Oxford Transmitting Station

About Oxford Transmitting Station

The Oxford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129. 5m above Ordnance Datum to the north east of the city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England. It has a guyed steel lattice mast which is 154. 4m in height to the top of the main steel structure. Mounted above that are the UHF television antennas, contained within a GRP shroud. These antennas have an average height above Ordnance Datum of 289m. , or 159. 5m above ground level. The total height of the structure is 165. 7m. It is owned and operated by Arqiva. The effective radiated power of the analogue TV transmissions was 500 kW except for Channel 5 which had an ERP of only 40 kW. This was to avoid causing co-channel interference to other transmissions in surrounding areas. In July 2007 it was confirmed by Ofcom that Oxford would be reverting to a C /D group transmitter at DSO .

Oxford Transmitting Station Description

The Oxford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129. 5m above Ordnance Datum to the north east of the city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England. It has a guyed steel lattice mast which is 154. 4m in height to the top of the main steel structure. Mounted above that are the UHF television antennas, contained within a GRP shroud. These antennas have an average height above Ordnance Datum of 289m. , or 159. 5m above ground level. The total height of the structure is 165. 7m. It is owned and operated by Arqiva. The effective radiated power of the analogue TV transmissions was 500 kW except for Channel 5 which had an ERP of only 40 kW. This was to avoid causing co-channel interference to other transmissions in surrounding areas. In July 2007 it was confirmed by Ofcom that Oxford would be reverting to a C /D group transmitter at DSO .

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Oxford Transmitting Station is located at Beckley, Oxfordshire