Sutton Coldfield transmitting station

The Sutton Coldfield television transmitter is a broadcasting transmitter based at Sutton Coldfield, in Birmingham, England. On December 17 1949, it became the first television transmitter to broadcast outside London and the Home Counties, bringing BBC Television to viewers outside of the south-east of England for the first time.

A new mast was built around 1983 to replace the existing structure, in order to hold additional equipment that was required. With a mast height of 242 metres (794ft), it is one of the most powerful transmitters in England, powered at 1000 kilowatts for analogue television. The coverage extends as far south as Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and as far north as Stoke On Trent, however, there are many relay tranmitters around the Midlands that extend the coverage even further.

The transmitter broadcasts UHF analogue and six digital television multiplexes, as well as VHF or FM transmitters for the four BBC national and local radio stations, three independent local radio stations and the BBC DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting – i.e. Digital Radio).

The site is now owned by Crown Castle UK, a subsidary of National Grid Transco, based in Warwick.

See also

List of masts

External link

• Transmitter Map
• http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/suttoncoldfield/index.asp
• http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=412500&Y=300000&width=500&height=300&gride=411300&gridn=300300&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000