Sutton Coldfield

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 52.600553, -1.833856
Grid reference: SK11350032
Nation: England
Ground height: 169 m
Antenna height: 264 m
Aerial group: Group B — C35–53, the middle
Polarisation: Horizontal
BBC region: Midlands
ITV region: Central
ITV news region: Central West
Ofcom site number: 10200

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SK11350032 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	5.88% of UK Output Areas	one of the largest transmitters in the UK
FM radio	4.72% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter
DAB radio	1.99% of UK Output Areas	a major transmitter

On the map

Where Sutton Coldfield 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	C43	650 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C46	674 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C40	626 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C42	642 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C45	666 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C39	618 MHz	200.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C48	690 MHz	15.8 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators
LTV	Local	C36	594 MHz	1.0 kW	DVB-T	Comux / local operators

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	88.3 MHz	47.4 kW	62.5 kW	200 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	90.5 MHz	47.4 kW	62.5 kW	200 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	92.7 MHz	47.4 kW	62.5 kW	200 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC WM	95.6 MHz	5.7 kW	5.7 kW	159 m	_BBC_WM_	C413	HV
Hits Radio Birmingham	96.4 MHz	5.0 kW	5.0 kW	150 m	Hits	CAB2	HV
BBC Radio 1	97.9 MHz	47.4 kW	62.5 kW	200 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	100.1 MHz	94.8 kW	125.0 kW	200 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Heart	100.7 MHz	5.5 kW	5.5 kW	159 m	Heart___	C467	HV
Greatest Hits Radio	105.2 MHz	5.5 kW	5.5 kW	159 m	GRT_HITS	C4B3	HV
Smooth Radio	105.7 MHz	5.5 kW	5.5 kW	159 m	Smooth__	C5A2	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	20.0 kW	200 m	W. Midlands	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	8.7 kW	200 m	W. Midlands	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	10.0 kW	200 m	W. Midlands	CE15	16

SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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