Tapton Hill transmitting station

Tapton Hill
Tapton Hill
Emley Moor
Height of tower 50 metres (164 ft)
Grid reference SK324870
BBC region BBC Yorkshire
ITV region ITV Yorkshire
Local TV service Sheffield Live TV

The Tapton Hill transmitting station (grid reference SK324870), more generally known as the Sheffield (Crosspool) transmitting station, is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility which serves Sheffield in South Yorkshire and is located on a hill in the suburb of Crosspool to the west of the city. It transmits digital television (with vertical polarisation), analogue radio (FM) and DAB digital radio. It was a relay of Emley Moor for analogue television until the signals were turned off permanently following the Digital Switchover in August 2011. The site is owned by Arqiva and its aerials are at a height of 295 metres (968 ft) above mean sea level. It also feeds the Chesterfield Transmitter with its digital television signal by means of an underground fibre optic cable.

The transmitter was originally an A group for television broadcasts, but to accommodate analogue Channel 5, as well as digital television, it became a wideband, thus any A group aerials on Sheffield were generally only able to receive MUX1 (the main BBC channels, see graph) until its reallocation in March 2010. After that date most sites wouldn't reliably pick up any of the digital channels without a wideband aerial. Following the Digital Switchover, the transmitter became a K group, although the main public service multiplexes (MUXES 1-3) are now in the original A group.

Transmitted services

Analogue radio (FM VHF)

Frequency kW[1] Service
88.6 MHz 0.300 BBC Sheffield
89.9 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 2
92.1 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 3
93.2 MHz 0.050 Sheffield Live
94.3 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 4
97.4 MHz 0.400 Hallam FM
99.5 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 1
101.7 MHz 0.250 Classic FM
105.1 MHz 0.250 Capital Yorkshire
107.7 MHz 0.100 Heart Yorkshire

Digital radio (DAB)

Frequency Block kW Operator
220.352 MHz 11C 0.70 Bauer South Yorkshire
222.064 MHz 11D 2.00 Digital One
223.936 MHz 12A 2.00 MXR Yorkshire
225.648 MHz 12B 2.00 BBC National DAB

Digital television

Frequency UHF kW Operator System
474.166 MHz 21+ 1 PSB3 (BBC B) DVB-T2
498.000 MHz 24 1 PSB2 (D3&4) DVB-T
522.000 MHz 27 1 PSB1 (BBC A) DVB-T
554.000 MHz 31 0.2 COM7 (ARQ C) DVB-T2
618.000 MHz 39 0.2 COM8 (ARQ D) DVB-T2
618.000 MHz 39 1 COM6 (ARQ B) DVB-T
642.000 MHz 42 1 COM4 (SDN) DVB-T
666.000 MHz 45 1 COM5 (ARQ A) DVB-T
746.000 MHz 55 0.1 LTVmux DVB-T
  • Aerial group: A/K
  • Polarisation: vertical

Before switchover

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642.000 MHz 42 0.05 Arqiva (Mux D)
666.000 MHz 45 0.05 Arqiva (Mux C)
730.000 MHz 53 0.1 Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)
762.000 MHz 57 0.1 SDN (Mux A)
786.000 MHz 60 0.1 BBC (Mux B)
810.000 MHz 63† 0.1 BBC (Mux 1)

† On UHF 39 until 17 March 2010.

Analogue television

Analogue television broadcasts ceased permanently from Tapton Hill on 24 August 2011. BBC Two was previously closed on 10 August.

Frequency UHF kW[2] Service
471.25 MHz 21 5 Channel 4
495.25 MHz 24 5 ITV1
519.25 MHz 27 5 BBC Two
551.25 MHz 31 5 BBC One
839.25 MHz 67 2.5 Channel 5

See also

References

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

External links

Coordinates: 53°22′46″N 1°30′49.5″W / 53.37944°N 1.513750°W