ 20kW; COM4-6 @ 10kW; COM7 @ 3.3kW.
Previously all channels from Angus were in Group C/D (top third of the band of frequencies) and consequently Group C/D aerials will have often been fitted. A C/D aerial is most sensitive on C/D channels and less so lower down the band which is where COM7 (BBC Four HD, BBC News HD etc) is.
Try using the manual tuning function. Go to it and select/enter UHF channel 31 (554MHz) but don't press the button to scan/add services immediately. Rather, wait and see what readings of strength and quality you get and whether they are stable or variable, maybe having viewed it for a minute or two. By not pressing the button to scan/add services you have a signal meter whereas by pressing it it will simply determine whether it's good enough or not.
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Wednesday, 27 May 2015
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Linda Mann1:51 PM
I live in Blackness Road Dundee and my tv signal has not been working all day, neither are my neighbours. Can you help? 27th May 2015
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Dave Lindsay
3:44 PM
3:44 PM
Linda Mann: No engineering work is indicated by Digital UK as taking place at the Angus transmitter.
If you reside in a block with a shared aerial system and the neighbours you refer to also use this system then the problem could be a fault with the system. Therefore you will need to notify the party responsible for it.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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Bob2:25 PM
I have tried your tip -->> ##Try using the manual tuning function. Go to it and select/enter UHF channel 31 (554MHz) but don't press the button to scan/add services immediately. Rather, wait and see what readings of strength and quality you get and whether they are stable or variable, maybe having viewed it for a minute or two. By not pressing the button to scan/add services you have a signal meter whereas by pressing it it will simply determine whether it's good enough or not.##
and there is No signal, but as I read that there is work going on and a ''weak signal ' I'll have to accept that channel 24 , for example, is unavailable . The shame is that there appears to be No info as to when the work will finish, why can't they indicate any date to an end to their work ?
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jb384:55 PM
Bob: The posting you are referring to made by Dave Lindsay on April 20th, was in reply to an enquiry from a viewer wanting to know whether (or not) the Angus COM7 (HD) transmitter was in full time operation as yet, the transmitter in question broadcasting on C31.
If by 24 you are meaning EPG 24 / ITV4? as C24 does not exist on this station, then ITV4 is broadcast by the Angus transmitter on COM6 / C49.
By the way, any enquiry involved with a reception problem has to be accompanied by a post code, as its impossible to make an assessment on your reception possibilities without this information being known.
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Wednesday, 1 July 2015
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Bob12:04 AM
Forfar
The postcode is dd8 2sj ..... and yes I should have said what you replied -->##ITV4 is broadcast by the Angus transmitter on COM6 / C49.##
.....ITV4 on COM6/C49 and the others listed above at COM6/C49. The rest of what I posted still stands with corrections ##and there is No signal, but as I read that there is work going on and a ''weak signal ' I'll have to accept that C49 /ITV4 and others , for example, are unavailable just now . The shame is that there appears to be No info as to when the work will finish, why can't they indicate any date to an end to their work ?##
Possible I should have linked to another message this one -->Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
ANGUS transmitter - MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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And thank you for the quick response.
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jb389:56 AM
Bob: On the subject of time factors involved with planned engineering works, these are never mentioned simply because of the nature of the work, as things aren't always as cut and dried as it might seem when dealing with RF equipment, as unforeseen snags can, and do, crop up.
The time factor involved being even less certain if said work involves anything connected with the mast, as the progress of the work is totally dependant on weather conditions etc.
However, on the subject of no signal on C49, although the signal path terrain indicator shows that the signal from the Angus transmitter (@ 11 miles / 236 degrees) is not quite line-of-sight to your location by being obstructed from around 1.5 miles prior to it, obstructions to a signal always having a greater effect when they occur close to the receiver, and with this possibly being the reason why you are not receiving any signal on C49, especially as COM channels are transmitted on half the power of the PSB channels, i.e: PSB 20Kw / COM's 10Kw.
Purely for a test, if your TV or box offers "manual" tuning, enter the facility and enter C49 into the box, but do"not" press search or scan but wait to see if anything is indicated in the strength / quality bars, as this procedure results in the tuner acting in the form of signal meter free of lower threshold for reception restrictions, likewise if anything is being received, it will be indicated no matter how low it might be.
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
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Bob1:40 PM
Hi jb38
9:56 AM , again, I've done as you asked using the manual scan function in the ''set top box'' as a signal meter , but not scanning.
The signal strength varied between 28% most of the time and up to 40%, the quality was zero , with a very few odd moments when a pixilated picture showed only to freeze, and the [No or bad signal ] message appeared. So it looks like we'll just have to be patient until the work ends .
Re your info quote -> ##the Angus transmitter (@ 11 miles / 236 degrees) is not quite line-of-sight to your location by being obstructed from around 1.5 miles prior to it, obstructions to a signal always having a greater effect when they occur close to the receiver, ##
Dunnichen Hill is sort of south-south west of us, so that is probably the ''Obstruction''
Maybe later on we'll get a taller pole put up on the chimney stack to carry the aerial..
........so thanks for all the info and maybe when they switch back on after their work we'll go back to watching the Tour De France on ITV4 even if it is pixilated some of the time ..
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jb3811:59 PM
Bob: Thanks for the update, your detailed findings on the outcome of the test having confirmed my suspicion as to the most likely reason for your problem, but which as you have referred to, might improve somewhat once the engineering work is completed.
One little point though, as far as possibly mounting the aerial on a taller pole is concerned, the general rule of "the higher the better" does not necessarily apply in every case, (transmission aerials excepted) as in situations where reception is non line-of-sight with the transmitter, its frequently found that a much better signal can be achieved with the aerial being mounted lower down at around gutter level, and with the aerial being tried to the left and right of the lower mounting position.
I only mention this just in case you, yourself would be installing a larger pole, if you are? leave the TV on the manual tune signal test screen whilst you adjust the aerial.
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Friday, 3 July 2015
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Bob2:14 PM
quote -->>##leave the TV on the manual tune signal test screen whilst you adjust the aerial. ##
Yes I might well adjust the aerial myself , ..............but eeerrr ummmh ahhh, how does one comminicate with ones beloved who is indoors watching said ''signal test screen '' as to when the aerial is in the best position, so that one can tighten the bolts holding said aerial , there was a TV show where contestants shouted Up a Bit , down a bit, left a bit .......Fire , having ones beloved shout instructions ''oot ra windae'' when one is up a ladder , may not be the ideal solution !!
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