Hastings

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.861304, 0.564850
Grid reference: TQ80601000
Nation: England
Ground height: 73 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: South East
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian East
Ofcom site number: 13902

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TQ80601000 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	0.13% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.14% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.26% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Hastings 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	C25	506 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C28	530 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C23	490 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C26	514 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C30	546 MHz	1.0 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 2	89.6 MHz	250 W	250 W	38 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	—
BBC Radio 3	91.8 MHz	250 W	250 W	38 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	—
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	94.2 MHz	250 W	250 W	38 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	—
BBC Radio 1	97.7 MHz	250 W	250 W	38 m	Radio_1_	C201	—
Heart	102.0 MHz	100 W	100 W	41 m	Heart___	C368	—
More Radio	107.8 MHz	100 W	100 W	41 m	__More__	C351	—

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Sussex	10B	211.648 MHz	920 W	44 m	Hastings	C1A9	12
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	200 W	46 m	Hastings	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	1.0 kW	44 m	East Sussex	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	3.0 kW	44 m	Hastings	CE15	16

Sussex — block 10B

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SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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