Madingley

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 52.215406, 0.036668
Grid reference: TL39245942
Nation: England
Ground height: 64 m
Antenna height: —
ITV region: Anglia
Parent transmitter: Sandy Heath
Ofcom site number: 16835

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TL39245942 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	0.09% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.27% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.32% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Madingley 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
LTV	Local	C35	586 MHz	3.2 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators

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	88.9 MHz	130 W	130 W	50 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	91.1 MHz	130 W	130 W	50 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.3 MHz	130 W	130 W	50 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (FM)	96.0 MHz	500 W	400 W	66 m	BBC_Camb	C41A	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.5 MHz	130 W	130 W	50 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Hits Radio (Cambridge)	100.7 MHz	420 W	350 W	66 m	Hits	C48B	HV
Heart	103.0 MHz	500 W	400 W	66 m	Heart___	C36A	HV
Greatest Hits Radio	105.6 MHz	500 W	500 W	43 m	GRT_HITS	CFE5	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Cambridge	11C	220.352 MHz	2.0 kW	62 m	Cambridge	C1AF	9
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	1.0 kW	62 m	Cambridge	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	4.0 kW	64 m	Cambridge	CE15	16

Cambridge — block 11C

Heart CambridgeEPG CambridgeGold CambsSmooth CountryCapital UKBBC Radio CambsGrt Hits CambsHits Radio CambsNation 80s

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

BBC Radio 1BBC GuideBBC Radio 2BBC TravelBBC Radio 3BBC Radio 4Radio 5 LiveRadio 5 ExtraBBC Radio 6MusicBBC Radio 1XtraBBC WorldServiceBBC AsianNetworkBBC Radio 4ExtraBBC Radio1AnthmsBBC Radio1DanceBBC Radio3Unwind

Ofcom's notes

Cambridge L-DTPS