Beacon Hill

England · TV and FM

Position: 50.446410, -3.610896
Grid reference: SX85726197
Nation: England
Ground height: 188 m
Antenna height: 97 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: South West
ITV region: Westcountry
ITV news region: Westcountry
Ofcom site number: 13600

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SX85726197 from OSGB36 to WGS84 [V]. Ofcom publish no latitude and longitude for television sites. The transform is verified rather than assumed: on the 3,403 radio records that carry both, it reproduces Ofcom's own coordinates to within 0.1 m.

How far it reaches

The share of the UK's 238,895 Census Output Areas where this mast is the strongest signal of its kind. Not the share it reaches at all — most places can receive several transmitters, and only one of them can be the best.

Band	Best signal in
Television	0.30% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.03% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Beacon Hill is the strongest signal for television and FM radio.

Television

Multiplexes transmitted from this site, as published by Ofcom.
Mux	Freeview name	Channel	Frequency	ERP	System	Operator
PSB1	BBC A	C44	658 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C41	634 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C47	682 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C42	642 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C45	666 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C40	626 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva

FM radio

FM services. ERP is published separately per polarisation; a dash means nothing is radiated in that plane.
Station	Frequency	ERP (H)	ERP (V)	Height	RDS name	PI code	Pattern
Heart	96.4 MHz	800 W	800 W	78 m	Heart___	C369	HV
Greatest Hits Radio	105.5 MHz	800 W	800 W	78 m	GRT_HITS	C3BB	HV

Ofcom's notes

SFN (PSB multiplexes) with Budleigh Salterton, Bridport, Charmouth, Exeter St Thomas & Weymouth.