Huntshaw Cross

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.979162, -4.098814
Grid reference: SS52762207
Nation: England
Ground height: 200 m
Antenna height: 159 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: 13800

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SS52762207 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	0.18% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.09% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.13% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Huntshaw Cross 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	C30	546 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C31	554 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C37	602 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C32	562 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C34	578 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C35	586 MHz	10.0 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 Devon (FM)	94.8 MHz	500 W	500 W	125 m	BBCDevon	C91A	HV
Heart	96.2 MHz	500 W	2.0 kW	131 m	Heart___	C369	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Devon	10C	213.360 MHz	3.9 kW	126 m	North Devon	C19F	13
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	4.5 kW	114 m	North Devon	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	2.4 kW	126 m	North Devon	CE15	16

Devon — block 10C

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D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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