Tapton Hill transmitting station
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The Tapton Hill transmitting station (grid reference SK324870) is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility which serves Sheffield in Yorkshire and is located on a hill to the west of the city. It transmits analogue television (with vertical polarisation), digital television, analogue radio and DAB digital radio. It is a television relay of Emley Moor and its aerials are at a height of 295 metres above mean sea level. It is owned by National Grid Wireless, and is alternatively known as the Sheffield (Crosspool) transmitting station. It also feeds the Chesterfield Transmitter with its digital television signal by means of an underground fibre optic cable.
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[edit] Transmitted Services
- Digital Television
- UHF 39: Multiplex 1 - BBC
- UHF 53: Multiplex 2 - Digital 3&4
- UHF 57: Multiplex A - SDN
- UHF 60: Multiplex B - BBC
- UHF 45: Multiplex C - National Grid Wireless
- UHF 42: Multiplex D - National Grid Wireless
- Analogue Radio
- 99.5 MHz: BBC Radio 1
- 89.9 MHz: BBC Radio 2
- 92.1 MHz: BBC Radio 3
- 94.3 MHz: BBC Radio 4
- 88.6 MHz: BBC Radio Sheffield
- 97.4 MHz: Hallam FM
- 101.7 MHz: Classic FM
- 105.6 MHz: Galaxy 105
- 107.7 MHz: Real Radio
- DAB Digital Radio
- Block 11C: EMAP South Yorkshire
- Block 11D: Digital One
- Block 12A: MXR Yorkshire
- Block 12B: BBC DAB National
[edit] Power
The Tapton Hill transmitter broadcasts at the following powers:
- Analogue Television: 5 kW:
- Digital Television Multiplex 1 - B: 100 W
- Digital Television Multiplex C - D: 50 W
- BBC Radio 1 - 4: 320 W
- BBC Radio Sheffield: 300 W
- Hallam FM: 200 W
- Galaxy 105: 120 W
- Real Radio: 50 W
- Classic FM: 250 W
- BBC DAB National: 2 kW
- Digital One: 2 kW
- MXR Yorkshire: 2 kW
- EMAP South Yorkshire: 700 W
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Switchover information page
- The Transmission Gallery: Tapton Hill Transmitter photographs and information
