Chillerton Down transmitting station

Chillerton Down

The Chillerton Down transmitting station
Mast height	228.9 metres (751 ft)
Coordinates	50°38′57″N 1°19′44″W / 50.6492°N 1.3289°WCoordinates: 50°38′57″N 1°19′44″W / 50.6492°N 1.3289°W
Grid reference	SZ475835
Built	30 August 1958
ITV region	Southern Television (1958-1981) TVS (1982-1985)

The Chillerton Down transmitting station is a broadcasting facility for FM and DAB radio at Chillerton Down on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England (grid reference SZ475835). The transmitter was erected in 1958 and uses as aerial a 228.9-metre (751 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast of triangular cross section.^[1]

It was originally used to transmit Southern Television, and later TVS, until the end of VHF television transmissions in the UK at the beginning of 1985. It now transmits Wave 105, 103.2 Capital FM, Jack FM, Isle of Wight Radio, the local Arqiva (NOW S. Hampshire) DAB multiplex and the national Digital One DAB multiplex.

The site is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Channels available by frequency

Analogue radio

Frequency	kW[2]	Service
103.2 MHz	2	Capital South Coast
105.2 MHz	10	Wave 105
106.0 MHz	4	SAM FM
107.0 MHz	0.1	Isle of Wight Radio

Digital radio

Frequency	Block	kW	Operator
216.928MHz	11A		Sound Digital Limited
221.352 MHz	11C	1.6	NOW South Hampshire
222.064 MHz	11D	5	Digital One

Analogue television

VHF analogue television was transmitted from Chillerton Down from its launch in 1958 until the nationwide shutdown of VHF signals in 1985.

Frequency	VHF	kW	Service
204.75 MHz	11	100	TVS (Southern Television until 1982)

See also

• List of masts
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain

References

1. tx.mb21.co.uk - Chillerton Down. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
2. Radio Listeners Guide 2010

External links

• The Transmission Gallery: photographs and information
• Antenna picture
• Chillerton Down Transmitter at thebigtower.com