Heathfield

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.976731, 0.230437
Grid reference: TQ56682207
Nation: England
Ground height: 158 m
Antenna height: 140 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: South East
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian East
Ofcom site number: 13900

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TQ56682207 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	0.44% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.28% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.19% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Heathfield 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	C41	634 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C44	658 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C47	682 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C40	626 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C43	650 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C46	674 MHz	20.0 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
Heart	102.4 MHz	4.1 kW	4.1 kW	115 m	Heart___	C368	HV
BBC Surrey/Sussex (FM)	104.5 MHz	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	115 m	BBCSussx	CD12	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Sussex	10B	211.648 MHz	2.0 kW	78 m	Heathfield	C1A9	12
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	2.2 kW	78 m	East Sussex	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	5.0 kW	78 m	East Sussex	CE15	16

Sussex — block 10B

Heart SussexEPG Sussex CoastSmooth SussexSmooth CountryCapital BrightoonBBC SussexMore RadioGrt Hits SussexHits Radio SussxV2 Radio SussexMore Radio RetroNation Sussex

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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Ofcom's notes

SFN with Tunbridge Wells (PSB multiplexes). SFN (COM multiplexes) with Bluebell Hill and Sittingbourne Stockers Hill.