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 withheldMonday, 19 June 2017
MikeP
10:41 AM
10:41 AM
s3swiss:
There are no issues currently being reported with the Rosemarkie transmitter. The problem you report is most commonly due to a poor connection in your aerial system. So check every signal connection carefully, ensuring that the inner core is separate from the outer braiding and that all plugs and sockets are correctly fitted. Light corrosion of one contact is the common cause.
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Monday, 10 July 2017
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Don Macleod6:11 PM
Can I get stv2 from Rosemarie transmitter
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StevensOnln16:30 PM
Don Macleod: No, STV2 is not broadcast from Rosemarkie. It's available on Sky channel 117 in areas that have STV on 103 and is also available to watch via STV's website and smart TV/phone apps.
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Thursday, 2 August 2018
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Paul Horth6:58 PM
Nairn
Transmitter engineering: Intermittent BBC signal from Rosemarkie tx for several weeks now.
The Steading, Easterton Bridge, IV12 5LE. Outside roof antenna, bearing checked.
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Paul's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 3 August 2018
MikeP
4:20 PM
4:20 PM
Paul Horth:
You are only 10 miles from the transmitter and should be getting good reception. There are no known fault at present with the Rosemarkie transmitter but some enh=gineering work has been done recently, mainly from early July.
Please would you check all the connections between your TV set and the aerial. The contacts of plugs and sockets are a well known source of such problems. Also check what the signal strength is for each of the multiplexes. That should idealy be between 60% and 85%, no more and no less. If it is more then you have too much signal and need an attentuator. If it is less then you need to investigate why within the aerial system.
Incidentally, this website is not the way to contact the engineers who maintain the over 1100 transmitters around the UK. They are all operated by Arqiva, who can be contacted via https://www.arqiva.com/co…us/.
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Monday, 29 October 2018
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Colin Evans10:06 PM
Having reception problems on 5-USA Picture breaking up, but no spurious patterns as of another channel.
Is power reduced ? Normally no problems. My location Lower Foyers. From house roof, beside my aerial, I can see the Tx aerial.
No problems on other channels, at least those tried.
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Tuesday, 30 October 2018
MikeP
12:51 PM
12:51 PM
Colin Evans:
5 USA is on the same multiplex as ITV3, Drama, etc. So if they are being received without problem than there must be some other problem. Transmitters do not go to reduced power on one multiplex only unless there is a fault and none are reported and that would affect all the other programmes on that same multiplex.
So to help you we need a full post code, just the location is not sufficient to look up the reception conditions.
If you can see the transmitter mast you may have too much signal so please check what the reported signal strength is on the SDN (COM4) multiplex that carries 5 USA, etc. You need the signal to be between 60% and 85% ideally, see the article 'too much of a good thing' on this website at https://ukfree.tv/article…d_f.
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StevensOnln11:37 PM
MikeP: ITV3 moved from COM4 to PSB2 a few months ago (although not reflected in the channel listings on this website). COM4 does still contain Drama, 5USA, ITV Be, 5 Star and others.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018
MikeP
10:23 AM
10:23 AM
StevensOnln1:
Thanks, Steven. I was misled by the 'old' information above.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019
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Dr J E M Anderson5:37 PM
The Radio Times now lists the Smithsonian Channel, Channel 99, but when I try to add new digital channels it isn't found. When, if ever, will this channel become available to Easter Ross (I can see the Rosemarkie transmitter from my sitting room window)?
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