Fawley previously transmitted Channel 5 to Southampton and the surrounding area.
The transmitting aerials were located on the chimney of the Fawley Power Station, Southampton, and for most viewers it is more or less in the same direction as the main transmitter for BBC/ITV/C4 at Rowridge. Owing to frequency planning requirements the signals from the site were only directed in a narrow beam northwards, and at a maximum ERP of 10kW.
The service closed on 25-Mar-2009, freeing ch34 for temporary use at Rowridge for the ongoing interim DTT service.
The site also broadcast local tv service Six TV on ch29, which operated from 1999 to 2009. A second transmitter for Six TV was added at Millbrook in 2003 |