Pontop Pike

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 54.868859, -1.771233
Grid reference: NZ14785270
Nation: England
Ground height: 302 m
Antenna height: 148 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: North East & Cumbria
ITV region: Tyne Tees
ITV news region: Tyne Tees
Ofcom site number: 10900

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NZ14785270 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	2.34% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
FM radio	2.22% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
DAB radio	0.87% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Pontop Pike 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	100.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C42	642 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C45	666 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C32	562 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C34	578 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C35	586 MHz	100.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C30	546 MHz	7.4 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators
LTV	Local	C33	570 MHz	5.0 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	88.5 MHz	61.6 kW	67.5 kW	92 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	90.7 MHz	61.6 kW	67.5 kW	92 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	92.9 MHz	61.6 kW	67.5 kW	92 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Newcastle (FM)	95.4 MHz	4.6 kW	5.0 kW	92 m	BBC_Nwcl	CA14	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.1 MHz	61.6 kW	67.5 kW	92 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	100.3 MHz	59.3 kW	65.0 kW	92 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	19.1 kW	123 m	Tyne and Wear	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	6.0 kW	123 m	Tyne and Wear	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	7.6 kW	123 m	Tyne and Wear	CE15	16

SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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