Sutton Coldfield TV Transmitter
Located at Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group B, horizontal polarisation, at 200 kW.
The short answer
The Sutton Coldfield transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 5,500,000 people across 7 counties. Third most important UK transmitter by population. Coverage extends Chipping Norton (Oxon) to Stoke-on-Trent.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
- Channel group
- Group B
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 200 kW
- Mast height
- 270.5 m
- Latitude
- 52.6006°N
- Longitude
- 1.8339°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Sutton Coldfield 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 Sutton Coldfield
42 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
- Alcester
- Atherstone
- Bedworth
- Birmingham
- Bromsgrove
- Burntwood
- Burton-upon-Trent
- Cannock
- Coventry
- Droitwich Spa
- Dudley
- Evesham
- Halesowen
- Kenilworth
- Kidderminster
- Kidsgrove
- Leamington Spa
- Leek
- Lichfield
- Malvern
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Nuneaton
- Pershore
- Redditch
- Rugby
- Rugeley
- Sandwell
- Shipston-on-Stour
- Solihull
- Stafford
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stourbridge
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Sutton Coldfield
- Tamworth
- Uttoxeter
- Walsall
- Warwick
- West Bromwich
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
What aerial works on Sutton Coldfield?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group B 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.