{{Short description|Broadcasting and telecommunications facility in Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox UK Transmitter | |name = Torosay |map_name = Scotland Isle of Mull |coordinates = {{coord|56.458|-5.730|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |height = {{convert|45|m|ft|0}} |gridref = ND19783854 |built = 1976 |demolished = |collapsed = |BBC = BBC Scotland |ITV = STV Central |image=Masts, Maol nan Uan - geograph.org.uk - 3291916.jpg }}
The '''Torosay transmitting station'''<ref name=tower>{{cite web | url=https://www.thebigtower.com/live/Torosay/Index.htm | title=Torosay at TheBigTower | website=theBigTower.com }}</ref> is a television broadcasting facility on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland ({{gbmapping|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 {{convert|2513|ft|m}}, the transmitter is at {{convert|1401|ft|m}}.<ref name=tower/>
==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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/map.php?mapid=71 | title=Torosay Post-DSO Coverage | website=tx.mb21.co.uk }}</ref>
Torosay is part of the STV Central TV region.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/52453/centralv2.2.pdf | title=STV Central TV region | website=ofcom.org.uk }}</ref>
It entered into service on 11 June 1976.<ref name=tower/>
==Current broadcasting== ===Television=== As of 2023, Torosay broadcasts Digital Terrestrial Television on the following UHF frequencies<ref>{{cite web |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofcom.org.uk%2F__data%2Fassets%2Fexcel_doc%2F0017%2F110186%2F700-plan-clearance.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |title=Ofcom Digital television transmitter details 12 October 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" !{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}Frequency !{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}UHF !{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}kW !{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}Multiplex !{{no2||align=|style=|color=}}System |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=22}} |22 |4 |BBC B |DVB-T2 |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=23}} |23 |4 |SDN |DVB-T |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=25}} |25 |4 |Digital 3&4 |DVB-T |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=26}} |26 |4 |Arqiva A |DVB-T |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=28}} |28 |4 |BBC A |DVB-T |- |{{UK DVB-T|ch=30}} |30 |4 |Arqiva B |DVB-T |}
==Relays==
Due to the local geography, Torosay provides a source for 21 relay transmitters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ukfree.tv/maps/tvregions/87 | title=Torosay (including relays) region | website=ukfree.tv }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallerypage.php?txid=402 Entry for Torosay at The Transmission Gallery] *[https://www.thebigtower.com/live/Torosay/Index.htm Entry for Torosay at the Big Tower]
{{Television transmitters in the UK}}
Category:Transmitter sites in Scotland Category:Buildings and structures on the Isle of Mull