Brian Butterworth first published this on1st May 2004 at 08:20 -UK Free TV

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The symbol shows the location of theBressay transmitter which serves5,300 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong,dark green areas are poorer signals. Thoseparts 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 Bressay mast?

Bressay transmitter - Bressay transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 31/03/2025 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels

Choose from three options: ■ List by multiplex■ List by channel number■ List by channel name

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Which Freeview channels does the Bressay transmitter broadcast?

If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow thisFreeview 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	Vmax	C28 (530.0MHz)	300m	DTG-	2,000W
	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 others601 BBC RB 1,700 BBC Radio 1,701 BBC Radio 1Xtra,702 BBC Radio 2,703 BBC Radio 3,704 BBC Radio 4 (FM),705 BBC Radio 5 Live,706 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra,707 BBC Radio 6 Music,708 BBC Radio 4 Extra,709 BBC Asian Network,710 BBC World Service,712 BBC Radio nan Gaidheal,
PSB2 D3+4	Vmax	C25 (506.0MHz)	300m	DTG-	2,000W
	3 STV (SD) (STV North (Aberdeen micro region)),4 Channel 4 (SD)Scotland ads,5 Channel 5,6 ITV 2,10 ITV3,13 E4,14 Film4,15 Channel 4 +1Scotland ads,18 More4,26 ITV4,28 ITVBe,30 E4 +1,35 ITV1 +1 (STV Edinburgh),35 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh),71 That's TV 3,
PSB3 BBCB	Vmax	C22+ (482.2MHz)	300m	DTG-	2,000W
	46 5SELECT,57 U&Eden,101 BBC One HD Scotland,102 BBC Two HD Scotland,103 ITV 1 HD (STV West),103 STV HD (STV West),104 Channel 4 HDScotland ads,105 Channel 5 HD,106 BBC Four HD,108 BBC Scotland HD,203 CBBC HD,204 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others66 TBN UK,
COM4 SDN	Vmax	C27 (522.0MHz)	300m	DTG-8	2,000W
	20 U&Drama,21 5USA,29 ITV2 +1,32 5STAR,33 5Action,38 Channel 5 +1,41 Legend,42 GREAT! action,58 ITV3 +1,59 ITV4 +1,61 GREAT! mystery,64 Blaze,67 TRUE CRIME,68 TRUE CRIME XTRA,74 U&DaveJaVu,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, plus 21 others16 QVC,22 TJC,37 QVC2,208 Pop Player,252 AlJazeera Arabic,254 On Demand 365,258 Real Crime,260 Asharq News,261 Al Arabiya,262 Shots!,263 SonLife,264 Alaraby Network,266 Revelation TV,267 God TV,268 3ABN,271 Channelbox,272 NHK WORLD,273 Newsmax,277 UK RADIO PORTAL,279 Purpose Media,280 Talk,
COM5 ArqA	V-3dB	C24 (498.0MHz)	300m	DTG-8	1,000W
	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 +1,76 That's Dance,233 Sky News, plus 11 others45 Gems TV,96 Sonlife TV,670 ADULT Section (start),673 ADULT smileTV3,723 talkSPORT,724 Capital,728 Heart,730 RNIB Connect,731 Classic FM,732 LBC,733 Trans World Radio,
COM6 ArqB	V-3dB	C21+ (474.2MHz)	300m	DTG-8	1,000W
	12 Quest,25 U&W,27 U&Yesterday,34 GREAT! movies,39 DMAX,44 HGTV,52 GREAT! romance,56 That's TV (UK),63 GREAT! player,73 HobbyMaker,75 That's Melody,82 Talking Pictures TV,84 PBS America,207 POP UP, plus 10 others50 GREAT! tv,51 Ideal World,62 GREAT! romance mix,72 Jewellery Maker,90 Together TV +1,671 ADULT Xpanded TV,674 ADULT Babestn,699 ADULT Section,718 Smooth Radio,725 Premier Radio,

DTG-864QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

TheBressay mast is apublic service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide thesecommercial (COM) channels: .

If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see thewill there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Bressay transmitter?

BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes9.2%
fromGlasgow G51 1DA, 512km south-southwest (203°)
toBBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 0.4m homes1.5%
fromAberdeen AB12 3QH, 340km south (190°)
toSTV North (Aberdeen) region - 76 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

How will the Bressay transmission frequencies change over time?

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

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

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?