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UK TV Transmitter Directory

The 50 main UK Freeview transmitters — coverage, technical specifications, and which one likely serves your postcode.

UK Freeview is broadcast from approximately 80 main transmitters plus around 1,100 relay stations. Six regional transmitters — Crystal Palace, Sutton Coldfield, Winter Hill, Emley Moor, Mendip and Wenvoe — cover the majority of the UK population between them.

Transmitter Location Group Power (kW) Polarisation Pop. covered
Crystal Palace London Group T 200 horizontal 11,500,000
Winter Hill Winter Hill, Lancashire Group A wideband 100 horizontal 6,300,000
Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Group B 200 horizontal 5,500,000
Emley Moor Emley Moor, West Yorkshire Group K wideband 174 vertical 4,000,000
Black Hill Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire Group K 100 horizontal 2,500,000
Sandy Heath Sandy, Bedfordshire Group K 180 horizontal 2,400,000
Waltham Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire Group A 50 horizontal 2,000,000
Wenvoe Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan Group K 100 horizontal 1,840,000
Rowridge Isle of Wight Group A 200 vertical 1,750,000
Mendip Mendip Hills, Somerset Group K 150 horizontal 1,500,000
Belmont Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire Group A 150 vertical 1,500,000
Pontop Pike Pontop Pike, County Durham Group K 100 vertical 1,500,000
Sudbury Sudbury, Suffolk Group K wideband 100 horizontal 1,200,000
Tacolneston Tacolneston, Norfolk Group B 100 horizontal 1,100,000
Divis Hannahstown, County Antrim Group K 100 horizontal 1,100,000
Bilsdale Bilsdale West Moor, North Yorkshire Group K 100 vertical 1,000,000
Hannington Cottington Hill, Hampshire Group E 50 horizontal 1,000,000
Oxford Beckley, Oxfordshire Group K 100 mixed 900,000
Craigkelly Burntisland, Fife Group A 20 horizontal 800,000
Caradon Hill Caradon Hill, Cornwall Group A 100 horizontal 700,000
Durris Durris, Aberdeenshire Group A 100 horizontal 600,000
Dover Dover, Kent Group C/D 80 horizontal 600,000
Caldbeck Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Group K 100 horizontal 600,000
Moel y Parc Moel y Parc, Flintshire Group K 20 horizontal 500,000
Stockland Hill Stockland, Devon Group A 50 horizontal 500,000
Angus Auchterhouse, Angus Group A 20 horizontal 400,000
Ridge Hill Ridge Hill, Herefordshire Group A 20 horizontal 400,000
Heathfield Heathfield, East Sussex Group B 20 horizontal 400,000
Darvel Darvel, East Ayrshire Group A 100 horizontal 400,000
The Wrekin The Wrekin, Shropshire Group K 20 horizontal 300,000
Beacon Hill Beacon Hill, Devon Group C/D 20 horizontal 300,000
Limavady Limavady, County Londonderry Group K 20 horizontal 250,000
Selkirk Lindean, Scottish Borders Group A 10 horizontal 250,000
Preseli Crymych, Pembrokeshire Group A 100 horizontal 250,000
Rosemarkie Rosemarkie, Highland Group A 100 horizontal 250,000
Carmel Carmel, Carmarthenshire Group A 30 horizontal 250,000
Brougher Mountain Brougher Mountain, County Fermanagh Group K 20 horizontal 200,000
Huntshaw Cross Huntshaw, Devon Group C/D 10 horizontal 200,000
Redruth Carnmenellis, Cornwall Group A 10 horizontal 200,000
Kilvey Hill Swansea Group A 2 horizontal 200,000
Midhurst Midhurst, West Sussex Group A 10 horizontal 200,000
Blaenplwyf Blaenplwyf, Ceredigion Group A 100 horizontal 150,000
Llanddona Llanddona, Anglesey Group A 30 horizontal 150,000
Knockmore Lisburn, County Antrim Group K 5 vertical 150,000
Saddleworth Saddleworth, Greater Manchester Group K 0.5 vertical 100,000
Fenham Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne Group K 0.5 vertical 100,000
Guildford Guildford, Surrey Group C/D 0.25 horizontal 100,000
Reigate Reigate, Surrey Group C/D 0.5 horizontal 100,000
Bressay Bressay, Shetland Group A 10 horizontal 23,000
Keelylang Hill Keelylang Hill, Orkney Group A 25 horizontal 22,000