Caldbeck

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 54.773319, -3.090452
Grid reference: NY29954259
Nation: England
Ground height: 289 m
Antenna height: 331 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: North East & Cumbria
ITV region: Border
ITV news region: Border England
Parent transmitter: Caldbeck Scotland
Ofcom site numbers: 13700, 16500

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NY29954259 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	0.56% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.11% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Caldbeck is the strongest signal for television and DAB radio.

Television

Multiplexes transmitted from this site, as published by Ofcom. Ofcom list this mast more than once — usually one row per polarisation — so the last column says which row each multiplex comes from.
Mux	Freeview name	Channel	Frequency	ERP	System	Operator	Ofcom row
PSB1	BBC A	C25	506 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC	Caldbeck
PSB1	BBC A	C27	522 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC	Caldbeck Scotland
PSB2	D3&4	C28	530 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Caldbeck
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Caldbeck Scotland
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC	Caldbeck
PSB3	BBC B	C21	474 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC	Caldbeck Scotland
COM4	SDN	C23	490 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)	Caldbeck
COM5	ARQ A	C26	514 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva	Caldbeck
COM6	ARQ B	C30	546 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva	Caldbeck
LTV	Local	C33	570 MHz	5.0 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators	Caldbeck
LTV	Local	C29	538 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators	Caldbeck

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
Greatest Hits Radio (Cumbria)	96.4 MHz	2.0 kW	1.0 kW	161 m	GRT_HITS	C9B3	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
North and West Cumbria	11B	218.640 MHz	5.0 kW	107 m	Carlisle	C1C3	26
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	2.8 kW	107 m	Carlisle	C181	30

Caldbeck

How far it reaches

On the map

Television

FM radio

DAB radio

North and West Cumbria — block 11B

D1 National — block 11D