The Waltham Transmitter
TV: BBC A: 32 - D3&4: 34 - BBC B: 35 - SDN: 29 - Arq A: 37 - Arq B: 31
Local Mux: 41 - Mux 7: 55
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Ind. Local Radio: Smooth Radio (East Midlands): 106.6
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Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B Digital One: 11D Sound Digital: 11A Leicestershire: 11B Nottinghamshire: 12C
The transmitter is located at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray and
is east of the A607 between Grantham and Melton Mowbray. It has a 315 metres steel tubular mast.
The main structure height to the top of the steelwork is 290.8 metres with the UHF television aerials
contained within a shroud mounted on the top.
A mast built in 1966 but on 16th November before it had opened , it collapsed. Transmissions
were to have begun in the summer of 1967.
The structure was rebuilt in 1968 by the BBC and its first transmissions of BBC2 began on 31st August 1968.
ITV began from February 1970 and BBC1 from August 1970.
The mast was originally built to provide BBC2 (on the new UHF 625 lines system) to the East Midlands.
It became the main mast for ITV's Central East Midlands from 1982 and BBC East Midlands from 1991.
Previously it had carried broadcasts from Birmingham.
It is now the main TV transmitter for all digital terrestrial channels covering the East Midlands, serving
most of Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. It can also be received in parts of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
It is owned and operated by Arqiva. It is now a group A transmitter.
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Photo taken by David Allen
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Nottingham
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BBC A: Channel 27 - D3&4: Channel 24 - BBC B: Channel 21 - SDN: Channel 33 - Arq A: Channel 36 - Arq B: Channel 48
Local: Channel 44
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Nottinghamshire: 12C ​
The Nottingham TV transmitter opened in 1973. It is vertically polarised and fed from the
Waltham main station. It is a K group transmitter .
The transmitter stands West of Nottingham and close to the town of Kimberley (which it is often called).
It covers approximately half a million people.The power of the transmitter is 400 watts.
The local channel Notts TV is broadcast from this transmitter.
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Picture taken by David on February 10th 2021
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Eastwood
TV: BBC A: 23 D3&4: 26 BBC B: 30​
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This low power relay transmitter fed from the Waltham Main Station serves around 1900 homes
in the centre of the town.
The photos were taken by David on February 10th 2021
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Matlock
TV: BBC A: 24 - D3&4: 27 - BBC B: 21
The transmitter is at High Tor in Matlock, Derbyshire.
It is a low power relay of Stanton Moor providing editorial coverage of the East Midlands.
Photo by David Allen
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Little Eaton
TV:BBC A: 23 - D3&4: 26 - BBC B: 30
The transmitter serves around 1,900 homes in the area shown below.
Photo taken by David Allen (February 2021)
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Drum Hill
Radio Derby: 104.5 - Capital FM (East Midlands): 102.8 Smooth Radio (East Midlands): 101.4
Photo taken by David Allen (February 2021)
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Click Here for Transmitter Coverage Map - MCA Map Radio Derby
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Ambergate
TV: BBC A: 25 - D3&4: 28 - BBC B: 22​
This Freeview light transmitter receives its signals from Waltham and has an ERP of 37W.
Photos by David Allen (June 24th 2021)
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Belper
TV: BBC A: 33 - D3&4: 48 - BBC B: 36
This Freeview Light Transmitter stands on a hill overlooking the Derbyshire town of Belper.
Photo by David Allen (March 2021)
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Click Here for Transmitter Coverage Map - UkFreeTv
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Ashford in the Water
TV: BBC A: 33 - D3&4: 36 - BBC B: 48
​This Freeview Light Transmitter overlooks the charming Derbyshire village of Ashford in the water
which is just outside the Market town of Bakewell. This photo was taken by David on March 20th 2021.
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Mansfield
Radio Nottingham: 95.5
Capital FM (East Midlands): 96.5 - Mansfield 103.2: 103.2
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B- Digital One: 11D - Nottinghamshire: 12C
This is at Fishpond Hill outside the town of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
Photo by David Allen
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Mapperley Ridge
BBC Radio Nottingham: 103.8
Capital FM (East Midlands): 96.2
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Sound Digital: 11A - Nottinghamshire: 12C
Photo by David Allen
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Stamford
TV: BBC A: 47 - D3&4: 41 - BBC B: 44​
This Freeview Light transmitter is fed from the Waltham main transmitter and covers about 2,900 homes in this Lincolnshire town.
Photo by David Allen
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Stanton Moor
TV:BBC A: 23 - D3&4: 26 - BBC B: 30
BBC Radio: Radio 1: 99.4 - Radio 2: 89.8 - Radio 3: 92.0 - Radio 4: 94.2
Radio Derby: 95.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Chesterfield): 102.0
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Derbyshire: 10B
Photo by David Allen (March 2021)
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Parwich
TV: BBC A: 24 - D3&4: 27 - BBC B: 21​
This Freeview Light Transmitter is a relay of Waltham and serves the village of Parwich in Derbyshire. The original picture of the wooden pole was taken by me some years ago. Today (May 5th 2021) I went back and took this photo of the metal pole as it now is. This involved a trek up the hill but it was well worth it. The two transmit aerials are at the top and the single receiving aerial for Waltham is at the bottom.
Photo by David Allen
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Copt Oak
Radio Leicester: 104.9 - Gem 106: 106.0
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B - Digital One: 11D - Leicestershire: 11B
Photo by David Allen
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Derby
This aerial is on the roof of the Royal Derby Hospital. ​
Digital TV: BBC A: 48 - D3&4: 33 - BBC B: 36​
This Freeview light transmitter serves approximately 3,300 homes. The signals are received from the
Waltham main station on the bottom aerial and rebroadcasts on the top ones. The transmitter is
mainly there to provide the East Midland Services of BBC 1 and ITV 1as the predominant signal in the area is
from Sutton Coldfield which transmits the West Midland services. The signal is horizontal and many
homes with Sutton aerials will be able to receive Derby as well as it is roughly in the same direction.
Photos by David Allen (April 2021)
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Grantham
BBC Radio 1: 97.7 - Radio 2: 88.1 - Radio 3: 90.3 - Radio 4: 92.5
Radio Lincolnshire: 104.7 - Lincs FM: 96.7
Grantham is a relay of Belmont
Photo by David Allen
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Bolehill
The Waltham receiving aerials
Second Mast for extra services
TV: BBC A: 41 - D3&4: 44 - BBC B: 47
Digital Radio:BBC National: 12B - Derbyshire: 10B
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This tv and digital radio relay is served by the Waltham main transmitter. It stands on a hill
with great views across this Derbyshire Valley south of Matlock.
Photos by David Allen (March 2021)
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Lincoln Central
TV: BBC A: 44 - D3&4: 41 -BBC B: 47
This is a Freeview Light Transmitter mounted on the roof of a residential block. This relay is fed from the Belmont Transmitter so the BBC and ITV variants are Lincolnshire/ East Yorkshire.
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Leicester
TV: BBC A: 25 - D3&4: 28 - BBC B: 22
This Freview Light transmitter is located on a tall building in the city.
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Boston
Absolute Radio: 1242 kHz Talk Sport: 1107 kHz
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Trowell Moor
Absolute Radio: 1197 kHz
Gold (East Midlands): 999kHz
Photos by David Allen (March 2021)
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