Freeview Light on the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter which serves 600 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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, 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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, 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 Bowmore 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 H -1.1dB | C29 (538.0MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
 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 H -1.1dB | C31+ (554.2MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
 3 STV (SD) (STV Central (Glasgow 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 H -1.1dB | C37 (602.0MHz) | 93m | DTG- | 13W 10W |
 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 Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, 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 Bowmore transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 125km east (87°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 125km east (87°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Bowmore (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 5 Sep 2018 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | A K T | |||||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C41 | +D3+4 | ||||||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C44 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C47 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 11 May 11 and 25 May 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 40W | |
| PSB1||, PSB2||, PSB3|| | (-4.9dB) 13W | |
| PSB1≡, PSB2≡, PSB3≡ | (-6dB) 10W |
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Wednesday, 20 June 2012
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J.D.Cameron5:31 PM
Isle Of Islay
Loft Aerial - All available BBC channels excellent reception but ITV CH4 Ch5 etc off since this morning.
Please assist -Thank you.
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J.D.Cameron's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 26 July 2012
J.D.Cameron: If you still have problems, can you please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for help?
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012
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John Cameron11:31 PM
Isle Of Islay
Have observed your posting of 1053pm re 28 mins previous that the Bowmore Transmitter was off from 0759 until 2116. Thank you for this formation and response - am enjoying the BBC output once more!
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 10 January 2015
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John Cameron8:41 PM
1745 Z 10/01/2015 Bowmore no signal from any source Freeview tv or FM radio. no general outage electricity supply.
Would appreciate your advice
Thank you
John
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Sunday, 11 January 2015
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John Cameron6:26 PM
John Cameron: By approx. 1345 today 11/01/15 the normally receivable signals were restored. The relevant transmitter chain being Campbeltown, Port Ellen and the transmitter in question, Bowmore. Breakup on the HD channels is severe however: perhaps this location is once more off-grid and on locally generated power which is, by the way, much appreciated , as are the efforts of Scottish Hydro to maintain the electricity supply throughout our island community and further afield. Storms never last.
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jb3811:14 PM
John Cameron: As the transmitter is only located at approximately 0.75 of a mile up the Cruach Road from you, if you are a car user you would get bang up to date information as to the situation by taking a pop up to the transmitter and having a word with the engineers (should any vehicle be present) as I am sure that you would find them most approachable.
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Monday, 3 October 2016
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John Cameron5:27 PM
Good-day!! the Bowmore Transmitter, Isle of Islay, after a lengthy trouble-free spell is once more experiencing 24 hr.severe interference on certain channels resulting in loss of sound and pixcellating of vision. designated numbers are 045,100,102,103,104,105 and 123 involving mainly the HD delivery. Standard resolution of these is unaffected. The interference is as before, occurring as pulses of approx. One second. Thanks for this opportunity to report.
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Tuesday, 4 October 2016
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john Cameron10:54 AM
John Cameron: re my comment on interference on Bowmore transmitter yesterday 3/10/16, please be advised that at 2230 on the same day all interference referred to had ceased and that at the time of this posting the transmitter remains trouble - free. Thanks again for this Facility and Good--day to all!
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