Caradon Hill TV Transmitter
Located at Caradon Hill, Cornwall. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group A, horizontal polarisation, at 100 kW.
The short answer
The Caradon Hill transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 700,000 people across 3 counties. Serves east/central Cornwall (Truro, Falmouth to Plymouth, Bude) and north/west Devon (Barnstaple, Okehampton, Salcombe).
Technical specifications
- Location
- Caradon Hill, Cornwall
- Channel group
- Group A
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 100 kW
- Mast height
- 237.7 m
- Latitude
- 50.5114°N
- Longitude
- 4.4367°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Caradon Hill broadcasts the following Freeview multiplexes. Each MUX carries multiple TV channels.
- BBC A
- D3&4
- BBC B HD
- SDN
- ARQ A
- ARQ B
Counties served
This transmitter is the primary Freeview source for the following counties:
Towns served by Caradon Hill
16 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
What aerial works on Caradon Hill?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group A with horizontal polarisation. Most modern wideband aerials will receive this transmitter, but a group-specific aerial gives better signal-to-noise where there's known interference. If you're in a known black spot or fringe area, a high-gain Yagi may be needed.