Caradon Hill

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.511370, -4.436830
Grid reference: SX27327079
Nation: England
Ground height: 366 m
Antenna height: 236 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: South West
ITV region: Westcountry
ITV news region: Westcountry
Ofcom site number: 13100

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SX27327079 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	0.60% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.07% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.20% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Caradon 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	C28	530 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C21	474 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C24	498 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C27	522 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 Cornwall (FM)	95.2 MHz	2.5 kW	2.5 kW	153 m	BBC_Cnwl	C411	HV
Greatest Hits Radio Cornwall	102.2 MHz	500 W	2.0 kW	167 m	GRT_HITS	C389	HV
Heart	105.1 MHz	500 W	2.0 kW	167 m	Heart___	C36D	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	2.5 kW	153 m	East Cornwall	C1CE	31
Cornwall	11B	218.640 MHz	5.0 kW	203 m	North-East Cornwall	C1B0	11
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	2.0 kW	203 m	Cornwall	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	2.4 kW	153 m	East Cornwall	CE15	16

SDL National — block 11A

Cornwall — block 11B

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D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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