Oxford

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 51.790649, -1.179183
Grid reference: SP56711054
Nation: England
Ground height: 135 m
Antenna height: 160 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: South
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian Thames Valley
Ofcom site number: 11700

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SP56711054 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	1.32% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
FM radio	0.80% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.43% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Oxford 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	C41	634 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C44	658 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C47	682 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C29	538 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C37	602 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C31	554 MHz	50.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C22	482 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators
LTV	Local	C46	674 MHz	10.0 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	89.5 MHz	26.4 kW	17.6 kW	131 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	91.7 MHz	26.4 kW	17.6 kW	131 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.9 MHz	26.4 kW	17.6 kW	131 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Oxford	95.2 MHz	3.1 kW	2.5 kW	131 m	BBC_Oxfd	C919	HV
BBC Radio 1	99.1 MHz	26.4 kW	17.6 kW	131 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	101.3 MHz	22.5 kW	22.5 kW	131 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Heart	102.6 MHz	4.4 kW	4.4 kW	131 m	Heart___	C361	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Oxfordshire	10B	211.648 MHz	4.8 kW	130 m	Oxfordshire	C1B5	8
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	9.5 kW	131 m	Oxford	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	7.4 kW	130 m	Oxford	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	9.5 kW	131 m	Oxfordshire	CE15	16

Oxfordshire — block 10B

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SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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