Full Freeview on the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmitter which serves 940,000 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 Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) mast?
Black Hill transmitter - Black Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Black Hill 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Black Hill transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 26km west (271°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 26km west (271°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Ardtornish A | Transposer | 22 km NW Oban | 15 homes |
| Balquhidder | Transposer | 12 km NW Callander | 42 homes |
| Benmore B | Active deflector | 50 m WNW Glasgow | 7 homes |
| Blair Drummond | Transposer | 5 homes caravan park | |
| Blyth Bridge | Active deflector | 30 km SW Edinburgh | 50 homes |
| Glendaruel | Active deflector | 40 hotel | 40 homes hotel |
| Glendaruel B | Active deflector | 12 homes (second level) |
How will the Black Hill (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1957-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 3 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | E T | W T | ||||
| C10 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C30 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | LG | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | _local | COM8tv_off |
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 8 Jun 11 and 22 Jun 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 500kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| com7 | (-10.7dB) 42.9kW | |
| com8 | (-11.1dB) 39.2kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 20kW | |
| LG | (-20dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Black Hill Freeview Black Hill DAB Black Hill TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Glasgow micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Black Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 27 June 2011
J
jb387:24 AM
Adam: When signals above a certain power level are being received it can create all sorts of problems, like in some cases blocking effects on some channels and not others, this maybe why you are receiving signals from Darvel, as you will be getting less of a signal from there.
You should try and borrow a set top aerial from someone and see how that goes, if this enables you to get the BBC channels from Blackhill then you will have to use an attenuator in your aerial lead, as your problems are due to the signal level being received being too high.
Just another little point, its always best to check the signal/quality levels being shown on your TV (or box) when trying to find out the cause of a problem, as that in many cases can assist with the diagnosis of what is causing the problem.
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LD6:02 PM
Leven
I've just had a look at the full specs for the Pioneer box DBR-TF100
Modulation is stated as COFDM (2k/8k)
Doesn't that mean the box should be 8k compliant - if so, why doesn't it seem to be? Might it be a firmware problem?
Also although a lot of us seem to have the same problem, might it be because we're using a wideband aerial, and since 8k the box is sensitive enough to be picking up intermittent overlapping signals? Would a more directional aerial help?
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LD's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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LD6:09 PM
I was reading on this site that a workround for 8k difficulties is to
' add the "8k" channel manually (C62 for Selkirk, for example) and then to do this procedure after switchover is complete: see:
TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Where can I find the 8k channel for my area BKH, as it's something I haven't tried yet.
(KY85NJ)
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KMJ,Derby6:46 PM
LD: All the standard definition Freeview muxes are transmitted in 8k mode from Black Hill. You need to enter C46, C43, C41+, C44 and C47 when doing a manual tune.
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jb389:26 PM
LD: If I could just add a comment to what you were saying about your Pioneer DBR-TF100 being shown as 2K/8K compliant.
Although you are quite correct as far as what has been seen printed is concerned, but there has been issues with this problem in the past with this model, Pioneer being aware about it but not really intending to do anything about it due to the age of the box.
However my experience in general with boxes of the older variety has shown that although they will work on an 8K mode signal (if stated as such) they can sometimes intermittently struggle to resolve a picture, some being quite sluggish in doing so, something that can cause problems if the device is a PVR.
A good test on any box that is suspected of being like that is, if its switched on and the screen is blank knock it up a channel and back down again, as if it is one of the types described this will usually trigger it into operation, that is until the next time!
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Thursday, 30 June 2011
L
LD1:01 PM
Leven
This is from Pioneer Handbook:
System capabilities
DVB compliant MPEG-2 reception of broad-
casts up to Main Profile @ Main Level
Video decoding
DVB compliant MPEG-2 reception of broad-
casts up to MP @ ML
Video bit rate: up to 15 Mbit/sec
Video format: 4:3 and 16:9
Resolution: up to 720 by 576 pixels
Audio decoding
MPEG layer I/II (excluding multichannel
management from one bit stream)
Operation/Features
Automatic programme loading via scanning
installation
Free to air reception
DVB subtitles
Programme parental lock with PIN code
Full remote
Menu controlled operation using on-screen
display
Menu controlled installation using on-screen
display
10 events over 10 months programme timer
Video still image capture
Multibrand TV remote
Reception-Demodulation
Demodulation conforming to ETSI EN 300 744
(COFDM)
supports FFT size 2k and 8k
All non-hierarchical modes supported
Connections
RF input (for aerial) connector: female IEC
169-25
Tuner frequency range: 470-854 MHz (CH21
to 68)
RF output (to TV) connector: male IEC 169-2
Loopthrough frequency range: 47-862 MHz
(VHF, UHF CH21 to 69)
RF modulator: Standard PAL I
Channel: selectable ch 21 to 68. (Default: ch
38)
TV SCART
Output: CVBS, Controlled audio L/R, RGB,
S-VIDEO
VCR SCART
Input: CVBS, Audio L/R, S-VIDEO, RGB
Output: CVBS, Audio L/R, S-VIDEO
Optical digital audio output
Accessories
Remote
Aerial/RF lead
Instruction manual
Warranty card
Batteries: 2 x 1.5V type AA/R06/UM-3
Mains lead
Miscellaneous
Operating Temperature: +5 ˚C to 40 ˚C
Mains: 230 V +/10%, 50 Hz
Power consumption (W) 10 max
Standby consumption (W) 4 max
Weight (kg) 1.1
Dimensions (w x h x d mm) 260 x 50 x 190
As far as I'm aware, Pioneer know about the issue with this model, but it seems they don't propose to do anything about it. I assume all it would need is a OTA firmware update. Shame, because it's always been rock solid.
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Sunday, 17 July 2011
Monday, 25 July 2011
S
Scott12:54 PM
LD: Does this box have a USB port? If so maybe you should check if there are any firmware upgrades available on-line.
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Thursday, 11 August 2011
Friday, 12 August 2011
S
Scott6:18 PM
My posting refers to a posting now removed. I am not accusing myself of spamming!
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