Torosay transmitting station

56°27′29″N 5°43′48″W / 56.458°N 5.730°W / 56.458; -5.730Grid referenceND19783854Built1976BBC regionBBC ScotlandITV regionSTV Central

The Torosay transmitting station^[1] is a television broadcasting facility on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland (grid reference ND197385). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It is located in the parish of Torosay in the foothills of Dùn da Ghaoithe, the second highest mountain in Mull. Although the mountain reaches 2,513 feet (766 m), the transmitter is at 1,401 feet (427 m).^[1]

Coverage

Torosay provides television signals to areas around Loch Linnhe and the Sound of Mull including Oban, Fort William, Lochaline, and to both Craignure and Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.^[2]

Torosay is part of the STV Central TV region.^[3]

It entered into service on 11 June 1976.^[1]

Current broadcasting

Television

As of 2023, Torosay broadcasts Digital Terrestrial Television on the following UHF frequencies^[4]

Frequency	UHF	kW	Multiplex	System
482.000 MHz	22	4	BBC B	DVB-T2
490.000 MHz	23	4	SDN	DVB-T
506.000 MHz	25	4	Digital 3&4	DVB-T
514.000 MHz	26	4	Arqiva A	DVB-T
530.000 MHz	28	4	BBC A	DVB-T
546.000 MHz	30	4	Arqiva B	DVB-T

Relays

Due to the local geography, Torosay provides a source for 21 relay transmitters.^[5]

References

External links

• Entry for Torosay at The Transmission Gallery
• Entry for Torosay at the Big Tower