Black Hill

Scotland · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 55.860008, -3.869098
Grid reference: NS83116456
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 269 m
Antenna height: 308 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: STV Central
ITV news region: STV Central West
Ofcom site number: 10500

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NS83116456 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	7.61% of UK Output Areas	one of the largest transmitters in the UK
FM radio	7.13% of UK Output Areas	one of the largest transmitters in the UK
DAB radio	3.23% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter

On the map

Where Black Hill 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	C46	674 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C43	650 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C40	626 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C41	634 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C44	658 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C47	682 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C30	546 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators

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	89.9 MHz	122.2 kW	122.2 kW	200 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	92.1 MHz	122.2 kW	122.2 kW	200 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio Scotland (FM)	94.3 MHz	122.2 kW	122.2 kW	200 m	BBC_Scot	C415	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	95.8 MHz	97.7 kW	97.7 kW	200 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
Forth 1	97.6 MHz	—	100 W	225 m	Forth_1_	C4B1	V
BBC Radio 1	99.5 MHz	122.2 kW	122.2 kW	200 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Heart	100.3 MHz	10.0 kW	10.0 kW	173 m	Heart___	C3A9	HV
Classic FM	101.7 MHz	122.2 kW	122.2 kW	200 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Clyde 1	102.5 MHz	11.5 kW	13.0 kW	228 m	Clyde_1_	C5B1	HV
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (FM)	104.7 MHz	4.9 kW	4.9 kW	200 m	BBC_Gael	C316	HV
Smooth Radio	105.2 MHz	15.0 kW	15.0 kW	161 m	Smooth__	C4A2	HV
Capital	106.1 MHz	10.0 kW	10.0 kW	175 m	CAPITAL_	C372	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	9.5 kW	263 m	West Lothian	C1CE	31
Glasgow	11C	220.352 MHz	4.2 kW	291 m	Glasgow	C182	14
Edinburgh	12D	229.072 MHz	2.4 kW	155 m	West Lothian	C18A	14

SDL National — block 11A

Glasgow — block 11C

Clyde 1Grt Hits GlasgowHeart ScotlandCapital ScotlandSmooth ScotlandHITS RADIO PRIDEBBC ScotlandHits Radio GlaAbsolute 00sAbsolute 10sPlanet RockHeat RadioKISS XtraKISS Dance

Edinburgh — block 12D

Forth OneGrt Hits EdnbrghHeartHits Radio EdiSmooth RadioCapitalBBC ScotlandHITS RADIO PRIDEAbsolute 00sAbsolute 10sPlanet RockHeat RadioKISS XtraKISS Dance