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Selkirk transmitting station
The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Lindean Loch, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It includes a 229.1 metres (752 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres (783 ft). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It is the main television broadcasting station for the Borders area, and is the first high power main station in the United Kingdom to be upgraded as part of digital switchover. This upgrade was completed on 20 November 2008, when the analogue signal was turned off and replaced by high power digital television signals.
Selkirk also broadcasts a number of radio services, including local commercial station Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland, national station Classic FM, and DAB multiplexes from the BBC and Digital One.
Selkirk was built by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) in 1961 in order to bring ITV to south east Scotland, using the 405 line monochrome system on VHF channel 13.
The other Border Television transmitter was the Caldbeck transmitting station, which opened in September 1961. ITV started broadcasting on December 1 1961. The first broadcaster was the announcer Mary Marquis.
405 line television was discontinued in the UK in 1985. 625 line UHF television was introduced at Selkirk in March 1972, carrying BBC1 (channel 55), BBC2 (channel 62) and ITV (channel 59). Channel 4 was added on channel 65 when it launched in November 1982, and Channel 5 was added on channel 52 in March 1997. Radio Borders started from Selkirk in January 1990, with Classic FM following in November 1996. The Digital One and BBC DAB services both commenced in October 2007. BBC national FM services are transmitted from neighbouring Ashkirk transmitting station.
Analogue Television: All Analogue tv services are now ceased. BBC2 switched off on the 6TH OF NOVEMBER 2008 and 4 of the channels ceased on the 20th of November 2008, when the DIGITAL MULTIPLEXS launched, it was the first transmitter in the UK to switch off Analogue Signals. Frequency (MHz) UHF kW Service 719.25 MHz 52 5 Channel 5 743.25 MHz 55 50. BBC1 Scotland 775.25 MHz 59 50 ITV Border 799.25 MHz 62 50 BBC2 Scotland 823.25 MHz 65 50 Channel 4
Digital Switchover: Digital Switchover go in phases, On the 6th of NOVEMBER 2008, BBC2 Scotland ceased on UHF 62 and High pOWER BBC A launched for te first time. on the 20th of November 2008 all of the analogue channels switched off and viewers with BT Vision, FREEVIEW & TOP UP TV NEED TO RETUNE.
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Selkirk transmitting station
The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Lindean Loch, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It includes a 229.1 metres (752 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres (783 ft). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It is the main television broadcasting station for the Borders area, and is the first high power main station in the United Kingdom to be upgraded as part of digital switchover. This upgrade was completed on 20 November 2008, when the analogue signal was turned off and replaced by high power digital television signals.
Selkirk also broadcasts a number of radio services, including local commercial station Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders and North Northumberland, national station Classic FM, and DAB multiplexes from the BBC and Digital One.
Selkirk was built by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) in 1961 in order to bring ITV to south east Scotland, using the 405 line monochrome system on VHF channel 13.
The other Border Television transmitter was the Caldbeck transmitting station, which opened in September 1961. ITV started broadcasting on December 1 1961. The first broadcaster was the announcer Mary Marquis.
405 line television was discontinued in the UK in 1985. 625 line UHF television was introduced at Selkirk in March 1972, carrying BBC1 (channel 55), BBC2 (channel 62) and ITV (channel 59). Channel 4 was added on channel 65 when it launched in November 1982, and Channel 5 was added on channel 52 in March 1997. Radio Borders started from Selkirk in January 1990, with Classic FM following in November 1996. The Digital One and BBC DAB services both commenced in October 2007. BBC national FM services are transmitted from neighbouring Ashkirk transmitting station.
Analogue Television: All Analogue tv services are now ceased. BBC2 switched off on the 6TH OF NOVEMBER 2008 and 4 of the channels ceased on the 20th of November 2008, when the DIGITAL MULTIPLEXS launched, it was the first transmitter in the UK to switch off Analogue Signals. Frequency (MHz) UHF kW Service 719.25 MHz 52 5 Channel 5 743.25 MHz 55 50. BBC1 Scotland 775.25 MHz 59 50 ITV Border 799.25 MHz 62 50 BBC2 Scotland 823.25 MHz 65 50 Channel 4
Digital Switchover: Digital Switchover go in phases, On the 6th of NOVEMBER 2008, BBC2 Scotland ceased on UHF 62 and High pOWER BBC A launched for te first time. on the 20th of November 2008 all of the analogue channels switched off and viewers with BT Vision, FREEVIEW & TOP UP TV NEED TO RETUNE.