Tapton Hill transmitting station

Tapton Hill
Tapton Hill
Emley Moor
Tower height 50 metres (164 ft)
Coordinates 53°22′46″N 1°30′49″W / 53.3794°N 1.5137°W / 53.3794; -1.5137Coordinates: 53°22′46″N 1°30′49″W / 53.3794°N 1.5137°W / 53.3794; -1.5137
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 MHz0.300BBC Sheffield
89.9 MHz0.320BBC Radio 2
92.1 MHz0.320BBC Radio 3
93.2 MHz0.050Sheffield Live
94.3 MHz0.320BBC Radio 4
97.4 MHz0.400Hallam FM
99.5 MHz0.320BBC Radio 1
101.7 MHz0.250Classic FM
105.6 MHz0.250Capital Yorkshire
107.7 MHz0.100Heart Yorkshire

Digital radio (DAB)

Frequency Block kW Operator
216.928 MHz11A2.80Sound Digital
220.352 MHz11C1.10Sheffield
222.064 MHz11D2.00Digital One
225.648 MHz12B2.00BBC National DAB

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
  • Aerial group: A/W
  • Polarisation: vertical

See also

References

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