Freeview Light on the Strabane (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Strabane (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 14,000 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 Strabane (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 Strabane (Northern Ireland) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Strabane 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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 581m | 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C34 (578.0MHz) | 581m | 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 UTV +1 (UTV), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C35+ (586.2MHz) | 581m | DTG- | 400W |
56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Northern Ireland, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 UTV HD (UTV), 104 Channel 4 HD NI ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
NIMM | V -13dB | C40 (626.0MHz) | 581m | DTG- | 20W |
from 4th September 2019: 53 TG4, 54 RTÉ One, 55 RTÉ Two, |
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The Strabane (Northern Ireland) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Strabane transmitter?

BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,050km northeast (50°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
How will the Strabane (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1963-80s | 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 | K T | ||||
C8 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
C40 | NIMM | NIMM | |||||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | |||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
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 | 2kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W | |
NIMM | (-20dB) 20W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Limavady transmitter area
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Monday, 10 August 2015
Transmitter engineering
7:24 AM
7:24 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:59 yesterday to 17:15 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:59 yesterday to 17:15 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Transmitter engineering
7:23 AM
7:23 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:59 on 09 Aug to 17:15 on 09 Aug, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:59 on 09 Aug to 17:15 on 09 Aug. [BBC]
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Monday, 14 December 2015
Transmitter engineering
11:09 AM
11:09 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 18 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
10:09 AM
10:09 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Transmitter engineering
12:09 AM
12:09 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:33 PM
2:33 PM
STRABANE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 today to 10:55 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 today to 10:55 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
5:32 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 yesterday to 10:55 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 yesterday to 10:55 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 12 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
5:31 AM
5:31 AM
STRABANE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 on 10 May to 10:55 on 10 May, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:49 on 10 May to 10:55 on 10 May. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:32 PM
2:32 PM
STRABANE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:55 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:32 PM
5:32 PM
STRABANE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:55 today to 16:40 today. [BBC]
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