| Wenvoe, located a few miles to the south-west of Cardiff,
was the site of the first television transmitting station in Wales.
It was opened by the BBC on 15-Aug-52,
broadcasting BBC Television on VHF channel 5. Later the BBC opened a transmitter for
BBC-Wales on ch13.
Wenvoe has the the most dependant
relay stations of any main station in the country. This is because
Wenvoe's UHF signals can be difficult to receive along the valleys
of South Wales.
As with Sutton
Coldfield, the original mast was replaced in the mid-1980s. Work will be done to strengthen and improve the Wenvoe mast in preparation for the new transmitting aerials it will support for for the post-DSO digital services.
Many people in
the television service area of Wenvoe also have receiving aerials directed towards
the Mendip transmitter in Avon so that they
can receive Channel 4 and other alternatives to the Welsh services. |
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