Idle

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 53.832873, -1.752142
Grid reference: SE16413743
Nation: England
Ground height: 210 m
Antenna height: 50 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: North
ITV region: Yorkshire
ITV news region: Yorkshire West
Ofcom site number: 10413

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SE16413743 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	0.11% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.18% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.28% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Idle 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	50 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C26	514 MHz	50 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C30	546 MHz	50 W	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C32	562 MHz	50 W	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C35	586 MHz	50 W	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C34	578 MHz	50 W	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	88.5 MHz	—	10 W	30 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	90.7 MHz	—	10 W	30 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	92.9 MHz	—	10 W	30 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
Hits Radio West Yorkshire	97.5 MHz	250 W	250 W	43 m	Hits	C9B0	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.1 MHz	—	10 W	30 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	100.3 MHz	250 W	250 W	43 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Sunrise Radio	103.2 MHz	250 W	250 W	43 m	SUNRISE	CB92	HV
Capital	105.6 MHz	250 W	250 W	43 m	CAPITAL_	C370	HV
BCB 106.6 FM	106.6 MHz	100 W	100 W	43 m	__BCB___	C491	HV
Heart	107.6 MHz	100 W	100 W	43 m	Heart___	C3A4	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Bradfrd&Huddersf	11B	218.640 MHz	300 W	45 m	Bradford	C1A0	13
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	1.0 kW	45 m	Bradford	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	300 W	45 m	Bradford	CE15	16

Bradfrd&Huddersf — block 11B

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D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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