Sudbury TV Transmitter
Located at Sudbury, Suffolk. Broadcasts UK Freeview on channel group Group K wideband, horizontal polarisation, at 100 kW.
The short answer
The Sudbury transmitter is one of the UK's main Freeview broadcast sites. It serves an estimated 1,200,000 people across 5 counties. Covers central/southern Suffolk and most of Essex including Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and Clacton.
Technical specifications
- Location
- Sudbury, Suffolk
- Channel group
- Group K wideband
- Polarisation
- horizontal
- Power
- 100 kW
- Mast height
- 165.8 m
- Latitude
- 52.0042°N
- Longitude
- 0.7858°E
Multiplexes (MUXes) carried
Sudbury 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 Sudbury
23 UK towns receive their primary Freeview signal from this transmitter:
What aerial works on Sudbury?
The transmitter broadcasts on Group K wideband with horizontal 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.