Sudbury
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Mast height |
165.8 metres (544 ft) (Mast 1)
103 metres (338 ft) (Mast 2) |
Coordinates |
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Grid reference |
TL913377 |
Built |
1967-1968 |
BBC region |
BBC East |
ITV region |
ITV Anglia |
Local TV service |
Essex Television |
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 is now an E group (or wideband).
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Digital radio
Digital television
Frequency |
UHF |
kW |
Operator |
System |
634.000 MHz |
41 |
100 |
Digital 3&4 |
DVB-T |
658.000 MHz |
44 |
100 |
BBC A |
DVB-T |
682.000 MHz |
47 |
100 |
BBC B |
DVB-T2 |
754.000 MHz |
56 |
100 |
Arqiva B |
DVB-T |
770.000 MHz |
58 |
100 |
SDN |
DVB-T |
785.833 MHz |
60- |
100 |
Arqiva A |
DVB-T |
- Aerial group E is required to receive all channels.
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Before switchover
Frequency |
UHF |
kW |
Operator |
618.000 MHz |
39 |
7.5 |
BBC (Mux B) |
690.166 MHz |
48+ |
5 |
SDN (Mux A) |
698.166 MHz |
49+ |
7 |
BBC (Mux 1) |
706.166 MHz |
50+ |
1.1 |
Arqiva (Mux D) |
738.000 MHz |
54 |
1.5 |
Arqiva (Mux C) |
754.000 MHz |
56 |
1.1 |
Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)† |
850.000 MHz |
68 |
8.1 |
Digital 3&4 (Mux 2) |
† Low power transmission from Sudbury B.
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Analogue television
- Aerial group: B
- Polarisation: horizontal
See also
References
- ↑ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
- ↑ Television Viewers Guide 2009
External links
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Italics denotes a transmitter no longer used for transmitting television signals.
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