Rowridge TV Transmitter
Located at Isle of Wight. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group A, vertical polarisation, at 200 kW.
The short answer
The Rowridge transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 1,750,000 people across 7 counties. One of only two UK main transmitters using dual horizontal+vertical polarisation. Serves South Coast from Southampton to Brighton.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Isle of Wight
- Channel group
- Group A
- Polarisation
- vertical
- Power
- 200 kW
- Mast height
- 172 m
- Latitude
- 50.6764°N
- Longitude
- 1.3686°W
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Rowridge 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 Rowridge
39 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
- Aldershot
- Andover
- Basingstoke
- Blandford Forum
- Bournemouth
- Bridport
- Christchurch
- Cowes
- Dorchester
- East Cowes
- Eastleigh
- Fareham
- Farnborough
- Ferndown
- Freshwater
- Gillingham Dorset
- Gosport
- Havant
- Lymington
- New Milton
- Newport Iow
- Petersfield
- Poole
- Portsmouth
- Ryde
- Sandown
- Shaftesbury
- Shanklin
- Sherborne
- Southampton
- Southsea
- Swanage
- Ventnor
- Verwood
- Waterlooville
- Weymouth
- Wimborne Minster
- Winchester
- Yarmouth
What aerial works on Rowridge?
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.