Facts and Figures

Facts & Figures

Financial
Revenues: circa £800 million per annum
No. of employees: 2300
Manned locations: 80
Sites
Total marketable sites: 16,000
Active transmission sites: 9000 (8000 cellular)
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
Online TV: SeeSaw
Satellite
Teleports: 9
Earth stations (dishes): 100+
Channels uplinked: 400+
Digital Switch Over
£700 million investment
600 man-years of work
Removal of 5000 analogue transmitters and 500 digital transmitters
Installation of 4000 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

December 2009