Ridge Hill transmitting station
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The Ridge Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located 20 miles SW of Worcester and is a 100 kW (analogue TV power) main transmitter. It includes a cable stayed steel lattice mast which has a height of 160 m, which in addition to the altitude of the site gives an aerial height of 363 m above mean sea level.
Ridge Hill supplies its signal to 17 relays which allow coverage into "fringe" areas not able to receive a good signal from the main transmitter.
All 5 analogue programme channels are broadcast plus the full 6 digital MUXES although reception of the latter may well require a change of aerial to a wideband. In addition to its television output Ridge Hill transmits various radio stations including BBC Hereford and Worcester.
One of the transmitter's major functions is to provide an alternative to the other main tranmitters in the SW Midlands (eg Sutton Coldfield television transmitter) due to the topography of the area, e.g. The Malvern Hills, see external links.
