Lochmaddy

Scotland · TV

Position: 57.641496, -7.111547
Grid reference: NF95117279
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 43 m
Antenna height: 12 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical and Horizontal
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: STV North
ITV news region: STV North (North)
Parent transmitter: Skriaig
Ofcom site numbers: 15430, 15440

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NF95117279 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	0.00% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Lochmaddy is the strongest signal for television.

Television

Multiplexes transmitted from this site, as published by Ofcom. Ofcom list this mast more than once — usually one row per polarisation — so the last column says which row each multiplex comes from.
Mux	Freeview name	Channel	Frequency	ERP	System	Operator	Ofcom row
PSB1	BBC A	C28	530 MHz	6 W	DVB-T	BBC	Lochmaddy VP
PSB1	BBC A	C28	530 MHz	63 W	DVB-T	BBC	Lochmaddy HP
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	6 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Lochmaddy VP
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	63 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Lochmaddy HP
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	6 W	DVB-T2	BBC	Lochmaddy VP
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	63 W	DVB-T2	BBC	Lochmaddy HP