Sudbury transmitting station

Sudbury
Sudbury transmitting station is located in Suffolk
Sudbury transmitting station
Sudbury transmitting station (Suffolk)
Mast height165.8 metres (544 ft) (Mast 1)
103 metres (338 ft) (Mast 2)
Coordinates52°00′15″N 0°47′09″E / 52.004167°N 0.785833°E / 52.004167; 0.785833
Grid referenceTL913377
Built1967-1968
BBC regionBBC East
ITV regionITV Anglia

The Sudbury transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting transmission at Sudbury, England. It consists of two guyed masts, one, the original, being 165.8 metres (544 ft) high, and a second mast (no longer in service) at 103 metres (338 ft). They have antennas attached at various heights. It is situated 14 miles WSW of Ipswich at a site height of 70m. All 6 Digital TV MUXES are transmitted from Sudbury using an omnidirectional pattern at an ERP of 100 kW. Originally Sudbury was a B group transmitter but in order to accommodate the digital transmissions it went E group then, at its 700MHz clearance in August 2018, it ended up a K group (or wideband). However, most B group, E group and wideband aerials will continue to work fine on it (see graph).

It broadcast television and radio services to central and southern Suffolk and most of Essex, however southern areas of the county received a better TV signal from the Crystal Palace TV transmitter. This includes cities and towns such as Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend, Clacton-on-Sea and Haverhill. Signals can also be received as far as north Kent.

This transmitter has 8 local relays: Burnham-on-Crouch, Clacton, Felixstowe, Ipswich Stoke, Rouncefall, Somersham, Wivenhoe Park, and Woodbridge. [1]

Services available from this site

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Digital radio

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Frequency Block kW[2] Operator
222.064 MHz 11D 1 Digital One
225.648 MHz 12B 2.4 BBC National DAB
229.072 MHz 12D 1 NOW Essex

Analogue television

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Frequency UHF kW[3] Service
583.25 MHz 35 50 Channel 5
631.25 MHz 41 250 Anglia
655.25 MHz 44 250 BBC2 East
679.25 MHz 47 250 Channel 4
711.25 MHz 51 250 BBC1 East
  • Aerial group: B
  • Polarisation: horizontal

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sudbury (including relays)". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
  3. ^ Television Viewers Guide 2009
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