Ventnor

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.602029, -1.199323
Grid reference: SZ56767834
Nation: England
Ground height: 227 m
Antenna height: 44 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: South
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian South
Parent transmitter: Rowridge
Ofcom site number: 10803

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SZ56767834 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	0.02% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.01% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
DAB radio	0.02% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area

On the map

Where Ventnor 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	C33	570 MHz	1.6 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C34	578 MHz	1.6 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C36	594 MHz	1.6 kW	DVB-T2	BBC

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	89.4 MHz	25 W	25 W	40 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	91.7 MHz	25 W	25 W	40 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	93.8 MHz	25 W	25 W	40 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Radio 1	99.0 MHz	25 W	25 W	40 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Isle of Wight Radio	102.0 MHz	23 W	25 W	40 m	IW_RADIO	C8B7	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
South Hampshire	11C	220.352 MHz	300 W	49 m	Ventnor IOW	C1A3	13
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	600 W	49 m	Ventnor IOW	CE15	16

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BBC National DAB — block 12B

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