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Sutton Coldfield TimeLine |
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17 December 1949 |
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The Sutton Coldfield transmitter enters service, providing BBC Television coverage to a large area of the Midlands and extending the service beyond London for the first time. Transmitting on VHF Channel 4, the station utilises a 750-ft (228m) stayed mast with a transmitting aerial that delivers a maximum Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 100 kilowatts from a main transmitter rated at 45 kilowatts actual power. |
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30 April 1957 |
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High-power transmission of BBC National Radio services on FM Band II commence from Sutton Coldfield and also Tacolneston. |
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6 December 1964 |
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Sutton Coldfield follows Crystal Palace to become the site of the second UHF transmitter in the UK as BBC2 commences provisional transmission on Channel 40 from a temporary aerial. |
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4 October 1965 |
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BBC2 commences full-power working from Sutton Coldfield as the permanent UHF aerial comes into operation. |
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1 July 1967 |
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BBC2 colour service begins at Sutton Coldfield and five other transmission sites (Belmont, Crystal Palace, Emley Moor, Rowridge and Winter Hill. |
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15 November 1969 |
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BBC1 and ITV commence UHF-colour transmission from Sutton Coldfield and three other transmission sites (Crystal Palace, Emley Moor and Winter Hill. |
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2 November 1982 |
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Channel 4 service begins - Sutton Coldfield commences transmission on Channel 50. |
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December 1983 |
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The new mast, built principally to support the new aerials for mixed-polarised BBC National FM radio, commences transmission of these services. |
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3 January 1985 |
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The VHF Channel 4 transmitter at Sutton Coldfield ceases transmission as the national 405-line television service closes. |
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November 1985 |
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The new mast finally commences transmission of UHF services, having been delayed for two years due to a fault in the original design of the aerial. The removal of the original mast commences soon after. |
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