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Rothbury Northumberland NGR: NZ031997 Maps: Google  Streetmaps (Ord Surv)   Site Height: 281m       Structure Height: 36m Digital TV: BBC A: 40   D3&4: 43   BBC B: 46   National Radio: Local Radio: Digital Radio: Comments: Rothbury is a relay of Chatton. Pre B700 allocations: 55/59/50.

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Updated July 2010

Rothbury was originally an IBA landlord site which entered service on 21-Sep-1979 to serve 3000 people. Channel 4 was added during February 1985. DSO 12th and 26th September 2012. A difficult site to photograph as it’s in a small clearing in Simonside Forest The shrouded yagi and folded dipoles are for NEDL, the local electricity utility

Above and below: Mark Carver's photos from July 2010

Graham Harborn's photo (above) from September 2008 shows the installation in more detail The remaining photos are from Joshua Sadler

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