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THE CRAIGKELLY TRANSMITTER is the UHF main station and carrier of regional FM/DAB radio services 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 major transmission sites in the United Kingdom to utilise a self-supporting lattice tower with a height in excess of 60 metres (197-ft). The tallest of these are the towers located on the London sites at Croydon and Crystal Palace whilst the remaining structure is located at Fremont Point on Jersey. The Craigkelly tower is of similar height and design to Fremont Point with both structures being used previously at other sites, the Craigkelly tower having been the original transmitting structure at Emley Moor between November 1956 and June 1966, whilst the Fremont Point tower was used at Lichfield from 1956 until 1961. |
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Tower Images> Aerials> General Site Images> UHF Coverage Map |
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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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Digital Television |
Analogue Radio (FM) |
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Mux |
: Ch/Polarisation/e.r.p |
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Service: |
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(e.r.p) |
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PSB1 |
: 27 / H / 20kW |
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BBC Radio nan Gaidheal: |
104.1 |
5kW |
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PSB2 |
: 24 / H / 20kW |
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Forth One: |
97.3 |
9.8kW |
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PSB3 |
: 21 / H / 20kW |
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Capital Scotland: |
105.7 |
10kW |
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COM4 |
: 29 / H / 10kW (#42) |
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Heart Scotland: |
101.1 |
9.6kW |
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COM5 |
: 31 / H / 10kW (#45) |
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COM6 |
: 37 / H / 10kW (#39) |
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Digital Radio (DAB) |
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COM7 |
: 55 / H / 10.8kW (#33) |
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LOCAL |
: 32 / H / 5kW (#30) |
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Central Scotland (Block 11D) |
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Digital One (Block 12A) |
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BBC National (Block 12C) |
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(#)=Pre 700MHz clearance channel |
Edinburgh (Block 12D) |
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Sound Digital (Block 12A) |
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PRE-DIGITAL SWITCHOVER UHF TRANSMISSIONS |
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(Shutdown completed 30 Oct 2010) |
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| Analogue Television |
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Digital Television |
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Service |
Ch/Polar/e.r.p |
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Service |
Ch/Polar/e.r.p |
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| BBC1 |
: 31 / H / 100kW |
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Mux1 |
: 33 / H / 4kW |
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| BBC2 |
: 27 / H / 100kW |
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Mux2 |
: 29 / H / 4kW |
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| ITV1 |
: 24 / H / 100kW |
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MuxA |
: 23 / H / 4kW |
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| CH4 |
: 21 / H / 100kW |
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MuxB |
: 26 / H / 4kW |
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| CH5 |
: 48 / H / 4kW |
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MuxC |
: 42 / H / 2kW |
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MuxD |
: 39 / H / 2kW |
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