Wrexham Rhos

Wales · TV, FM and DAB

Position: 53.076293, -3.044994
Grid reference: SJ30095374
Nation: Wales
Ground height: 210 m
Antenna height: 47 m
Aerial group: Group A — C21–37, the low end of the band
Polarisation: Vertical
BBC region: Wales
ITV region: Wales
ITV news region: Wales
Parent transmitter: Moel y Parc
Ofcom site number: 14512

The position is our conversion of Ofcom's grid reference SJ30095374 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	0.04% of UK Output Areas	a relay, serving a local area
FM radio	0.13% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter
DAB radio	0.18% of UK Output Areas	a substantial transmitter

On the map

Where Wrexham Rhos 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	C28	530 MHz	80 W	DVB-T	BBC
PSB2	D3&4	C22	482 MHz	80 W	DVB-T	Digital 3&4 (ITV/Channel 4)
PSB3	BBC B	C25	506 MHz	80 W	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
Heart	88.0 MHz	700 W	700 W	40 m	Heart___	C3AA	HV
BBC Radio Wales	95.4 MHz	—	700 W	33 m	BBCWales	C718	V
Capital	103.4 MHz	700 W	700 W	40 m	Capital_	C373	—

DAB radio

DAB ensembles carried here.
Ensemble	Block	Frequency	ERP	Height	Area	EId	Services
NE Wales W Chesh	10D	215.072 MHz	3.0 kW	43 m	North East Wales & West Cheshire	C1B3	23
BBC National DAB	12B	225.648 MHz	1.0 kW	43 m	Wrexham	CE15	16

NE Wales W Chesh — block 10D

BBC National DAB — block 12B

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