The Midhurst transmitting station is a facility for both analogue and digitalVHF/FMradio and UHFtelevisiontransmission, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) northeast of Midhurst, West Sussex, England. The station broadcasts to much of the northern half of West Sussex, and to small parts of Surrey and Hampshire.
It includes a guyed steel lattice mast, and on top of this is the UHF television transmitting antenna, which brings the overall height of the structure to 117.7 metres (386 ft).
The transmission site is located at 51° 01' 2.0″ North, 0° 42' 4.0" West[1] (National Grid Reference: SU912250[2]).
The current mast has an average height of 307 metres above sea level. It is now owned and operated by Arqiva, but was owned by the BBC before they privatised their transmission department prior to 1997.
Digital terrestrial television was first transmitted from the Midhurst mast from 15 November 1998 using the frequency gaps between the analogue TV broadcasts. To limit interference to the analogue transmissions, power output on the digital multiplexes was low.
On 29 February 2012, Midhurst started DSO with analogue BBC2 ceasing transmission on UHF 55 and Mux 1 closed on UHF 56.[3] The new BBC A multiplex started on UHF 55 from the start.
Due to the clearance of the 700 MHz band,[6] SDN was moved from UHF 54 to UHF 29, this allowed Digital 3&4 to move from UHF 56 to UHF 54 (this was a "Transitional" frequency for 700MHZ clearance purposes), BBC A from UHF 55 to UHF 48 and Arqiva B from UHF 50 to UHF 33.
^"BBC - TV Transmitters". Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^"West Sussex's Midhurst transmitter gets ready for final stage of the Digital Switchover". a516digital. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^"West Sussex: Countdown to the first 4G clearance retune". a516digital. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^"Freeview changes - Southern England - 21st March 2018". a516digital. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^"Freeview signal changes reach SE England". rxtvlog. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External linksEdit
MB21 Transmission Gallery
Ofcom 'Digital Switchover Transmitter Details - Meridian Region'
Midhurst Transmitter at thebigtower.com
October 17, 2023
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The Midhurst transmitting station is a facility for both analogue and digital VHF FM radio and UHF television transmission 3 1 miles 5 0 km northeast of Midhurst West Sussex England The station broadcasts to much of the northern half of West Sussex and to small parts of Surrey and Hampshire MidhurstMidhurstLocation in West SussexMast height117 7 metres 386 ft Coordinates51 01 02 N 0 42 04 W 51 017222 N 0 701111 W 51 017222 0 701111Grid referenceSU912250Built1972BBC regionBBC SouthITV regionITV Meridian South It includes a guyed steel lattice mast and on top of this is the UHF television transmitting antenna which brings the overall height of the structure to 117 7 metres 386 ft The transmission site is located at 51 01 2 0 North 0 42 4 0 West 1 National Grid Reference SU912250 2 The current mast has an average height of 307 metres above sea level It is now owned and operated by Arqiva but was owned by the BBC before they privatised their transmission department prior to 1997 Contents 1 Services listed by frequency 1 1 Analogue radio FM VHF 1 2 Digital radio DAB 1 3 Television 1 3 1 Analogue 1 3 1 1 1972 1983 1 3 1 2 1983 31 December 1992 1 3 1 3 1 January 1993 14 November 1998 1 3 2 Analogue and digital 1 3 2 1 15 November 1998 28 February 2012 1 3 2 2 29 February 2012 to 13 March 2012 1 3 3 Digital 1 3 3 1 14 March 2012 to 2 October 2012 1 3 3 2 3 October 2012 to 20 March 2018 1 3 3 3 21 March 2018 to 15 October 2019 1 3 3 4 16 October 2019 to present 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksServices listed by frequency EditAnalogue radio FM VHF Edit Frequency kW Service106 6 MHz 0 4 Greatest Hits Radio West SussexDigital radio DAB Edit Frequency Block kW Operator222 064 MHz 11D 1 0 Digital One225 648 MHz 12B 6 3 BBC National DABTelevision Edit Analogue Edit 1972 1983 Edit Frequency UHF kW Service743 25 MHz 55 100 BBC2 South767 25 MHz 58 100 Southern TVS from Jan 1982 791 25 MHz 61 100 BBC1 South1983 31 