Rumster Forest transmitting station


The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It has a high guyed steel lattice mast. It was constructed in 1965 and coverage includes north west Scotland, including Caithness and parts of eastern Sutherland. It also serves coastal areas of Moray and Banffshire.
It carries six digital TV multiplexes. It also carries national analogue BBC FM radio, including BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland.

Services by frequency

Analogue radio

Digital radio

Analogue television

Analogue television was switched off during June 2010; BBC Two Scotland was closed on 2 June, and the remaining three on 16 June.
FrequencyUHFkWService
471.25 MHz21100Channel 4
495.25 MHz24100STV
519.25 MHz27100BBC Two Scotland
551.25 MHz31100BBC One Scotland

Digital television

Before switchover