Freeview Light on the Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter which serves less than 500 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Balnaguard 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C40 (626.0MHz) | 193m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 193m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | V max | C46 (674.0MHz) | 193m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Balnaguard transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 94km south-southwest (205°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.2m homes 0.8%
from Dundee DD1 4QB, 49km east-southeast (115°)
to STV North (Dundee) region - 24 masts.
How will the Balnaguard (Perth and Kinross, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 27 Nov 2019 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA |
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?
| Analogue 1-4 | 9W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6.5dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
Balnaguard Freeview 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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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
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tracy reynolds10:26 PM
Pitlochry
my television only works well when the weather is good, any rain or wind and the picture freezes. our location is ph9 0lh and our ariel is in the roof. thanks
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tracy's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
tracy reynolds: This usually indicates that water is getting into the aerial cable, so you should probably have the cable replaced.
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Thursday, 21 November 2013
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EVELYN MACDONALD10:37 AM
I have had no TV signal since last night would like to know what is happening
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Russ Dring10:48 AM
Spalding
EVELYN MACDONALD: You don't give any indication which transmitter you receive your signal from,where you are situated, what equipment you have?
Without this no one will be able to offer advice.
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Russ's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby11:24 AM
EVELYN MACDONALD: If you are receiving from Balnaguard, according to BBC engineering information, service was restored at 08.03 this morning - 21st November 2013. This also applies to dependant relay Blair Atholl.
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Saturday, 19 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BALNAGUARD transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 19 Oct 00:41 until 19 Oct 01:32. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
BALNAGUARD transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 30 Oct 18:47. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 31 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
BALNAGUARD transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 30 Oct 18:47 until 30 Oct 22:29. . [BBC]
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