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The symbol shows the location of the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 45,000 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 Limavady (Northern Ireland) mast?

Limavady transmitter - Limavady transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels Digital tick


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Which Freeview channels does the Limavady 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C41 (634.0MHz)382mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
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
 H max
C44 (658.0MHz)382mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
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
 H max
C47 (682.0MHz)382mDTG-20,000W
Channel icons
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

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C40 (626.0MHz)379mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C43 (650.0MHz)379mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C46 (674.0MHz)379mDTG-810,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

The Limavady (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .

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 Limavady transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,051km northeast (51°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
regional news image
UTV Live 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT7 1EB, 1,051km northeast (51°)
to UTV region - 46 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

Elliotts HillTransposer13 km SE Ballymena, Co. Antrim90 homes (according to B9 Energy)

How will the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20122012-134 Sep 2019
C/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TB E K T
C40SDN
C41BBCA
C43ArqA
C44D3+4
C46ArqB
C47BBCB
C48_local_local
C49tv_offArqB
C50tv_offBBCA
C54tv_offSDN
C55tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCB
C58tv_offArqA
C59tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4
C62BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves
C65C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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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 100kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 20kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 10kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-21dB) 800W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Limavady transmitter area

Oct 1959-May 2006Ulster Television
May 2006-Dec 2014UTV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Limavady was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Thursday, 11 June 2020
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David Schindler
12:03 PM
Portrush

I understand that there were adjustments done to the Limavady transmitter last year. Ever since we have had problems with our reception especially on windy days. We have 3 different aerials in the house so I don't think the problem is this end.
Postcode BT56 8NP

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Chris.SE
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4:45 PM

David Schindler:

The changes last September moved the multiplex UHF channels as part of the 700MHz clearance program from aerial Group C/D to Group B.
If your aerials are older C/D group (and lower gain models) and there is maybe any trees on the line-of sight nearby, this is the likely explanation for your reception problems.
If you are contemplating changing your aerials it may be best to go for a Group K as they tend to have better gain at the lower channels than a Group B (or generally Group T or Wideband across Group B) as this will also allow for any potential future changes if in the coming years decisions are made to move all channels into Group A (most of us hope not!).

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Wednesday, 8 July 2020
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Francis Byrne
10:04 PM

Hi! I was wondering when the UK channel coverage maps will be updated on your website? For example, if I click on ch 46 on the Limavady page to see what other sites use ch 46, the map of transmitter sites does not show Limavady. I'm thinking it is showing the map of pre 5G changes.

Thanks in advance!
..Francis

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Chris.SE
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11:49 PM

Francis Byrne:

I think you are quite correct Francis. As the site owner hasn't managed to keep up with all the 700MHz clearance changes, I'm sure I discovered similar last week.

Briantist:

Brian please please do these updates as soon as you can. All those maps are (were) one of the most useful features of the site ;)

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Monday, 13 July 2020
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Shauna smyth
5:33 PM

StevensOnln1: no tv signal at all. On any TVs It was fine this morning. BT44 8 AH. 16 Skerdan Road Portglenone.

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Chris.SE
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10:59 PM

Shauna smyth:

Have your signals returned? I can't find any faults listing by Freeview or the BBC (it's possible any reports may be delayed), and the transmitter isn't currently listed for Planned Engineering.
Have you made any changes to your equipment?

I would check all your coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them. See what signal strengths and quality you are getting for any multiplexes shown in your TV's tuning section. Also check that your downlead looks undamaged (especially if it is old) and that your aerial seems intact and pointing in the correct direction.
Problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just an individual or several multiplexes (or all of them!).

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Tuesday, 14 July 2020
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Bob Eys
6:45 AM

Chris.SE: hi, I have an older Samsung TV and a newish one. Both off the same aerial feed. On tuning the older TV picks up more channels including RT and Al Jazeera whilst the newer one doesn't. Both are fed from Stockland Hill and I have a booster in place providing a good level to both TVs.

I am really puzzled. Can you offer anything apart from contact Samsung?

Thanks

Best wishes

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Chris.SE
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8:20 PM

Bob Eys:

Exactly which channels are you missing on the newer TV?
You say you have a good signal level for both TVs, can you provide the Signal Strength and Quality figures from each TV for the various multiplexes being received please?

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Friday, 17 July 2020
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Shauna smyth
3:26 AM

Shauna smyth:
How can I delete my post? I thought I was contacting a network not adding to a forum?
Thanks Chris SE for your help though.

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Chris.SE
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3:59 AM

Shauna smyth:

You can't delete your post I'm afraid, and there's not a lot of point anyway, this is a free technical help site not a forum. Whilst you could contact broadcasters or Freeview themselves, you are unlikely to get any different advise except to contact a local dealer or aerial installer.
If your signals haven't returned and you've made the checks I suggested, check with a near neighbour to see if they have a problem. If not, it's an issue with your installation or set. There are no transmitter problems that've been reported by the BBC or Freeview that I can find having checked again.

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