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Southern England Transmitters

Crystal Palace - London

TV: BBC A: 23 - D3&4: 26 - BBC B: 30 - SDN: 25 - Arq A: 22 - Arq B: 28

Mux 7: 55 - Local Mux: 35

BBC Radio: Radio 1: 98.5 - Radio 2: 88.8 - Radio 3: 91.0 - Radio 4: 93.2 - Radio 4: 720kHz

BBC London: 94.9 - Classic FM: 100.6

Absolute Radio: 105.8 - Capital Xtra: 96.9 - Radio X: 104.9 - Panjab Radio: 558 kHz

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12 - BDigital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - London 2: 12A - Surrey: 10C

The Crystal Palace transmitter came into service in the mid 1950s to replace the London TV transmitter
at Alexandra Palace. it covers around 20% of the countries population.

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Rowridge

TV: BBC A: 24 - D3&4: 27 - BBC B: 21 - SDN: 25 - Arq A: 22 - Arq B: 28

Local Mux: 37 - Mux 7: 55

Radio 1: 98.2 - Radio 2: 88.5 - Radio 3: 90.7 - Radio 4: 92.9

Radio Solent: 96.1

Classic FM: 100.3

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B

The Rowridge Transmitter is situated on the north of the Isle of Wight. It covers the island and parts of the South Coast of England including Hampshire and parts of Dorset.

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Oxford

TV: BBC A: 41 - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47 - SDN: 29 -Arq A: 37 - Arq B: 31

Mux 7: 55 Local Mux: 22 Local Mux: 46

Radio 1: 99.1 - Radio 2: 89.5 - Radio 3: 91.7 - Radio 4: 93.9

Radio Oxford: 95.2

Classic FM: 101.3 Absolute Radio: 1197 kHz

Heart FM (Thames Valley): 102.6

Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - Oxfordshire: 10B

This is a main transmitter serving the south midlands and the Thames Valley.

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Midhurst

TV: BBC A: 48 - D3&4: 35 - BBC B: 36 - SDN: 29 - Arq A: 34 - Arq B: 33

Greatest Hits Radio (Chichester): 106.6

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sussex: 10B

This main station serves large parts of West Sussex.

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Heathfield

TV: BBC A: 41 - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47 - SDN: 40 - Arq A: 43 - Arq B: 46

BBC Sussex: 104.5

Heart FM (Sussex & Surrey): 102.4

Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B Digital One: 11D Sussex: 10B

heathfield is a main transmitter in the network covering East and West Sussex and the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Hastings.

Photo by Oast House Archive

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Salisbury

BBC A: 41 - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47 - SDN: 29 - Arq A: 31 - Arq B: 37

Local Mux: 23

Radio 1: 99.4 - Radio 2: 89.8 - Radio 3: 92.0 - Radio 4: 94.2

Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D

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Bow Brickhill

Radio 1: 98.2 - Radio 2: 88.6 - Radio 3: 90.8 - Radio 4: 93.0

BBC Three Counties Radio: 104.5

Classic FM: 100.4

Heart FM (Four Counties): 103.3

Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - Herts/Beds/Bucks: 10D

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Finchley

TV:BBC A: 39 - D3&4: 42 - BBC B: 45

This Freeview Light TV Relay is located high on a block of flats in this district of London. It receives
it's signals from the Crystal Palace Transmitter. Reception on the left aerial with transmission
on the others.

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Bluebell Hill

Bluebell Hill A
TV: BBC A: 32 - D3&4: 34 - BBC B: 45 - Local Mux: 21

Bluebell Hill B

TV: SDN: 40 - Arq A: 43 - Arq B: 46 - Mux 7: 55

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - London 1: 12C - London 2: 12A

Bluebell Hill C
Heart FM (Kent): 103.1

Bluebell Hill South

Digital Radio: Kent: 11C - London 3: 11B

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Poplar - London

TV: BBC A: 39 - D3&4: 45 - BBC B: 42

Poplar is located on the top of a residential block as shown in the first picture. It is a Freeview
Light Transmitter and receives its signals from the Alexandra Palace relay in north London.
It was a very grey winter's day when I visited a number of years ago.

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Wrotham

Radio 1: 98.8 - Radio 2: 89.1 - Radio 3: 91.3 - Radio 4: 93.5

Radio Kent: 96.7 - Classic FM: 100.9 - KMFM: 101.6

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - Kent: 11C - London 1: 12C
London 2: 12A - London 3: 11B

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Alexandra Palace - London

TV: BBC A: 31 - D3&4: 32 - BBC B: 37

Capital Xtra: 107.1

Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - London 1: 12C - London 2: 12A
London 3: 11B

This is the site of the original TV transmitter and studios for BBC Television in 1936. it is now a Freeview Light transmitter for digital TV plus FM and digital radio.
The site is on a hill overlooking the suburbs of north London.

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TV: BBC A: 41 - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47

This Freeview Light Relay receives its signals from Crystal Palace and is located on a very tall block
in Central London at the east of Chelsea, north of the River Thames.

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Poole

TV: BBC A: 41v - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47

BBC Radio:

Wave 105 FM: 105.8

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Sound Digital: 11A - Bournemouth: 11B

Poole receives it's signals from Rowridge main transmitter and is a Freeview light relay plus radio

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Hannington

TV: BBC A: 45 - D3&4: 42 - BBC B: 39 - SDN: 40Arq A: 43 - Arq B: 46

Local Mux: 34 - Mux 7: 55 - Local Mux: 32

Radio Berkshire: 104.1Heart FM (Thames Valley): 102.9

Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - Berkshire & North Hants: 12D

This main transmitter serves a large area of Central Southern England from Guildford in the east to Andover in the west. The mast is a 431 ft stell lattice mast. At the top of the mast is an aerial cylinder, which contains the UHF television transmitting aerials, which brings the overall height of the mast to 498 ft.

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