Craigkelly TV Transmitter
Located at Burntisland, Fife. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group A, horizontal polarisation, at 20 kW.
The short answer
The Craigkelly transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 800,000 people across 7 counties. Serves Fife and the south Central Belt around Edinburgh. Stirling and Falkirk through to Crail and Dunbar.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Burntisland, Fife
- Channel group
- Group A
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 20 kW
- Mast height
- 125 m
- Latitude
- 56.0719°N
- Longitude
- 3.2332°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Craigkelly broadcasts the following Freeview multiplexes. Each MUX carries multiple TV channels.
- BBC A
- D3&4
- BBC B HD
- SDN
- ARQ A
- ARQ B
Counties served
This transmitter is the primary Freeview source for the following counties:
Towns served by Craigkelly
53 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
- Alloa
- Alva
- Anstruther
- Armadale
- Bannockburn
- Bathgate
- Bo Ness
- Bonnyrigg
- Bridge Of Allan
- Broxburn
- Buckhaven
- Burntisland
- Callander
- Cowdenbeath
- Cupar
- Dalkeith
- Denny
- Dunbar
- Dunblane
- Dunfermline
- Edinburgh
- Falkirk
- Glenrothes
- Gorebridge
- Grangemouth
- Haddington
- Inverkeithing
- Kelty
- Kirkcaldy
- Larbert
- Leith
- Leven
- Linlithgow
- Livingston
- Loanhead
- Lochgelly
- Methil
- Musselburgh
- Newtongrange
- North Berwick
- Penicuik
- Prestonpans
- Queensferry
- Rosyth
- Sauchie
- St Andrews
- Stenhousemuir
- Stirling
- Tillicoultry
- Tranent
- Tullibody
- Uphall
- Whitburn
What aerial works on Craigkelly?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group A with horizontal polarisation. Most modern wideband aerials will receive this transmitter, but a group-specific aerial gives better signal-to-noise where there's known interference. If you're in a known black spot or fringe area, a high-gain Yagi may be needed.