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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY

Photos By Peter Bigwood, David Foord and Martin Watkins

Oxford Oxfordshire
Site Owner: NGW NGR: SP567105 Site Height: 129.5m Structure Height: 154.4m
Analogue TV: BBC1: 57  BBC2: 63  ITV1: 60  Ch4: 53  Ch5: 49  Six TV: 47
Digital TV: Mux1: 34  Mux2: 68  MuxA: 51  MuxB: 52  MuxC: 48  MuxD: 29
BBC Radio: R1: 99.1  R2: 89.5  R3: 91.7  R4: 93.9   
  Radio Oxford: 95.2   
Ind. National Radio: Classic FM: 101.3  Virgin AM: 1197 kHz 
Ind. Local Radio: Fox FM: 102.6   
     
Digital Radio: BBC: 12B  Digital One: 11D       
Comments:
   

The Oxford site is located near the village of Beckley, a few miles North-East of Oxford  city centre.

This sign is outside the drive of a local resident, helpfully directing lost and disorientated transmitter engineers away from his own nearby property.

 
Initially home to a low power BBC 405-line relay from 29-Jan-1962, the site was subsequently chosen for high power UHF transmission. The new 500ft mast entered BBC2 programme service on 17-Feb-1968, with BBC1 & ITV following in June 1970.

This site was on time for the launch of both Channel 4 & Channel 5, although in the case of the latter the power is only 8% of the other services from an aerial 54m lower.

The Oxford area is well known for multiple coverage overlap with fringe reception possible from Crystal Palace, Sandy Heath & Hannington respectively.

As well as the terrestrial tv networks, the station also transmits the local (low power) RSL station, the Oxford Channel, local and network BBC radio, and Classic fm.

 

Photos by
David Foord

Oxford re-engineered
1986-88

Photos by
Martin Watkins

The Virgin Radio
wire aerial

Another of our
outrageous composites!

NEW Photos by
Martin Watkins
 
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