Rothesay

Scotland · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 55.878114, -4.998285
Grid reference: NS12546906
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 166 m
Antenna height: 52 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: STV Central
ITV news region: STV Central West
Parent transmitter: Black Hill
Ofcom site number: 15215

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NS12546906 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	0.05% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.08% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.05% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Rothesay 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	C28	530 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 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	88.5 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	90.7 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio Scotland (FM)	92.9 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	BBC_Scot	C415	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	95.1 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Radio 1	98.1 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Clyde 1	102.3 MHz	300 W	300 W	30 m	Clyde_1_	C5B1	HV
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (FM)	104.0 MHz	285 W	285 W	34 m	BBC_Gael	C316	HV
ClydeAyr	106.7 MHz	300 W	300 W	30 m	_West_FM	CCB1	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Glasgow	11C	220.352 MHz	1.0 kW	41 m	Firth of Clyde	C182	14
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	1.0 kW	42 m	Firth of Clyde	CE15	16

Glasgow — block 11C

Clyde 1Grt Hits GlasgowHeart ScotlandCapital ScotlandSmooth ScotlandHITS RADIO PRIDEBBC ScotlandHits Radio GlaAbsolute 00sAbsolute 10sPlanet RockHeat RadioKISS XtraKISS Dance

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