Specialists in digital reception areas throughout Tayside, Fife & Central regions of Scotland 

Digital Switchover Central Scotland June 2011

First will be Craigkelly transmitter in Fife, switchover completed on 15/06/2011, the Black Hill transmitter in Lanarkshire, switchover completed on 22/06/2011. If you need help retuning please contact us and we can arrange a call out to retune all your televisions and answer any questions you may have. Post switchover frequencies and transmitter sites here.

The relay stations in Central Scotland will NOT* be getting the full Freeview service! But you WILL be getting Freeview HD   Find out what you will be getting and how to retune here *Except Rosneath which will provide full service.

The first designation for the post-switchover multiplexes was: multiplexes 1 and 2 were prefixed "PSB" (for Public Service Broadcasting) and multiplex B becomes "PSB3". The commercial multiplexes A, C and D became "COM4", "COM5" and "COM6". As switchover the PSB1, PSB3, COM5 and COM6 will switch to 64QAM mode transmission, so all multiplexes will transmit in the 64QAM (2/3) 8k mode.
However, Ofcom now calls the PSB multiplexes BBCA, D3+4 and BBCB, the commercial ones are SDN, ArqA and ArqB. In addition the BBCB multiplex will now, from December 2009, be used for the 256QAM DVB-T2 high definition service. This multiplex MAY also be provided from some transmitters before switchover. More info available on our website click here.

Other news and information

Information for the framework on introducing local television services in the UK released.     More details on the bbc site and culture.gov

Retune for Angus transmitter as OFCOM now acquiring channels 61 & 62 for 4G service. Detailed information on these important changes from the UKFree tv website.

Pictures of our local transmitters at Angus, Perth & Tay Bridge, but more importantly the frequencies and multiplex allocation now used for digital. Maps and more info here

Every switchover date and tuning information for all UK television transmitters click here

Problems with TV or radio reception? Try the new diagnostic tool from the bbc website

How to add extra ITV1 regions (and ITV1 HD) to your Sky or freesat digibox find out here

We now fit as standard a bandpass filter to all our powered tv aerial installations more info

High Definition television. What is the fuss all about? HD TV is sports, movies, documentaries, music as you've never seen and heard before. Sharp details, brighter colours and amazing sound with a quality 4 times better than any standard digital TV.
Freesat is the first FREE service of this kind which will bring more than 80 entertainment channels without subscription. All you need is a HD ready TV set, a satellite dish and a digital HD box.This will be a one-off fee, just the money for the components and the installation. No more money to SKY, no subscriptions to pay every month.To receive High Definition channels you will need a satellite dish. We install a 43 or 60cm, but other sizes are available. And if you have already a SKY minidish, all you need will be the HD satellite receiver. www.freesat.co.uk
 

The easy way for you and your family to enjoy more TV choice at home

Freeview is simple to set up, easy to use and great value. With Freeview there is no contract, no subscription and no phone connection!

You'll need a small box which you can get from around £25 to £50 (from £40 for Freeview HD!) at your local electrical retailer.

Call us on 0800 132880 for coverage in your area. Connect your box to your TV and aerial, switch on and enjoy more quality TV choice.

We install TV aerial/Freeview and Sky/Freesat satellite installations, tuning/repairs at all the following locations

Perth - Alyth - Arbroath - Bankfoot -Blackford - Blairgowrie - Brechin - Bridge of Earn - Crieff - Comrie - Cupar - Dundee - Dunblane        Dunkeld - Dunning - Errol - Killin - Kinross - Lochearnhead - Monifeith - Montrose - Newburgh - Pitlochry - St Andrews - St Fillans

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