Freeview Light on the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 2,800 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 Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) 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 Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) 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 Kilkeel 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | V max | C46+ (674.2MHz) | 291m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) 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 Kilkeel transmitter?
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,041km northeast (50°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
How will the Kilkeel (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 4 Sep 2019 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
| C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
| 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 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Divis transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 4 November 2015
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Keith Cahill12:30 AM
Hello. I have recently moved to Carrick On Shannon in Co Leitrim, about 40 miles from the border with Co Fermanagh. I have not yet had time to install a TV aerial, but I am wondering if anyone can tell me what I can expect to receive, what size and type of antenna I should purchase and where should I point it. Any advice would be appreciated.Thanks
Keith
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Monday, 26 March 2018
Currently receiving freeview from killkeel relay in Co meath Ireland. It says servicing 2500 homes but I reckon this has to be one of the best freeview lite transmitters. Most of the North East Coast from Skerries /Balbriggan /Drogheda and East Dundalk all have there ariels pointed towards Kilkeel. Must be 40-50 thousand houses plus enjoyin at the minute
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Sunday, 9 July 2023
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David Graham8:15 PM
All bbc and Utv channels have lost signal. RTE channels all OK
Is there a problem at Kilkeel??
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Steve Donaldson8:33 PM
David Graham: Kilkeel receives its signal from Divis via Killowen Mountain. While it's not possible to see with certainty that the Killowen Mountain site is without power, there have been a number of powercuts in the area this evening. See the NIE Powercheck map: https://powercheck.nienet….uk/
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Monday, 22 January 2024
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D Graham4:45 PM
Kilkee free view is off the air again. All channels down with the exception of RTE. THATS 3 days. When will.tjis outage be sorted???? 22/01/24
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StevensOnln15:10 PM
D Graham: BBC are reporting the transmitter as off air due to a fault since 10am today. My guess is that it's either weather related, or the bad weather is preventing or delaying work to fix the fault.
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Steve Donaldson6:28 PM
D Graham: It might be worth giving BBC Reception a ring to see if they have any further information and a time when it is expected to be restored: Tel: 03700 100123 Opening times: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Contact BBC Reception Advice | Help receiving TV and radio
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Chris.SE9:55 PM
D Graham:
It seems there have been numerous power cuts in the Kilkeel area (never mind the rest of NI !).
I suspect this will have been the reason for the "faults".
The BBC have reported that the transmitter was back on air at 8.21pm.
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Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:06 PM
2:06 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 1 Oct 11:04 until 1 Oct 12:19. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 6 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
KILKEEL transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 6 Oct 11:28. . [BBC]
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