Sandy Heath

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 52.130144, -0.241462
Grid reference: TL20474944
Nation: England
Ground height: 54 m
Antenna height: 238 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: East
ITV region: Anglia
ITV news region: Anglia West
Ofcom site number: 12400

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TL20474944 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	3.18% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
FM radio	0.24% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.45% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Sandy Heath 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	C27	522 MHz	180.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C24	498 MHz	180.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C21	474 MHz	180.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C33	570 MHz	170.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C36	594 MHz	170.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C48	690 MHz	170.0 kW	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 Three Counties Radio (FM)	95.5 MHz	600 W	600 W	199 m	BBC_3CR	C617	HV
Heart	96.9 MHz	298 W	450 W	190 m	Heart___	C363	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Herts Beds Bucks	10D	215.072 MHz	4.9 kW	167 m	Home Counties	C1B2	11
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	7.6 kW	166 m	Beds	C1CE	31
Cambridge	11C	220.352 MHz	1.2 kW	100 m	Beds	C1AF	9
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	4.6 kW	167 m	Beds	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	4.9 kW	167 m	Beds	CE15	16

Herts Beds Bucks — block 10D

Heart 4 CountiesEPGCapital UKSmooth 3CountiesBBC 3CRMKFMHits Radio BBHGrt Hits BBHShine 8791047 SUBJAMNation 80s

SDL National — block 11A

Cambridge — block 11C

Heart CambridgeEPG CambridgeGold CambsSmooth CountryCapital UKBBC Radio CambsGrt Hits CambsHits Radio CambsNation 80s

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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