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TV reception in Castaways Beach

Free-to-air TV in Castaways Beach comes from the Sunshine Coast South main transmitter at Bald Knob, 43.8 km to the SSW (bearing 204°). It broadcasts on UHF (channels 28–51) channels 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, horizontally polarised.

At this distance a high-gain UHF antenna is the standard fit; homes in dips or behind ridgelines often also need a masthead amplifier.

Pockets of Castaways Beach shadowed from Sunshine Coast South can use the Peregian Beach translator (4.3 km S, UHF channels 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, V polarisation), which needs a UHF antenna pointed the other way, a common cause of "wrong antenna" reception faults after DIY installs.

Channels from Sunshine Coast South

Channel	Service	Frequency (MHz)	Band	Polarisation
34	BTQ34	571.5	UHF	Horizontal
35	SBS35	578.5	UHF	Horizontal
37	QTQ37	592.5	UHF	Horizontal
38	TVQ38	599.5	UHF	Horizontal
39	ABC39	606.5	UHF	Horizontal

Transmitter data © Commonwealth of Australia (ACMA), CC BY 4.0. Predicted reception; terrain and local obstructions vary.

TV channels and frequencies in Castaways Beach

Castaways Beach is served by the Bald Knob transmitter, 43.8 km SSW (bearing 204° true). It carries the multiplexes below, so a UHF-only antenna is required. Data updated 13 July 2026 (ACMA).

Multiplexes broadcast from the Bald Knob transmitter
Network	RF channel	Centre frequency	Band	Polarisation	Channels (LCN)	More
SevenBTQ34	34	571.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	7 Seven 70 7HD(simulcast) 72 7two 74 7mate 75 7Bravo 76 7flix
SBSSBS35	35	578.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	3 SBS 30 SBS HD(simulcast) 31 SBS2 32 SBS World Movies 33 SBS Food 34 NITV HD 36 NITV(simulcast)	-
NineQTQ37	37	592.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	9 Nine 90 9HD(simulcast) 92 9Gem 93 9Go! 94 9Life 95 9Gem HD(simulcast) 96 9Rush 99 9Go! HD(simulcast)
10TVQ38	38	599.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	10 10 HD 1 10(simulcast) 11 10 Comedy 12 10 Drama 13 Nickelodeon 14 10+1
ABCABC39	39	606.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	2 ABC TV 20 ABC TV HD(simulcast) 22 ABC Kids 22 ABC Family 23 ABC Entertains 24 ABC News	-
WINRTQ46	46	655.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	8 Nine (WIN) 81 9Gem 82 9Go! 83 9Life
10TNQ47	47	662.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	5 10 HD 52 10 Comedy 53 10 Drama 54 Nickelodeon 56 Sky News Regional
7 (Seven Queensland)STQ48	48	669.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	6 Seven 60 7HD(simulcast) 62 7two 64 7mate 65 7Bravo 66 7flix
ABCABC49	49	676.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	2 ABC TV 20 ABC TV HD(simulcast) 22 ABC Kids 22 ABC Family 23 ABC Entertains 24 ABC News	-
SBSSBS50	50	683.5 MHz	UHF	Horizontal	3 SBS 30 SBS HD(simulcast) 31 SBS2 32 SBS World Movies 33 SBS Food 34 NITV HD 36 NITV(simulcast)	-

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See the full Bald Knob transmitter page, or look up channels and frequencies for another suburb.

Source: ACMA licensed broadcasting transmitter data (© Commonwealth of Australia, Creative Commons Attribution licence). Logical channel numbers maintained by site. Report an error

Pointing your antenna in Castaways Beach

Point towards: 204° true (193° magnetic); South-south-west; Use the magnetic figure with a compass or phone.
Distance: 43.8 km; to Bald Knob
Line of sight: Partly obstructed; antenna 6 m above ground

From the centre of Castaways Beach the path to Bald Knob is partly obstructed: terrain 1.3 km away rises 7 m above the line of sight.

Antenna elements: horizontal.

Peregian Beach, 4.3 km at 187°, has a path from here blocked by terrain 1.6 km away.
Tewantin, 10 km at 280°, has a path from here that grazes terrain 0.9 km away.

The path check uses bare ground at about 30 m resolution. Buildings and trees are not included. See the antenna direction tool to check another address or antenna height, or how to read these results.

Elevation: AWS Open Data Terrain Tiles. Australia terrain data © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2017. Transmitter positions and antenna heights: ACMA licensed broadcasting transmitter data (© Commonwealth of Australia, Creative Commons Attribution licence). Magnetic declination from WMM2025. Report an error

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