Full Freeview on the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmitter which serves 63,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmitter._______
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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) 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 Freeview channels does the Rosemarkie 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) 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 Rosemarkie transmitter?
BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 198km south (186°)
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.
STV News 0.4m homes 1.5%
from Aberdeen AB12 3QH, 132km east-southeast (116°)
to STV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Bhlaraidh | Active deflector | 40 km SW Inverness | 5 homes |
| Culloden | Transposer | 10 km E Inverness | 25 homes Caravan site |
| U.strthnairn A | Active deflector | 20 km S Inverness | 25 homes |
| Upper Foyers | Active deflector | Upper Foyers | 42 homes |
How will the Rosemarkie (Highland, Scotland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 6 Sep 2017 | ||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | ||
| C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +D3+4 | +D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C40 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C43 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||
| C46 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | |||||
| C50tv_off | +ArqB | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local |
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 6 Oct 10 and 20 Oct 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-11dB) 8kW |
Local transmitter maps
Rosemarkie Freeview Rosemarkie TV region BBC Scotland STV North (Aberdeen micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Rosemarkie transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSaturday, 31 August 2013
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Michael4:03 PM
Garymma : If you have never been able to the channels, please post the make and model of your TV. If you have had the HD channels in the past, try manually tuning in UHF channel 42 in DVB-T2 mode.
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Saturday, 16 November 2013
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Brian4:29 PM
Nairn
I live at Firhall, Nairn IV12 5RP where we have a communal aerial using the Rosemarkie transmitter. Reception this past week has been troublesome, mainly on BBC channels but on two occasions all channels have expired. At present 16.25 Sat 16th November. All non-BBC is fine, but no reception of BBCs. Various sites say all is well at Roemarkie....perhaps there's a knock-on effect from Darvel work? Could our local reception system be selectively naff?
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Brian's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Brian: As you are on a communal aerial system it is always worth enquiring with neighbours to see if they have the same issue, as if they do then the problem lies within the system and as such it should be reported to the party responsible for its upkeep. When you speak to others ensure that they are using terrestrial (Freeview) and not a satellite platform like Sky or Freesat.
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Monday, 25 November 2013
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M MacRae10:15 PM
Hi, I can't get any TV signal tonight. It was fine up until tonight. I use BT TV set top box and everything was working yesterday and last night. just getting signal interference tonight. I live in Hill of Fearn Ross shire
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MikeB10:49 PM
M MacRae: Do you mean that the signal is just breaking up, or the signal strength is very low? A postcode would give us your local transmitter, so we could check to see if there has been engineering work, etc. However, if your getting interference, check that its not from a local source, such as a faulty thermostat, etc. And remember that your aerial system might be at fault - perhaps a loose connection is causing the problem.
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MikeB10:50 PM
M MacRae: Of course we are on the page of your local transmitter....doh!
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Thursday, 28 November 2013
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M MacRae8:12 PM
Its fine now. It was just that particular night.
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Sunday, 1 December 2013
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M MacRae8:59 PM
It's happened again. This time I pulled out the mains ariel and went to plug in a very strong indorr ariel, but when I pulled the ariel out the picture and sound stayed the same. I then plugged in the psare indoor ariel and it didnt change at all. Am pretty sure its the trasnmitter or I would have had a variation when I pulled the mains ariel out...and then when I plugged the indoor one in. It is the picture and sound that is breaking up. the picture has lines in it and the sound breaks up. It was fine until 8.30ish tonight. No one changed anything or turned anything on in the house.
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Saturday, 14 December 2013
Lost all signal at about 1320hrs (Iv63 6XP and we're tuned to the Glenurquhart relay transmitter). It's pretty gusty here...
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jb382:46 PM
J Macfie: The Glen Urquhart transmitter (SD and HD) is listed as being off air from 13.18 today, no reason given, although judging by what you have said it might be due to a power supply failure.
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