Chesterfield Transmitter
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The Chesterfield Transmitter is a television and radio transmitter which serves the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire and surrounding areas. The transmitter is a relay of the large Emley Moor mast in South Yorkshire. The Chesterfield transmitter sits on a hillside to the north of the town, it transmits normal analogue television at 2 kW, along with digital television and radio services. It is one of the few transmitters in the UK to transmit digital television but not analogue channel, Five. Since 5 of its 6 Digital MUXES are transmitted on the same channels as Emley Moor it is not uncommon for co-channel interference to be a problem, similar problems exist with Sutton Coldfield and Waltham (see external links). The transmitter is vertically polarised as are most relays/repeaters. The altitude of the transmitting aerials is 231 metres, the actual tower being around 50m in height and of a similar design to many of the repeaters around the country. In the early 2000s an extra smaller tower was added at the side of the larger tower possibly for mobile phone use. Currently no digital radio is broadcast from this site (or anywhere in Derbyshire) but it is just possible to receive digital radio in Chesterfield from other transmitters, specifically Tapton Hill in Sheffield. The Chesterfield transmitter is owned by Arqiva (previously NTL).
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[edit] Transmitted Services
- Digital Television
- UHF 34: Multiplex 1 - BBC
- UHF 40: Multiplex 2 - Digital 3&4
- UHF 43: Multiplex A - SDN
- UHF 46: Multiplex B - BBC
- UHF 50: Multiplex C - National Grid Wireless
- UHF 52: Multiplex D - National Grid Wireless
- Analogue Radio
- 98.6 MHz: BBC Radio 1
- 89.0 MHz: BBC Radio 2
- 91.2 MHz: BBC Radio 3
- 93.4 MHz: BBC Radio 4
- 94.7 MHz: BBC Radio Sheffield
- 107.4 MHz: Peak FM
[edit] Power
The Chesterfield transmitter broadcasts at the following powers:
- Analogue Television: 2 kW
- Digital Television: 40 W
- BBC Radio: 400 W
- Peak FM: 100 W
[edit] Digital Switchover
The predicted date when the Chesterfield transmitter will have its analogue services switched off is September 2011. The frequencies for the digital muxes will also change, these will change to:
- UHF 23: PSB 1 - Previously Multixplex 1
- UHF 26: PSB 2 - Previously Multixplex 2
- UHF 29: PSB 3 - Previously Multixplex A
- UHF 43: COM 1 - Previously Multixplex B
- UHF 46: COM 2 - Previously Multixplex C
- UHF 50: COM 3 - Previously Multixplex D
No other services from the transmitter will be changed or affected
For more information on the digital swichover click on the following link - Digital switchover
