The Tapton Hill transmitting station (), more generally known as the Sheffield (Crosspool) transmitting station, is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility which serves Sheffield in South Yorkshire and is located on a hill in the suburb of Crosspool to the west of the city.

Transmission It transmits digital television (with vertical polarisation), analogue radio (FM) and DAB digital radio to Sheffield and South Yorkshire. It was used a relay of Emley Moor for analogue television, until the signal was turned off permanently following the Digital Switchover in August 2011. The site is owned by Arqiva and its aerials are at a height of 968 ft (295 metres) above mean sea level. It also feeds the Chesterfield Transmitter with a digital television signal via an underground fibre optic cable.

The transmitter was originally an A group for television broadcasts, but to accommodate analogue Channel 5, as well as digital television, it became a wideband until its switchover in 2011. At that point, technically, it became a K group although wideband aerials would still work. The three main PSB MUXES are all receivable on an A group aerial. Sheffield transmitter's 700MHz clearance was due in February 2020 when none of the main six MUXEs were due to change frequency, though MUXES #7 and #8 were due to be switched off.

History The site opened as a VHF radio transmitter on Monday 2 September 1963.The Stage Thursday 29 August 1963, page 11

Transmitted services

Analogue radio (FM VHF) Frequency kWRadio Listeners Guide 2010 Service88.6 MHz 0.300 BBC Radio Sheffield89.9 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 292.1 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 393.2 MHz 0.050 Sheffield Live94.3 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 497.4 MHz 0.400 Hits Radio South Yorkshire99.5 MHz 0.320 BBC Radio 1101.7 MHz 0.250 Classic FM107.7 MHz 0.100 Heart Yorkshire

Digital radio (DAB) Frequency Block kW Operator216.928 MHz 11A 2.80 Sound Digital220.352 MHz 11C 1.10 Sheffield222.064 MHz 11D 2.00 Digital One225.648 MHz 12B 2.00 BBC National DAB

Digital television FrequencyUHFkWOperatorSystem21+1PSB3 (BBC B)DVB-T2241PSB2 (D3&4)DVB-T271PSB1 (BBC A)DVB-T350.4LTVmuxDVB-T39+1COM6 (ARQ B)DVB-T421COM4 (SDN)DVB-T451COM5 (ARQ A)DVB-T

Aerial group: A/K Polarisation: vertical

Before switchover FrequencyUHFkWOperator420.05Arqiva (Mux D)450.05Arqiva (Mux C)530.1Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)570.1SDN (Mux A)600.1BBC (Mux B)63†0.1BBC (Mux 1)

† On UHF 39 until 17 March 2010.

Analogue television Analogue television broadcasts permanently ended from Tapton Hill on 24 August 2011. BBC Two transmissions previously ceased on 10 August. FrequencyUHFkWTelevision Viewers guide 2009Service215Channel 4245Yorkshire275BBC2 Yorkshire315BBC1 Yorkshire672.5Channel 5 Aerial group: A/W Polarisation: vertical

See also Belmont transmitting station Emley Moor transmitting station Waltham transmitting station

References

External links The Transmission Gallery: Tapton Hill Transmitter photographs and information