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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY
ASHBOURNE UHF
| Photos by Richard Maycock | Page last updated: 2023-10-09 |
| According to Ofcom data this was a 250W relay of Sutton Coldfield, but Richard had information to suggest that Waltham was the source for BBC1/2. Site number 102.12 also confirms this was originally a dependent of Sutton Coldfield. Richard noted a bay of four toed-in logs, together with a single log - which appeared to be pointing in the same direction. DSO details show Ashbourne in the Waltham "transmitter group" with no suggestion this is a change - so a switch from Sutton Coldfield may have occurred some time previously for all services? The ERP is now 50W. [Ed] Ashbourne UHF was originally a BBC landlord site which entered service on 28-Feb-1975 to serve 5,000 people. This was as a relay of Sutton Coldfield with site number 102.12. ITV was re-attributed to Waltham in 1982. Channel 4 was added in March 1985. In 1991, BBC 1 & 2 were also re-attributed to Waltham. DSO was on the 17th and 31st August 2011. The UHF cylinder contains a NNW (330 deg.) facing cardioid. |
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