Storeton

England · TV and FM

Position: 53.349865, -3.031394
Grid reference: SJ31448416
Nation: England
Ground height: 61 m
Antenna height: 48 m
Aerial groups: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band, Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Vertical and Horizontal
BBC region: North West
ITV region: Granada
ITV news region: Granada
Parent transmitter: Winter Hill, Moel y Parc
Ofcom site numbers: 10307, 14513

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SJ31448416 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	0.44% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.12% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Storeton is the strongest signal for television and FM 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	560 W	DVB-T	BBC	Storeton
PSB1	BBC A	C45	666 MHz	3.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC	Storeton Wales
PSB2	D3&4	C25	506 MHz	560 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Storeton
PSB2	D3&4	C39	618 MHz	3.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)	Storeton Wales
PSB3	BBC B	C22	482 MHz	560 W	DVB-T2	BBC	Storeton
PSB3	BBC B	C42	642 MHz	3.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC	Storeton Wales
COM4	SDN	C23	490 MHz	560 W	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)	Storeton
COM5	ARQ A	C26	514 MHz	560 W	DVB-T	Arqiva	Storeton
COM6	ARQ B	C30	546 MHz	560 W	DVB-T	Arqiva	Storeton
LTV	Local	C43	650 MHz	60 W	DVB-T	Comux / local operators	Storeton

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
Capital	97.1 MHz	500 W	500 W	40 m	CAPITAL_	C373	HV

Ofcom's notes

SFN with Moel y Parc (PSB multiplexes).