Whitehawk Hill

England · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 50.824962, -0.113611
Grid reference: TQ32960452
Nation: England
Ground height: 120 m
Antenna height: 51 m
Aerial group: Group K — C21–48, wideband across the post-clearance band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: South
ITV region: Meridian
ITV news region: Meridian West
Ofcom site number: 10805

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference TQ32960452 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	0.40% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
FM radio	0.35% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.47% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Whitehawk Hill 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	C48	690 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C35	586 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C36	594 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T2	BBC
COM4	SDN	C32	562 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	SDN (ITV plc)
COM5	ARQ A	C34	578 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
COM6	ARQ B	C33	570 MHz	4.0 kW	DVB-T	Arqiva
LTV	Local	C40	626 MHz	400 W	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	90.1 MHz	250 W	250 W	39 m	_BBC_R2_	C202	HV
BBC Radio 3	92.3 MHz	250 W	250 W	39 m	_BBC_R3_	C203	HV
BBC Radio 4 (FM)	94.5 MHz	250 W	250 W	39 m	_BBC_R4_	C204	HV
BBC Surrey/Sussex (FM)	95.3 MHz	500 W	500 W	40 m	BBCSussx	CD12	HV
BBC Radio 1	99.7 MHz	250 W	250 W	39 m	Radio_1_	C201	HV
Classic FM	101.9 MHz	200 W	200 W	39 m	Classic_	C2A1	HV
Heart	103.5 MHz	450 W	450 W	39 m	Heart___	C368	HV
Capital	107.2 MHz	100 W	100 W	41 m	CAPITAL	C675	HV

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
Sussex	10B	211.648 MHz	1.0 kW	39 m	Brighton	C1A9	12
SDL National	11A	216.928 MHz	600 W	39 m	Brighton	C1CE	31
D1 National	11D	222.064 MHz	871 W	39 m	Brighton	C181	30
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	2.0 kW	39 m	Brighton	CE15	16

Sussex — block 10B

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SDL National — block 11A

D1 National — block 11D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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