Freeview Light on the Garelochhead (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Garelochhead (Argyll and Bute, Scotland) 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 Garelochhead (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 Garelochhead (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 Garelochhead 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 62m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 62m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 62m | DTG- | 3W |
 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 Garelochhead (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 Garelochhead transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 43km southeast (128°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 43km southeast (128°)
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.
How will the Garelochhead (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 T | A K T | |||||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | |||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C42 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C45 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 12W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6.8dB) 2.5W |
Local transmitter maps
Garelochhead Freeview Rosneath TV region BBC Scotland STV Central (Glasgow micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rosneath transmitter area
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
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A. Robertson10:10 PM
This P.M.,when our Digital TV was turned on the picture started breaking up on all channels followed by'No programme available' on bottom of the screen.Weather was windy and raining.
We have had this problem several times recently in similar weather so we bought an indoor aerial and tried it this P.M.but only got the channel name and number at top of the screen and 'No programme available'at bottom.
Any suggested cure,please?
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Thursday, 5 January 2012
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jb387:38 AM
A. Robertson: Well although you have posted your query under the very low powered Garelochhead transmitter heading, because you haven't indicated your location (post code) with regard to its location makes it impossible to assess your reception possibilities as far as the signal level expected from it is concerned, but in general terms your problem can be looked at in various ways.
If as you say using an indoor aerial (dependant on what, and where sited though!) and the situation was worse with nothing being received suggests you are in a very low signal area, this meaning if the signal path from the station is anywhere near (or over) trees etc you are liable to get fluctuations in signal strength, these being worse in rainy conditions.
Another factor has to be considered is that of the transmitter stations power supply being either reduced or cut to the because of weather conditions, more remote stations always being more vulnerable to this sort of thing with this obviously affecting transmission, but whatever the reason if your outdoor mounted aerial is stable and has not been knocked out of alignment then the situation is really out with your control.
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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Andrea green6:18 PM
For 2 days now I keep loosing the signal on every channel . When I do get a signal it keeps jumping and freezing. My neighbour has the same problem. I have rescanned but the problem is still there.
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jb387:47 PM
Andrea green: If your neighbour is experiencing exactly the same problem as yourself and you are NOT using a communal aerial then its possible that some fault has developed at the transmitter, its therefore best to refrain from carrying out any further rescan operations as all you will do is lose the channels already stored in your TV or boxes memory, if of course you haven't partially done so already!
Unable to make any checks on the status of the transmitter without knowledge of your post code, or at least one from nearby such as a shop / post office etc.
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Andrea green8:03 PM
Helensburgh
Sorry it's g84 0eg
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Michael11:37 PM
Andrea green: According to Digital UK, there are planned engineering works on the transmitter this week:
Digital UK - Planned Engineering Works
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jb3811:42 PM
Andrea green: Although I suspected that you might be using the Garelochhead transmitter (@ 0.5 miles away) I also thought it prudent to check your location relative to that of the transmitter due to the nature of the terrain around that area, hence for my request for the P/code involved.
However, as far as your problems are concerned, nothing as yet was seen reported as far as any fault conditions being in existence, nor are there any indications of work being carried out at the transmitter, which by the way is located between a gap in the trees on the right hand side (going uphill) of the Whistlefield Road behind the Feorlin Way estate.
I do of course realise you have said that your neighbours are also experiencing problems and which I assume have their own separate aerial? therefore if at all possible, I would suggest that you try to make a few enquiries further along the roadway on your right heading towards the main part of the town for purposes of finding out if any problems exist in that area, as its possible that the aforementioned trees are partially obstructing the signal path to the Faslane side of the Loch.
Should anything be reported I will make another posting to this effect.
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jb3811:52 PM
Andrea green: Yes, Michael is quite correct! as I have just spotted it as starting on the week commencing 25th albeit this fact not being mentioned on either the BBC's website nor the R/T investigation dept.
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Sunday, 1 February 2015
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Jack Williams3:51 PM
Our TV picture breaks up from time to time..not Sky.....could the cause be ..rain..high volume of traffic...or fault in the line...it happened today..just as the tennis was starting....weather was fine...
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Dave Lindsay
6:03 PM
6:03 PM
Jack Williams: The most obvious question is: is it tuned to the transmitter to which the aerial faces?
Are you tuned to Rosneath rather than Garelochhead? Bring up the signal strength screen on BBC One and observe the UHF channel tuned. Rosneath is on C49 and Garelochhead is on C42. Do the same for STV: Rosneath is on C58 and Garelochhead is on C45.
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