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THE LANCASTER TRANSMITTER is a UHF relay station that serves Lancaster and the coastal town of Morecambe as well as parts of Cumbria around the southern fringes of the Lake District. It is the highest-powered relay of the Winter Hill UHF main station and is one of a limited group of relays nationwide to feature a stayed lattice mast. In this instance it is the only structure of this type to be used for television transmission within the mainland area of the north-west region (factoring in the Douglas transmitter on the Isle of Man). |
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Above: Although the old Crown Castle signage is the more prominent, this is actually a former IBA/NTL site. Whilst Crown Castle signage appears (or did appear) at a number of main transmitter sites owned by NTL, the presence of this at an ex-NTL relay station is particularly unusual. |
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| STATION INFORMATION |
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Location: |
Westfield Ho, nr Hest Bank, Lancashire |
Grid Reference: |
SD490662 |
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Landlord: |
Arqiva (Legacy: ITA/IBA/NTL Broadcast) |
Ground Height: |
TBC |
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BBC Region: |
North-West |
Mast Height: |
87.8m |
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ITV Region: |
Granada |
Aerial Height: (*) |
184m |
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UHF Tx Number: |
10355 |
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(*) Average UHF aerial height above sea level (a.o.d) |
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Digital Television |
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Analogue Radio (FM) |
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: Ch/Polarisation/e.r.p |
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Service: |
(MHz) |
(e.r.p) |
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PSB1 |
: 27 / V / 2kW |
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BBC Radio Lancashire: |
104.5 |
2kW |
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PSB2 |
: 24 / V / 2kW |
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PSB3 |
: 21 / V / 2kW |
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Digital Radio (DAB) |
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COM4 |
: 25 / V / 2kW |
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COM5 |
: 28 / V / 2kW |
BBC National (Block 12B) |
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COM6 |
: 22 / V /2kW |
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Digital One (Block 11D) |
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PRE-DIGITAL SWITCHOVER UHF TRANSMISSIONS |
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(Shutdown completed 2 December 2009) |
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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 / V / 10kW |
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Mux1 |
: 28 / V / 0.2kW |
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| BBC2 |
: 27 / V / 10kW |
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Mux2 |
: 22 / V / 0.2kW |
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| ITV1 |
: 24 / V / 10kW |
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MuxA |
: 25 / V / 0.2kW |
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| Ch4 |
: 21 / V / 10kW |
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MuxB |
: 32 / V / 0.2kW |
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| Ch5 |
: No service |
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MuxC |
: 34 / V / 0.2kW |
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MuxC |
: 30 / V / 0.2kW |
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