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Sutton Coldfield West Midlands
NGR: SK113003 Maps: Google  Bing (Ord Surv)   Site Height: 167.7m      Structure Height: 245.0m
Digital TV: BBC A: 43   D3&4: 46   BBC B: 40   SDN: 42   Arq A: 45   Arq B: 39  
  Mux 7: 55   Local Mux: 48   Mux 8: 56   Local Mux: 36  
  Mux 1: 41   Mux 2: 44   Mux A: 47   Mux B: 51   Mux C: 52   Mux D: 55  
Analogue TV: BBC1: 46   BBC2: 40   ITV1: 43   Ch4: 50  
National Radio: Radio 1: 97.9   Radio 2: 88.3   Radio 3: 90.5   Radio 4: 92.7   Classic FM: 100.1  
Local Radio: Greatest Hits Radio (West Midlands): 105.2   Heart FM (West Midlands): 100.7   Hits Radio (Birmingham): 96.4   Smooth Radio (West Midlands): 105.7   BBC WM: 95.6   Radio Derby: 104.5  
  Radio Birmingham: 1458 kHz  
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B   Digital One: 11D   Sound Digital: 11A   West Midlands: 12A  
Comments: Pre-B700 allocations for COMs 7/8: chs 33/35; pre-B700 allocations for LOC1: ch 51.

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 		Archive material
Photos by Lee Mansfield, Mike Smith, "Science & Vie" magazine, Wireless World and BT Heritage

Earlier photos
Photos by David Foord

Earlier photos (2)
Photos by Tony Curley and Will Ritman

Earlier Photos (3)
Photos by Mark Bridgewater

May 2008
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (1)
Photos by Bill Wright

DSO (2)
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (3)
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham, Bill Wright and Mac

DSO (4)
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (5)
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (6) - the old UHF stack has been removed
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (7) - removal of old UHF antenna spine
Photos by Reg Hill

DSO (8) - installation of the mast extension (part 1)
Photos by Reg Hill

DSO (9) - installation of the mast extenstion (part 2)
Photos by Reg Hill

DSO (10) - waiting tor the new UHF antenna (part 1)
Photos by Roger Piper

DSO (11) - waiting for the new UHF antenna (part 2)
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (12) - installation of new UHF antenna (part 1) - 22nd June 2010
Photos by Reg Hill

DSO (13) - installation of new UHF antenna (part 2) - 22nd June 2010
Photos by Reg Hill

DSO (14) - July 2010: addition of reserve antenna
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

DSO (15) : January 2011
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

The Beginning Of The End for the Temporary Mast - June 2013
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

The Final Chapter - January 2014
Photos by Rob Shufflebotham

The Final Chapter. Take 2: Oct 2014
Photos by Martin Brown

Photos taken September 2016
Photos by Alan Price

Local TV aerial changes - September 2018
Photos by Martin Brown

Feature: Tales From A Cold Field
Behind the scenes at Sutton Coldfield with former site engineer Ray Cooper

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