UK Broadcast Transmission

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Stranraer Dumfries and Galloway NGR: NX111632 Maps: Google  Bing (Ord Surv)   Site Height: 190m       Structure Height: 45m Digital TV: BBC A: 33   D3&4: 36   BBC B: 48   Analogue TV: BBC1: 57   BBC2: 63   ITV1: 60   Ch4: 53   National Radio: Radio 1: 99.3   Radio 2: 89.7   Radio 3: 91.9   Radio 4: 103.6   Radio Scotland: 94.1   Local Radio: Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B   Comments: Stranraer is a TV relay of Caldbeck (via Cambret Hill), a relay of Divis for R1-R4 and a relay of Sandale for R Scotland. Pre B700 allocations: 57/60/53.

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Stranraer was originally an IBA landlord site which entered service on 29-Jul-1977 to serve 10,000 people. Channel 4 was added in June 1984. DSO was on the 24th June and 22nd July 2009. BBC FM radio was added in February 1980 on 89.5 / 91.7 / 93.9. These frequencies were changed to 89.7 / 91.9 / 94.1 in 1985, which was the GE84 assignment for this site and Darvel was soon to use the original frequencies. Radio 1 entered service on 11-Mar-1993 and Radio 4 from 1-Oct-1993. The BBC National DAB multiplex entered service on 15-Feb-2010.

TV and DAB transmit

FM Transmit

FM receive from Divis in Ireland. There are also two receive antennae on other side of mast (can just be seen in mast picture) for Radio Scotland from Sandale.

Cambret Hill | Darvel | Divis A | Sandale

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