Crystal Palace

England · TV, FM, DAB and MW

Position: 51.424171, -0.074944
Grid reference: TQ33947122
Nation: England
Ground height: 110 m
Antenna height: 214 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: London
ITV region: London
ITV news region: London
Ofcom site number: 10100

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TQ33947122 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	13.80% of UK Output Areas	one of the largest transmitters in the UK
FM radio	3.76% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
DAB radio	5.05% of UK Output Areas	one of the largest transmitters in the UK

On the map

Where Crystal Palace 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	C23	490 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C26	514 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C30	546 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C25	506 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C22	482 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C28	530 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C35	586 MHz	34.0 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	88.8 MHz	—	4.0 kW	162 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	91.0 MHz	—	4.0 kW	162 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
Rainbow Radio	92.4 MHz	30 W	30 W	75 m	RAINBOW	C680	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.2 MHz	—	4.0 kW	162 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
BBC London 94.9	94.9 MHz	2.0 kW	2.0 kW	149 m	BBCLondn	CC11	HV
Capital Xtra	96.9 MHz	—	30 W	170 m	Cap_XTRA	C37B	V
BBC Radio 1	98.5 MHz	—	4.0 kW	162 m	Radio_1_	C201	V
Classic FM	100.6 MHz	—	2.0 kW	170 m	Classic_	C2A1	V
Radio X	104.9 MHz	2.0 kW	1.9 kW	144 m	Radio_X_	C474	HV
Greatest Hits Radio	105.8 MHz	2.0 kW	1.7 kW	149 m	GRT_HITS	C4B4	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Surrey	10C	213.360 MHz	3.0 kW	163 m	SW London & NE Surrey	C1BC	22
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	5.7 kW	172 m	London	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	6.2 kW	172 m	London	C181	30
London 2	12A	223.936 MHz	2.9 kW	172 m	London	C186	18
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	9.5 kW	172 m	London	CE15	16

Surrey — block 10C

SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

London 2 — block 12A

Mi-SoulSlideshowBBC Radio LondonNation London88.3 CENTREFORCERadio Maria EngVirgin 80sSunrise RetroNation 80sColourfulADVENTIST RADIOCountryLineRadioVirgin 90sNation 70sNation 90sNationClasHitsBoom LiteTrack Radio

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

Medium wave

Station	Frequency	EMRP	Height	Area
Panjab Radio	558 kHz	3.0 kW	125 m	Greater London

Ofcom's notes

SFN (PSB multiplexes) with Reigate.