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 164.6 m (540 ft), 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 wideband aerial. In addition to its television output Ridge Hill transmits various radio stations including BBC Hereford and Worcester.
The station covers the south west Midlands, including Herefordshire, and parts of Worcestershire. It also covers parts of the South West, specifically northern Gloucestershire.
From December 4th 2006 Ridge Hill began broadcasting ITV West on UHF channel 30 (rebroadcasting the signal from Mendip) in addition to the existing ITV Central service on channel 25. This follows the restructuring of ITV Regional News and the abolition of the Central South region. As a result, the existing ITV Central service now carries news from the West Midlands region, with the new West service being provided for viewers in the south east of the service area in areas such as Gloucester and Cheltenham, which are editorially more closely linked to the west country. This change effectively united ITV coverage for Gloucestershire, as the southern half of the county has always been covered by Mendip and its relays.
[edit] Channels listed by Frequency
- Analogue Radio (FM VHF)
- 88.6 MHz - BBC Radio 2
- 90.8 MHz - BBC Radio 3
- 93.0 MHz - BBC Radio 4
- 94.7 MHz - BBC Hereford and Worcester
- 97.6 MHz - Wyvern FM
- 98.2 MHz - BBC Radio 1
- 100.4 MHz - Classic FM
- Digital Radio (DAB)
- Block 11D: 222.06 MHz - Digital One
- Block 12B: 225.64 MHz - BBC
- Analogue Television
- Digital Television
- UHF 42 - Multiplex C National Grid Wireless
- UHF 45 - Multiplex D National Grid Wireless
- UHF 53 - Multiplex 1 BBC
- UHF 57 - Multiplex 2 ITV
- UHF 60 - Multiplex A SDN
- UHF 63 - Multiplex B BBC
[edit] See also
[edit] External Links
- Info and pictures of Ridge Hill including co-receivable transmitters.
- Pictures of Ridge Hill from MB21 transmitter gallery.
