Waltham TV Transmitter
Located at Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group A, horizontal polarisation, at 50 kW.
The short answer
The Waltham transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 2,000,000 people across 5 counties. Serves Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and parts of Lincolnshire. Reaches Nottingham, Leicester, Derby.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire
- Channel group
- Group A
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 50 kW
- Mast height
- 315 m
- Latitude
- 52.8000°N
- Longitude
- 0.8000°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Waltham 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 Waltham
38 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
- Alfreton
- Arnold
- Ashby de la Zouch
- Beeston
- Belper
- Buxton
- Carlton
- Chesterfield
- Coalville
- Derby
- Dronfield
- Eastwood
- Glossop
- Heanor
- Hinckley
- Hucknall
- Ilkeston
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Leicester
- Long Eaton
- Loughborough
- Lutterworth
- Mansfield
- Market Harborough
- Matlock
- Melton Mowbray
- Newark-on-Trent
- Nottingham
- Oadby
- Oakham
- Retford
- Ripley
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Swadlincote
- Uppingham
- West Bridgford
- Wigston
- Worksop
What aerial works on Waltham?
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.