Bressay transmitting station
  Location within Shetland | |
| Tower height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60°07′48″N 1°05′45″W / 60.13°N 1.095833°W |
| Grid reference | HU5022838667 |
| Built | 1964 |
| BBC region | BBC Scotland |
| ITV region | STV North |
Bressay transmitting station is a broadcasting transmission facility for the Shetland Islands, located on the isle of Bressay, owned and operated by Arqiva (previously National Grid Wireless). The transmitting station is based on the Ward of Bressay, the island's highest peak.
The facility includes two steel lattice towers both over 70m high. It first came into service on 1 April 1964 transmitting BBC Television on Band I VHF channel 3 and the Scottish Home Service, Light Programme and Third on Band II VHF, using the same frequencies as today. (Home Service now Radio Shetland, Light R2 and Third R3).[1]
Services listed by frequency
Analogue radio
| Frequency | kW[2] | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 88.3 MHz | 43 | BBC Radio 2 |
| 90.5 MHz | 43 | BBC Radio 3 |
| 92.7 MHz | 43 | BBC Radio Shetland |
| 94.9 MHz | 43 | BBC Radio 4 |
| 96.2 MHz | 15† | SIBC |
| 97.9 MHz | 43 | BBC Radio 1 |
† Licensed to transmit at 50 kW.
Digital television
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Before switchover
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Analogue television
Analog tv is now ceased. BBC2 was switch off on UHF 28 on the 5th of MAY 2010, followed by the 3 services on the 19th of May 2010. Channel 5 was never radiated from Bressay (It maybe because of Bressay being Rural)
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 479.25 MHz | 22 | 10 | BBC One Scotland |
| 503.25 MHz | 25 | 10 | STV (North) (Grampian) |
| 527.25 MHz | 28 | 10 | BBC Two Scotland |
| 559.25 MHz | 32 | 10 | Channel 4 |
Digital switchover
The digital switchover happened in two stages.
In Stage One, BBC Two Scotland was switched off and anyone with Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV need to retune. BBCA was launched on 28 (expect for Voe & Weisdale where BBC1 Moved to the old BBC2 analogue number)
In Stage Two, analogue was permanently switched off and anyone with Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV needed to re-tune again. The date for this stage was 19 May 2010.
HD and high-powered Freeview services replaced the analogue signals.
See also
References
- ↑ Transmitting aerials for the Shetland v.h.f. television and v.h.f. sound station. Technological Report No. E-103 (1964/28) (PDF) (Report). May 1964.
- ↑ Radio Listeners Guide 2010