Ridge Hill

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 51.997445, -2.539890
Grid reference: SO63033336
Nation: England
Ground height: 204 m
Antenna height: 160 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: Midlands
ITV region: Central
ITV news region: Central West
Parent transmitter: Mendip
Ofcom site numbers: 14900, 14930

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SO63033336 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	0.83% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.31% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.24% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Ridge Hill is the strongest signal for television, FM radio and DAB radio.

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	C28	530 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC	Ridge Hill
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Ridge Hill
PSB2	D3&4	C29	538 MHz	2.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Ridge Hill West
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	20.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC	Ridge Hill
COM4	SDN	C21	474 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)	Ridge Hill
COM5	ARQ A	C24	498 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva	Ridge Hill
COM6	ARQ B	C27	522 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva	Ridge Hill

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	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	112 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	90.8 MHz	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	112 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.0 MHz	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	112 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Hereford and Worcester (FM)	94.7 MHz	1.0 kW	1.0 kW	112 m	BBC_H&W	C511	HV
Hits Radio (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)	97.6 MHz	400 W	400 W	95 m	Hits	C5BF	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.2 MHz	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	112 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	100.4 MHz	1.0 kW	3.9 kW	102 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Sunshine Radio	106.2 MHz	800 W	800 W	71 m	SUNSHINE	CA83	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	2.0 kW	127 m	Herefordshire	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	5.0 kW	127 m	Hereford	C181	30
Hereford-Worcs	12A	223.936 MHz	4.0 kW	127 m	Herefordshire	C1B4	13
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	10.0 kW	127 m	Hereford	CE15	16

SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

Hereford-Worcs — block 12A

BBCHereford&WorcSunshine FMGrt Hits H&WWyvernFun KidsHits Radio H&WTBAHGV1Hits Radio PrideAbsolute 00sKISS XTRAKISS DANCEWyvern Gold

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

Ofcom's notes

SFN with Worcester.

Multiplex carries ITV West only.