Penicuik

Scotland · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 55.819166, -3.194378
Grid reference: NT25265908
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 248 m
Antenna height: 50 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: STV Central
ITV news region: STV Central East
Parent transmitter: Craigkelly
Ofcom site number: 14701

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NT25265908 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	0.12% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.06% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.24% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Penicuik 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	C39	618 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C42	642 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C45	666 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	88.6 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	90.8 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
BBC Radio Scotland (FM)	93.0 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	BBC_Scot	C415	V
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	95.5 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
BBC Radio 1	98.2 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	Radio_1_	C201	V
Forth 1	102.2 MHz	250 W	250 W	40 m	Forth_1_	C4B1	HV
Heart	103.3 MHz	250 W	250 W	40 m	Heart___	C3A9	HV
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (FM)	104.4 MHz	—	132 W	35 m	BBC_Gael	C316	V

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	1.0 kW	44 m	Pencuik	CE15	16
Edinburgh	12D	229.072 MHz	2.5 kW	43 m	Penicuik	C18A	14

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

Edinburgh — block 12D

Forth OneGrt Hits EdnbrghHeartHits Radio EdiSmooth RadioCapitalBBC ScotlandHITS RADIO PRIDEAbsolute 00sAbsolute 10sPlanet RockHeat RadioKISS XtraKISS Dance