Chillerton Down transmitting station

Chillerton Down
The Chillerton Down transmitting station
Chillerton Down transmitting station is located in Isle of Wight
Chillerton Down transmitting station
Chillerton Down transmitting station (Isle of Wight)
Mast height228.9 metres (751 ft)
Coordinates50°38′57″N 1°19′44″W / 50.649167°N 1.328889°W / 50.649167; -1.328889
Grid referenceSZ475835
Built30 August 1958
ITV regionSouthern Television (1958-1981)
TVS (1982-1985)

The Chillerton Down transmitting station is a broadcasting facility for FM and DAB radio at Chillerton Down, above the village of Chillerton on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England (grid reference SZ475835). The transmitter was erected in 1958 and uses a 228.9-metre (751 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast of triangular cross section as an aerial.[1]

History

Construction

It was built by BICC.[2]

Transmission

It was originally used to transmit Southern Television, and later TVS, until the end of VHF television transmissions in the UK at the beginning of 1985. It now transmits Greatest Hits Radio, Capital South, Nation Radio South Coast, Isle of Wight Radio, the local Arqiva (NOW S. Hampshire) DAB multiplex and the national Digital One DAB multiplex.

The site is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Channels available by frequency

Analogue radio

Frequency kW[3] Service
103.2 MHz 2 Capital South
105.2 MHz 10 Greatest Hits Radio South Coast
106.0 MHz 4 Nation Radio South Coast
107.0 MHz 102.0 MHz 0.1 Isle of Wight Radio

Digital radio

Frequency Block kW Operator
216.928 MHz 11A 5 Sound Digital Limited
221.352 MHz 11C 5 NOW South Hampshire
222.064 MHz 11D 5 Digital One

Analogue television

VHF analogue television was transmitted from Chillerton Down from its launch in 1958 until the nationwide shutdown of VHF signals in 1985.

Frequency VHF kW Service
204.75 MHz 11 100 TVS (Southern Television until 1982)

See also

References

  1. ^ tx.mb21.co.uk - Chillerton Down Archived 13 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  2. ^ Times Tuesday 27 October 1959, page 6
  3. ^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010


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