Facts and Figures
| Financial | |
|---|---|
| Revenues: | over £800 million per annum |
| No. of employees: | over 2000 |
| Manned locations: | 80 |
| Sites | |
|---|---|
| Total marketable sites: | 16,000 |
| Active cellular sites: | 8000 |
| TV transmission sites: | 1154 (98.5% pop. served) |
| Radio transmission sites: | 1450 (450 DAB, 800 FM, 200 AM) |
| Tallest masts: | Belmont (351 metres), Caldbeck (337m), Emley Moor (330m) |
| Digital platforms owned | |
|---|---|
| Freeview: | Two national multiplexes (Arqiva A and Arqiva B) |
| National DAB: | Digital One |
| Local DAB: | 19 local multiplexes |
| Satellite | |
|---|---|
| Teleports: | 5 |
| Earth stations (dishes): | 80+ |
| Channels uplinked: | 500+ |
| Digital Switch Over |
|---|
| £630 million investment |
| 1200 man-years of work |
| Removal of 5000 analogue transmitters and 500 digital transmitters |
| Installation of 3700 new digital transmitters ranging from 2W to 200kW (effective radiated power) |
| Major Customers |
|---|
| BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BSkyB, Discovery, CNN, ESPN, Global Radio, Bauer Radio, Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, ’3’, emergency services |
October 2011