Freeview Light on the Bellair (Northern Ireland) transmitter
 | Google map |  | Bing map |  | Google Earth |  | 54.968,-5.979 or 54°58'6"N 5°58'45"W |  | BT44 0BJ |
The symbol shows the location of the Bellair (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 1,200 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 Bellair (Northern Ireland) 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 Bellair (Northern Ireland) 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 Bellair 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 8W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Northern Ireland, 2 BBC Two Northern Ireland, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 14 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 8W |
 3 UTV (SD) (UTV), 4 Channel 4 (SD) NI ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 NI ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 UTV +1 (UTV), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 8W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Northern Ireland, 102 BBC Two HD Northern Ireland, 103 UTV HD (UTV), 104 Channel 4 HD NI ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Bellair (Northern Ireland) 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 Bellair transmitter?
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,047km northeast (51°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
How will the Bellair (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 4 Sep 2019 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C52tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | |||||
| C56tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C67 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 40W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 8W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Divis transmitter area
|
|
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
At switchover the Bellair transmitter will be off air from midnight until 9am on 24th October 2012 - see UK Digital switchover ends - Northern Ireland completes on 24th October 2012 | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for full details.
| link to this comment |
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
J
john abram10:51 PM
Ballymena
why can i not receive rte hd as i have a hd box
im also missing channel 5 hd , tg4 and stv
| link to this comment |
john's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
M
Michael1:14 AM
john abram: Are you referring to a separate RTE HD channel? There is none, though RTE2 broadcasts some programmes in HD. I know for sure it's available on Saorview, though I'm not sure if RTE2 via the NI mux broadcasts any HD programmes.
If you can get RTE1 and RTE2, etc. at the moment you should be able to get TG4.
Channel 5 HD is not available on Freeview HD. STV is only available if you can receive a signal from a Scottish transmitter.
| link to this comment |
john abram: I think that, at your location, it is unlikely that you will be able to receive any of the Republic's channels via the terrestrial networks (Freeview or Saorview). This is due to your coastal location which means that the ground goes upwards as you head inland.
To receive Saorview from Clermont Carn in Co Louth you would therefore have the high ground in the way and the same goes for reception of the NI Mux from Black Hill (adjacent to Divis).
Ofcom published a fact sheet which has a map of areas likely to be able to receive RT in the North and along the north east is a pocket of unserved terrain:
http://consumers.ofcom.or….pdf
You will probably need to look at Saorsat. Unfortunately a different dish or bigger dish will be required to that, for Freesat.
Google Freesat and Saorsat for more information on a combined solution.
| link to this comment |
john abram: I should have said "Black Mountain" rather than "Black Hill". It doesn't make any difference anyway because you're still not likely to be able to pick it up.
| link to this comment |