Belmont TV Transmitter
Located at Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group A, vertical polarisation, at 150 kW.
The short answer
The Belmont transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 1,500,000 people across 6 counties. Serves Lincolnshire, eastern Yorkshire, northern Norfolk and parts of Nottinghamshire. Hull and Lincoln are major covered cities.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire
- Channel group
- Group A
- Polarisation
- vertical
- Power
- 150 kW
- Mast height
- 351.7 m
- Latitude
- 53.3359°N
- Longitude
- 0.1720°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Belmont broadcasts the following Freeview multiplexes. Each MUX carries multiple TV channels.
- BBC A
- D3&4
- BBC B HD
- SDN
- ARQ A
- ARQ B
Counties served
This transmitter is the primary Freeview source for the following counties:
Towns served by Belmont
31 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
- Barton-upon-Humber
- Beverley
- Boston
- Bottesford
- Bourne
- Bridlington
- Brigg
- Cleethorpes
- Cottingham
- Driffield
- Gainsborough
- Goole
- Grantham
- Grimsby
- Hessle
- Hornsea
- Immingham
- Kingston-upon-Hull
- Kirton-in-Lindsey
- Lincoln
- Louth
- Mablethorpe
- Market Weighton
- Newark-on-Trent
- Pocklington
- Scunthorpe
- Skegness
- Sleaford
- Spalding
- Stamford
- Withernsea
What aerial works on Belmont?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group A with vertical polarisation. Most modern wideband aerials will receive this transmitter, but a group-specific aerial gives better signal-to-noise where there's known interference. If you're in a known black spot or fringe area, a high-gain Yagi may be needed.