West Kirby television relay station
 West Kirby transmitting mast, June 2009 | |
  West Kirby television relay station (Merseyside) | |
| Mast height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°22′03″N 3°10′01″W / 53.367404°N 3.166929°WCoordinates: 53°22′03″N 3°10′01″W / 53.367404°N 3.166929°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Grid reference | SJ224862 |
| Relay of | Winter Hill |
| BBC region | BBC North West |
| ITV region | ITV Granada |
The West Kirby television relay station (also commonly known as West Kirby transmitter[1]) serves parts of West Kirby, Wirral, UK (national grid reference: SJ224862[2]). It is a relay of the Winter Hill transmitter. The antenna support structure is a 17-metre-high (56 ft-high) wooden pole situated at an elevation of 64 metres (210 ft).[3] Thus, the top of the pole has an overall height of 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level. As of 2009, the transmitter serves approximately 3,400 homes.[1]
Details[edit]
The relay station is located on a United Utilities bore hole site near Column Road,[3] West Kirby. The relay was not an original VHF 405-line transmitter.[1] For 625-line analogue services on UHF, the relay covered a geographical Winter Hill blind spot in the vicinity of West Kirby near the Dee estuary. Prior to switchover, analogue channels BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1 and Channel 4 were radiated from the site.[2] Being a relay of Winter Hill, the transmitter is in the BBC North West and ITV Granada TV regions.
From 4 November 2009[1] some digital TV services started broadcasting from the transmitter.
The final digital switchover date was 2 December 2009, after which three digital multiplexes (known as Freeview Lite[4]) were made available.
All TV transmissions from the West Kirby site are vertically polarised.[1]
Transmitted services[edit]
Digital television[edit]
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Operator | System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474.166 MHz | 21+ | 0.015 | BBC B | DVB-T2 |
| 498.000 MHz | 24 | 0.015 | Digital 3&4 | DVB-T |
| 522.000 MHz | 27 | 0.015 | BBC A | DVB-T |
See also[edit]
- Flint television relay station
- Moel-y-Parc transmitting station
- Storeton transmitting station
- Winter Hill transmitting station
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "West Kirby transmitter - analogue switch-off". ukfree.tv. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Digital Switchover Transmitter Details: Granada Region" (PDF). Office of Communications (OFCOM). 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Transmission Gallery: West Kirby". mb21. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ↑ "Freeview Lite?". Brian Butterworth, ukfree.tv. 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
External links[edit]
- West Kirby's entry at the mb21 transmitter gallery
- Map showing location of West Kirby transmitter site and surrounding areas
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