The Sutton Coldfield transmitter is located in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham. It is the third most important transmitter in the UK. It began transmissions on the 17th December 1949,  becoming the first television transmitter to broadcast outside the London area.

A new mast was built around 1983 to replace the original structure, primarily to support
new mixed-polarisation FM antennas. All analogue TV transmissions ceased on 21 September 2011,
as part of the digital switchover. This made it one of the oldest transmitters in the country to formally end analogue broadcasts. The  mast is 270.5 metres high and it is one of the most powerful transmitters i
n England, powered at 200 kilowatts ERP for digital television and 250 kW for FM radio.
The coverage extends as far south as Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire and as far north
as Stoke-on-Trent. There are many relay transmitters around the Midlands that extend
coverage even further.

The transmitter broadcasts eight digital television multiplexes, as well as VHF or
FM transmitters for the four BBC national stations; the BBC's local service BBC WM on FM and DAB;

independent national station Classic FM and local commercial radio stations.
It is now a Group B transmitter.

The station is now owned by Arqiva.

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