Bilsdale

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 54.358516, -1.150401
Grid reference: SE55319622
Nation: England
Ground height: 380 m
Antenna height: 296 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: North East & Cumbria
ITV region: Tyne Tees
ITV news region: Tyne Tees
Ofcom site number: 11600

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SE55319622 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	1.75% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
FM radio	0.33% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.53% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Bilsdale is the strongest signal for television, FM radio and DAB radio.

Television

Multiplexes transmitted from this site, as published by Ofcom.
Mux	Freeview name	Channel	Frequency	ERP	System	Operator
PSB1	BBC A	C27	522 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C21	474 MHz	117.5 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C43	650 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C46	674 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C40	626 MHz	50.0 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
BBC Radio 2	89.0 MHz	—	5.0 kW	230 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	91.2 MHz	—	5.0 kW	230 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.4 MHz	—	5.0 kW	230 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
BBC Tees	95.0 MHz	5.0 kW	4.9 kW	257 m	BBC_Tees	CB19	HV
Hits Radio (North East)	96.6 MHz	4.8 kW	4.8 kW	292 m	Hits	C1C7	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.6 MHz	—	5.0 kW	230 m	Radio_1_	C201	V
Heart	100.7 MHz	5.0 kW	4.8 kW	257 m	Heart___	C3A8	HV
Classic FM	101.6 MHz	955 W	955 W	292 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Capital	106.4 MHz	4.8 kW	4.8 kW	292 m	CAPITAL_	C371	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
North Yorkshire	10C	213.360 MHz	10.0 kW	275 m	Teesside	C1B6	16
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	5.0 kW	247 m	Teesside	C1CE	31
Teesside	11B	218.640 MHz	3.0 kW	223 m	Bilsdale	C190	13
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	5.0 kW	247 m	Teesside	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	5.0 kW	250 m	Teesside	CE15	16

North Yorkshire — block 10C

BBC Radio YorkCapital YorksSmooth UKHits Radio PrideGrt Hits N YorksHits Radio N YksThis IsThe CoastYorkMixYO1 RadioYour HarrogateFun KidsNation YorkshireTBAAbsolute 00sKISS XTRAKISS DANCE

SDL National — block 11A

Teesside — block 11B

Hits Radio NEastGrt Hits N EastSmoothAbsolute 00sAbsolute 10sCapital NEBBC TeesHeart North EastHITS RADIO PRIDEPlanet RockHeat RadioKISS XtraKISS Dance

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

BBC Radio 1BBC GuideBBC Radio 2BBC TravelBBC Radio 3BBC Radio 4Radio 5 LiveRadio 5 ExtraBBC Radio 6MusicBBC Radio 1XtraBBC WorldServiceBBC AsianNetworkBBC Radio 4ExtraBBC Radio1AnthmsBBC Radio1DanceBBC Radio3Unwind

Ofcom's notes

Parameters for replacement mast (2023)