Hannington TV Transmitter
Located at Cottington Hill, Hampshire. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group E, horizontal polarisation, at 50 kW.
The short answer
The Hannington transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 1,000,000 people across 4 counties. Covers Berkshire, north Hampshire and parts of Surrey and Wiltshire. Basingstoke, Reading, Newbury, Winchester.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Cottington Hill, Hampshire
- Channel group
- Group E
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 50 kW
- Mast height
- 151.9 m
- Latitude
- 51.3080°N
- Longitude
- 1.2447°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Hannington 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 Hannington
11 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
What aerial works on Hannington?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group E 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.