Plympton

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.381262, -4.067799
Grid reference: SX53085553
Nation: England
Ground height: 113 m
Antenna height: 50 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: South West
ITV region: Westcountry
ITV news region: Westcountry
Ofcom site number: 13105

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SX53085553 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	0.11% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.10% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.22% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Plympton 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	C40	626 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
COM4	SDN	C41	634 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C44	658 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C47	682 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Arqiva

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	88.5 MHz	—	40 W	35 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	90.7 MHz	—	40 W	35 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	92.9 MHz	—	40 W	35 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
BBC Radio Devon (FM)	95.7 MHz	—	1.0 kW	35 m	BBCDevon	CA1A	V
Heart	97.0 MHz	1.0 kW	1.0 kW	43 m	Heart___	C369	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.1 MHz	—	40 W	35 m	Radio_1_	C201	V

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	2.4 kW	38 m	Plymouth	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	2.0 kW	38 m	South Devon	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	2.0 kW	35 m	South Devon	CE15	16
Plymouth	12D	229.072 MHz	2.9 kW	36 m	Plymouth	C1B1	11

SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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Plymouth — block 12D

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