The Torosay transmitting station is a television broadcasting facility on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland (). 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 , the transmitter is at .
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.
Torosay is part of the STV Central TV region.
It entered into service on 11 June 1976.
Current broadcasting Television As of 2023, Torosay broadcasts Digital Terrestrial Television on the following UHF frequencies
FrequencyUHFkWMultiplexSystem224BBC BDVB-T2234SDNDVB-T254Digital 3&4DVB-T264Arqiva ADVB-T284BBC ADVB-T304Arqiva BDVB-T
Relays
Due to the local geography, Torosay provides a source for 21 relay transmitters.
Analogue Television: FrequencyUHFkWService2220BBC One Scotland2520STV (Central) 2820BBC Two Scotland3220Channel 4 References
External links Entry for Torosay at The Transmission Gallery Entry for Torosay at the Big Tower
Digital Switchover : Digital Switchover go to phases 13th of October 2010: BBC2 Scotland switched off on UHF channel 28, and BBC A was launched at the old BBC2 frequency. 27th of October 2010: BBC1 Scotland, CHANNEL 22, STV Central (Scottish Television) Channel 25, Channel 4 Channel 32, was switched off forever, High Power freeview signals were launched on the old analogue channels.