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Photos by Simon Dunning Page last updated: 2023-03-08
West Kirby Merseyside
NGR: SJ224862 Maps: Google  Bing (Ord Surv)   Site Height: 64m      Structure Height: 17m
Digital TV: BBC A: 27   D3&4: 24   BBC B: 21  
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Comments: West Kirby is a relay of Winter Hill

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The site located at a United Utilities bore hole site on Column Road, which overlooks the town. There is no access, not even a glimpse from the main entrance, so I had to make my way across land at the back of the site on various footpaths. These don't take you level with the pole, which is why all the shots appear to be looking up at it.

West Kirby was a BBC landlord site which entered service in July 1980 to serve about 4000 people. Channel 4 was added on 24-May-1985. The original channel allocation was 34/27/24/31. BBC1 was changed to ch21 in
August 1998 as a consequence of ch34 being allocated to Moel-y-Parc interim DTT.








Here you can see the town in the foreground, followed by the Dee Estuary/Irish Sea in the background. The tip of the North Wales coast (Point of Ayr) is just visible on the left, and Hilbre Island on the right.

Moel-y-Parc

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