Sudbury transmitting station

Sudbury
Height of mast 165.8 metres (544 ft) (Mast 1)
103 metres (338 ft) (Mast 2)
Grid reference TL913377
Built 1967-1968
BBC region BBC East
ITV region ITV Anglia

The Sudbury transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting transmission at Sudbury, England. It consists of two guyed masts, one, the original, being 165.8 metres (544 ft) high, and a second mast (no longer in service) at 103 metres (338 ft). They have antennas attached at various heights. It is situated 14 miles WSW of Ipswich at a site height of 70m. All 6 Digital TV MUXES are transmitted from Sudbury using an omni-directional pattern at an ERP of 100 kW. Originally Sudbury was a B group transmitter but in order to accommodate the digital transmissions it is now an E group (or wideband).

Services available from this site

Digital radio

Frequency Block kW[1] Operator
222.064 MHz 11D 1 Digital One

Digital television

Frequency UHF kW Operator System
634.000 MHz 41 100 Digital 3&4 DVB-T
658.000 MHz 44 100 BBC A DVB-T
682.000 MHz 47 100 BBC B DVB-T2
754.000 MHz 56 100 Arqiva B DVB-T
770.000 MHz 58 100 SDN DVB-T
785.833 MHz 60- 100 Arqiva A DVB-T
  • Aerial group E is required to receive all channels.

Before switchover

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618.000 MHz 39 7.5 BBC (Mux B)
690.166 MHz 48+ 5 SDN (Mux A)
698.166 MHz 49+ 7 BBC (Mux 1)
706.166 MHz 50+ 1.1 Arqiva (Mux D)
738.000 MHz 54 1.5 Arqiva (Mux C)
754.000 MHz 56 1.1 Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)†
850.000 MHz 68 8.1 Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)

† Low power transmission from Sudbury B.

Analogue television

Frequency UHF kW[2] Service
583.25 MHz 35 50 Channel 5
631.25 MHz 41 250 ITV1
655.25 MHz 44 250 BBC Two
679.25 MHz 47 250 Channel 4
711.25 MHz 51 250 BBC One

See also

References

  1. ↑ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
  2. ↑ Television Viewers Guide 2009

External links

Coordinates: 52°0′15″N 0°47′9″E / 52.00417°N 0.78583°E