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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
	Local Mux: 48	Local Mux: 36
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

Digital Radio:	BBC National: 12B	Digital One: 11D	Sound Digital: 11A
Comments:	Pre-B700 allocations for COMs 7/8: chs 33/35; pre-B700 allocations for LOC1: ch 51.

Show historic services

	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
	Coverage area map VHF/FM BBC National
	Coverage area map UHF Post-DSO Digital TV
	Coverage area map BBC WM
	Coverage area map Free Radio
	Coverage area map Radio Derby

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