Jurby is a Manx government site - broadcasters on site are Manx Radio and Arqiva. Energy FM (93.4 MHz) was also transmitted from here when these pictures were taken, but moved to a new site at Jurby Industrial Estate in September 2013. Seperate antennas were used by Manx Radio and Energy (see pictures). Manx Radio is an off-air re-broadcast site covering the north and west of the island, as was Energy FM. Both are/were fed from Snaefell with a reserve feed for Manx Radio coming from Carnane.
The northern part of the Isle of Man has been served by UHF TV transmissions from Caldbeck since the early 1970's. This provided BBC Northeast England and Border ITV regional programming. The BBC considered the Isle of Man to be a part of the Northwest England region and equipped this tower with a 2 channel analogue UHF relay, transmitting BBC 1 & 2 Northwest only, on UHF channels 54 & 64 respectively. Jurby operated as a relay of Beary Peark, entering service on the 2nd May 2002. One of the last analogue TV transmitters opened. Another 2 channel relay at Ramsey was opened on the same day, and relayed Jurby.
At digital switchover in June & July 2009, Jurby became a standard 3 multiplex TV transmitter, although now line fed from Douglas (Carnane) to permit single frequency network operation with Beary Peark and Port St. Mary. Ramsey continues to relay Jurby, and at digital switchover, Kimmeragh was changed to relay Jurby instead of Caldbeck.
The Manx government use the site for TETRA. There is also an "air-raid" siren which is part of the Isle of Man civil defence early warning system. |
