Newhaven

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.787219, 0.034407
Grid reference: TQ43500060
Nation: England
Ground height: 81 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: South East
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian East
Parent transmitter: Heathfield
Ofcom site number: 13901

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TQ43500060 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	0.08% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.05% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.11% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Newhaven 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	400 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C26	514 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C30	546 MHz	400 W	DVB-T2	BBC

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	89.7 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	91.9 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	94.1 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Surrey/Sussex (FM)	95.0 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	BBCSussx	CD12	HV
Heart	96.9 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	Heart___	C368	HV
BBC Radio 1	99.3 MHz	50 W	50 W	40 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Sussex	10B	211.648 MHz	489 W	45 m	Newhaven	C1A9	12
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	977 W	45 m	Brighton	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	979 W	45 m	Brighton	CE15	16

Sussex — block 10B

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D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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