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 |