- Heathfield transmitting station
Infobox UK Transmitter
name = Heathfield
height =
gridref=TQ566220
built = 1969
demolished =
collapsed =
BBC =BBC South East
ITV = ITV MeridianThe Heathfield Transmitting Station is a facility for FM- and
television - transmission atHeathfield, East Sussex , UK (grid reference TQ566220). Opened in 1969 it uses as its antenna mast a 135 metre tall guyed structure, giving average transmitter height 256 metres above sea level. A wideband horizontally polarised aerial is required to receive both digital and analog TV signals, although the original analogue signals are in band C/D. In July 2007 was confirmed by Ofcom that Heathfield would become a B group transmitter at DSO (Digital Switchover), though all the digital MUXES would be still be receivable on a C/D group aerial ( [http://www.aerialsandtv.com/heathfieldtx.html#HeathfieldGraph see graph] ) in "most" areas.The station's coverage area suffers from co-channel interference problems, particularly to the south, not only with Brighton (Whitehawk Hill) but with the continent as well. It is owned and operated byNational Grid Wireless .Along with Dover and
Bluebell Hill , Heathfield transmits regional television services fromBBC One South East and Meridian South East.Channels listed by Frequency
* Analogue Radio (FM
VHF )
** 102.4 MHz -Southern FM
** 104.5 MHz -BBC Southern Counties Radio * Digital Radio (DAB)
** Block 11D: 222.064MHz -Digital One
** Block 12B: 225.648MHz - BBC* Analogue Television (ERP 100 kW)
** UHF 49 -BBC One (South East)
** UHF 52 -BBC Two
** UHF 64 -ITV1 (Meridian South East)
** UHF 67 -Channel 4 * Digital Television (average ERP 1 kW)
** UHF 34 - Multiplex 1BBC ERP 1.6 kW
** UHF 29 - Multiplex 2 ITV and CH4 transmitted byDigital 3 and 4 ERP 1.6 kW
** UHF 48 - Multiplex ASDN ERP 1 kW
** UHF 47 - Multiplex BBBC ERP 1 kW
** UHF 54 - Multiplex CNational Grid Wireless ERP 1 kW
** UHF 51 - Multiplex DNational Grid Wireless ERP 1 kWExternal links
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/heathfield.php The Transmission Gallery: Heathfield Transmitter photographs and information]
* [http://www.aerialsandtv.com/heathfieldtx.html Pictures and info on Heathfield transmitter including co-receivable transmitters]
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