Ravenscraig

Scotland · TV

Position: 55.940667, -4.800350
Grid reference: NS25207550
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 68 m
Antenna height: 46 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical and Horizontal
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: STV Central
ITV news region: STV Central West
Parent transmitter: Black Hill
Ofcom site numbers: 10537, 10557

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NS25207550 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	0.02% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Ravenscraig is the strongest signal for television.

Television

Multiplexes transmitted from this site, as published by Ofcom. Ofcom list this mast more than once — usually one row per polarisation — so the last column says which row each multiplex comes from.
Mux	Freeview name	Channel	Frequency	ERP	System	Operator	Ofcom row
PSB1	BBC A	C27	522 MHz	2 W	DVB-T	BBC	Ravenscraig VP
PSB1	BBC A	C27	522 MHz	1 W	DVB-T	BBC	Ravenscraig HP
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	2 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Ravenscraig VP
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	1 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Ravenscraig HP
PSB3	BBC B	C21	474 MHz	2 W	DVB-T2	BBC	Ravenscraig VP
PSB3	BBC B	C21	474 MHz	1 W	DVB-T2	BBC	Ravenscraig HP