Newton

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 54.982469, -1.945593
Grid reference: NZ03586532
Nation: England
Ground height: 161 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: North East & Cumbria
ITV region: Tyne Tees
ITV news region: Tyne Tees
Parent transmitter: Pontop Pike
Ofcom site number: 10902

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NZ03586532 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	0.04% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.03% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.03% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Newton 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	C21	474 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C27	522 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	89.4 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	91.6 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.8 MHz	—	100 W	42 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
Smooth Radio	96.4 MHz	100 W	100 W	25 m	Smooth__	C3A0	HV
BBC Radio 1	99.0 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	Radio_1_	C201	V
Heart	101.2 MHz	100 W	100 W	25 m	Heart___	C3A8	HV
Hits Radio Tyne and Wear	103.2 MHz	20 W	100 W	29 m	Hits	C4B0	V
BBC Newcastle (FM)	103.7 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	BBC_Nwcl	CA14	V
Capital	105.8 MHz	100 W	100 W	29 m	CAPITAL_	C371	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Tyne & Wear	11C	220.352 MHz	600 W	45 m	Newton	C188	12
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	1.0 kW	45 m	Newton	CE15	16

Tyne & Wear — block 11C

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BBC National DAB — block 12B

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