December 1992 Edit Frequency UHF kW Service743 25 MHz 55 100 BBC2 South767 25 MHz 58 100 TVS791 25 MHz 61 100 BBC1 South847 25 MHz 68 100 Channel 41 January 1993 14 November 1998 Edit Frequency UHF kW Service743 25 MHz 55 100 BBC2 South767 25 MHz 58 100 Meridian791 25 MHz 61 100 BBC1 South847 25 MHz 68 100 Channel 4Analogue and digital Edit 15 November 1998 28 February 2012 Edit Digital terrestrial television was first transmitted from the Midhurst mast from 15 November 1998 using the frequency gaps between the analogue TV broadcasts To limit interference to the analogue transmissions power output on the digital multiplexes was low Frequency UHF kW Operator System743 25 MHz 55 100 BBC2 South PAL System I754 166 MHz 56 2 BBC Mux 1 DVB T767 25 MHz 58 100 Meridian PAL System I778 166 MHz 59 2 BBC Mux B DVB T786 000 MHz 60 1 Arqiva Mux D DVB T791 25 MHz 61 100 BBC1 South PAL System I802 166 MHz 62 2 SDN Mux A DVB T817 833 MHz 64 1 Arqiva Mux C DVB T826 166 MHz 65 2 Digital 3 amp 4 Mux 2 DVB T847 25 MHz 68 100 Channel 4 PAL System I29 February 2012 to 13 March 2012 Edit On 29 February 2012 Midhurst started DSO with analogue BBC2 ceasing transmission on UHF 55 and Mux 1 closed on UHF 56 3 The new BBC A multiplex started on UHF 55 from the start Frequency UHF kW Operator System746 000 MHz 55 20 BBC A DVB T767 25 MHz 58 100 Meridian PAL System I778 166 MHz 59 2 BBC Mux B DVB T786 000 MHz 60 1 Arqiva Mux D DVB T791 25 MHz 61 100 BBC1 South PAL System I802 166 MHz 62 2 SDN Mux A DVB T817 833 MHz 64 1 Arqiva Mux C DVB T826 166 MHz 65 2 Digital 3 amp 4 Mux 2 DVB T847 25 MHz 68 100 Channel 4 PAL System IDigital Edit 14 March 2012 to 2 October 2012 Edit Following the completion of analogue TV shutdown on 14 March 2012 4 Midhurst frequency allocation was Frequency UHF kW Operator System706 000 MHz 50 10 1 kW untul 25 April 2012 Arqiva B DVB T746 000 MHz 55 20 BBC A DVB T770 000 MHz 58 20 BBC B DVB T2778 000 MHz 59 10 Arqiva A DVB T794 000 MHz 61 20 Digital 3 amp 4 DVB T802 000 MHz 62 10 SDN DVB T3 October 2012 to 20 March 2018 Edit Due to the clearance of the 800 MHz band Digital 3 amp 4 was moved from UHF 61 to UHF 56 and SDN from UHF 62 to UHF 54 5 Frequency UHF kW Operator System706 000 MHz 50 10 Arqiva B DVB T738 000 MHz 54 10 SDN DVB T746 000 MHz 55 20 BBC A DVB T754 000 MHz 56 20 Digital 3 amp 4 DVB T770 000 MHz 58 20 BBC B DVB T2778 000 MHz 59 10 Arqiva A DVB T21 March 2018 to 15 October 2019 Edit Due to the clearance of the 700 MHz band 6 SDN was moved from UHF 54 to UHF 29 this allowed Digital 3 amp 4 to move from UHF 56 to UHF 54 this was a Transitional frequency for 700MHZ clearance purposes BBC A from UHF 55 to UHF 48 and Arqiva B from UHF 50 to UHF 33 Frequency UHF kW Operator System538 000 MHz 29 10 SDN DVB T570 000 MHz 33 10 Arqiva B DVB T690 000 MHz 48 20 BBC A DVB T738 000 MHz 54 20 Digital 3 amp 4 DVB T770 000 MHz 58 20 BBC B DVB T2778 000 MHz 59 10 Arqiva A DVB T16 October 2019 to present Edit Midhurst completed 700 MHz clearance on 16 October 2019 when the following frequencies came into use 7 Frequency UHF kW Operator System538 000 MHz 29 10 SDN DVB T570 000 MHz 33 10 Arqiva B DVB T578 000 MHz 34 10 Arqiva A DVB T586 000 MHz 35 20 Digital 3 amp 4 DVB T594 000 MHz 36 20 BBC B DVB T2690 000 MHz 48 20 BBC A DVB TSee also Edit List of masts List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom List of radio stations in the United KingdomReferences Edit Flash Earth Retrieved 22 February 2012 BBC TV Transmitters Retrieved 22 February 2012 Digital UK Midhurst Archived from the original on 10 May 2012 Retrieved 22 February 2012 West Sussex s Midhurst transmitter gets ready for final stage of the Digital Switchover a516digital Retrieved 26 November 2019 West Sussex Countdown to the first 4G clearance retune a516digital Retrieved 26 November 2019 Freeview changes Southern England 21st March 2018 a516digital Retrieved 26 November 2019 Freeview signal changes reach SE England rxtvlog Retrieved 26 November 2019 External links Edit MB21 Transmission Gallery Digital UK Midhurst Ofcom Digital Switchover Transmitter Details Meridian Region Midhurst Transmitter at thebigtower com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Midhurst transmitting station amp oldid 1160602877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
