Selkirk

Scotland · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 55.555809, -2.793221
Grid reference: NT50062941
Nation: Scotland
Ground height: 290 m
Antenna height: 232 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: Scotland
ITV region: Border
ITV news region: Border Scotland
Ofcom site number: 16100

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference NT50062941 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	0.17% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.10% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.21% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Selkirk 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	C32	562 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C34	578 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C35	586 MHz	10.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C33	570 MHz	5.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C36	594 MHz	5.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C48	690 MHz	5.0 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
Greatest Hits Radio	96.8 MHz	—	5.0 kW	185 m	GRT_HITS	C7B1	—
Classic FM	100.9 MHz	—	5.4 kW	185 m	Classic_	C2A1	—

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
D1 National	12A	223.936 MHz	9.8 kW	167 m	Borders	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	9.8 kW	167 m	Borders	CE15	16

D1 National — block 12A

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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