Saddleworth

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 53.541552, -2.020635
Grid reference: SD98730499
Nation: England
Ground height: 340 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: North West
ITV region: Granada
ITV news region: Granada
Parent transmitter: Winter Hill
Ofcom site number: 10306

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SD98730499 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	0.07% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.14% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.09% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Saddleworth 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	C45	666 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C39	618 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C42	642 MHz	400 W	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C33	570 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C36	594 MHz	400 W	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C48	690 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	89.8 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	V
BBC Radio 3	91.9 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	V
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	94.1 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	V
BBC Radio 1	99.3 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	Radio_1_	C201	V
Hits Radio	103.0 MHz	2.0 kW	2.0 kW	40 m	Hits	C584	HV
BBC Radio Manchester	104.6 MHz	—	100 W	40 m	BBC_Manc	C612	V

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	600 W	45 m	Saddleworth	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	600 W	45 m	Saddleworth	CE15	16
Manchester	12C	227.360 MHz	600 W	45 m	Saddleworth	C184	15

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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Manchester — block 12C

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