Bristol Ilchester Crescent

England · TV and FM

Position: 51.427867, -2.609812
Grid reference: ST57707005
Nation: England
Ground height: 46 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: West
ITV region: West
ITV news region: West
Parent transmitter: Mendip
Ofcom site number: 11008

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference ST57707005 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	0.17% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.10% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Bristol Ilchester Crescent 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	C41	634 MHz	200 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C44	658 MHz	200 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C47	682 MHz	200 W	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C42	642 MHz	100 W	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C45	666 MHz	100 W	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C39	618 MHz	100 W	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C37	602 MHz	20 W	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	89.3 MHz	650 W	650 W	43 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	91.5 MHz	650 W	650 W	43 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.7 MHz	650 W	650 W	43 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.9 MHz	650 W	650 W	43 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV