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THE CRAIGKELLY TRANSMITTER is the UHF main station and regional FM/DAB radio provider for Edinburgh and surrounding parts of Lothian, Stirling and the majority of Fife. The station is located within Fife on a historic hill known as 'The Binn' that overlooks the coastal town of Burntisland, near Kirkcaldy. |
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STATION HISTORY |
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Craigkelly was constructed by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to extend UHF coverage from 1971 to Edinburgh and Fife, an area served on 405-line VHF by Black Hill (ITV) and Kirk o'Shotts (BBC1) but which was beyond the acceptable range of the equivalent UHF transmissions from Black Hill. |
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TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE |
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Transmissions from Craigkelly are carried on a 125.2 metre (411-ft) self-supporting lattice tower. It is one of only four UHF/VHF transmission sites in the United Kingdom to utilise a self-supporting lattice tower with a height in excess of 60 metres (197-ft). The three other sites featuring high free-standing lattice towers are Croydon, Crystal Palace and Fremont Point (Jersey). Of these four structures, the Craigkelly tower is also one of two to have had a previous existence, having been originally sited at Emley Moor between November 1956 and June 1966 before replacement by the short-lived 385 metre (1265-ft) cylindrical mast. (The tower at Fremont Point was the structure used at Lichfield from 1956 until 1961). DIGITAL SWITCHOVER |
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Falling within the STV Central region, Craigkelly is currently scheduled to complete Digital Switchover on 30 October 2010. As of June 2009, the primary re-engineering of the UHF aerial system mounted on the tower has taken place, the original aerials having been removed and replaced by an 8-tier main aerial and a 6-tier cylindrical reserve aerial. (See Aerials for images). |
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STATION INFORMATION |
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Location: |
The Binn, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 |
Grid Reference: |
NT233872 |
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Landlord: |
Arqiva (Legacy: ITA/IBA/NTL) |
Ground Height: |
182m |
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ITV Region: |
STV Central |
Tower Height: |
125.2m |
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BBC Region: |
Scotland |
Aerial Height: (*) |
310m |
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UHF Tx Number: |
14700 |
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(*) Average UHF aerial height above sea level (a.o.d) |
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CURRENT TRANSMISSIONS |
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Analogue Television |
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Analogue Radio (FM) |
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Service |
: Ch/Polarisation/e.r.p |
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Service: |
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BBC1 |
: 31 / H / 100kW |
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BBC Radio nan Gaidheal: |
104.1 |
5.0kW |
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BBC2 |
: 27 / H / 100kW |
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Forth One: |
97.3 |
8.8kW |
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ITV1 |
: 24 / H / 100kW |
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Galaxy: |
105.7 |
TBC |
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Ch4 |
: 21 / H / 100kW |
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Real Radio: |
101.1 |
10kW |
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Five |
: 48 / H / 4kW |
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Digital Television |
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Digital Radio |
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Service |
: Ch/Polarisation/e.r.p |
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BBC National (Block 12B) |
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Mux1 |
: 33 / H / 4kW |
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Digital One (Block 12A) |
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Mux2 |
: 29 / H / 4kW |
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Score Edinburgh (Block 12D) |
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MuxA |
: 33 / H / 4kW |
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Switch Scotland (Block 11D) |
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MuxB |
: 26 / H / 4kW |
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MuxC |
: 42 / H / 2kW |
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MuxD |
: 39 / H / 2kW |
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