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The Caldbeck transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the village of Caldbeck, in Cumbria, England (Grid Reference: NY299425). It is owned and operated by Arqiva. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Note: broadcasting is also a term for hand sowing. ...
Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...
Caldbeck is a medium-sized village on the edge of the Lake District in Cumbria, in the UK. In the last few years it has seen a massive house price boom, with many properties more than doubling their value over a couple of years. ...
Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ...
It has a 306.6 m (1006 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. The transmission antennas surmounting the structure are contained within a fibreglass cylinder. Masts of the Rugby VLF transmitter in England Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. ...
In biology, antenna (plural: antennae) refers to the sensing organs of several arthropods. ...
History
It was originally commissioned by the Independent Television Authority to bring ITV signals (provided by Border Television) to Northern Cumbria and South West Scotland, including Carlisle and Dumfries on 405-line VHF, using Channel 11 (Band III). Constructed in 1961, it came into service on 1 September of that year. The BBC's VHF television and radio services were carried by the nearby Sandale Mast. 405 line television was discontinued in the UK in 1985. The Independent Television Authority (ITA) was a body created by the Television Act 1954 to supervise the creation of Independent Television (ITV), the first commercial television network in the United Kingdom. ...
Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. ...
Carlisle is a city in the extreme northwest of England, some 16 km from the border with Scotland. ...
The Buccleuch St Bridge Devorgilla Bridge Overlooking Dumfries The Old Bridge House Dumfries ((IPA: ) pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) (Dùn Phris in Scottish Gaelic) is a Royal Burgh and town with a population of around 31,146 (37,846 including the Locharbriggs and Cargenbridge areas). ...
405 line is the name of a monochrome analogue television broadcasting system in operation in the UK between 1936 and 1985, and also used for some time in Ireland and Hong Kong. ...
Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ...
Band III is the name of a radio frequency range within the very high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum. ...
The Sandale Mast is the main radio transmitting station for the county of Cumbria, including the Lake District. ...
When UHF television started in the UK in 1969, Caldbeck was selected to carry all the UHF services for the area. The original three channel line-up came into service in September 1971. Channel Four began from Caldbeck from its launch in November 1982. Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ...
In 1993, CFM Radio launched from Caldbeck on 96.4 MHz FM, and later in 2001 the national digital multiplex Digital One entered service. CFM (short for Carlisle FM) is an Independent Local Radio station launched in 1993. ...
In telecommunications, multiplexing (also muxing or MUXing) is the combining of two or more information channels onto a common transmission medium using hardware called a multiplexer or (MUX). ...
Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station...
Digital Switch Over Caldbeck is set to be one of the first transmitters in the UK to be upgraded to high power digital only TV broadcasting. At this time, the analogue signal will be permanently switched off. The process is known as Digital Switchover and is scheduled for June 2009. The Digital Tick Digital switchover is the name given to the process by which analogue broadcast television in an area is converted to digital television. ...
Caldbeck will require major engineering work to accommodate the new transmitters and aerials. The work will entail complete replacement of the existing mast with a brand new 337 metre mast, scheduled for construction in 2008. According to Arqiva, This will make the Caldbeck mast the third tallest structure in the UK. Other masts that will require engineering work include Black Hill, (Lanarkshire) which will also need a replacement mast, and Wenvoe (Glamorgan), Sandy Heath, (Bedfordshire) and Divis (Northern Ireland), all of which will require mechanical strengthening. Black Hill Transmitter is a facility for FM and TV-broadcasting at Black Hill, Scotia (national grid reference: NS828647 ) on the eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. ...
Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
The Wenvoe Transmitter is a facility for FM- and television- broadcasting situated at Culverhouse Cross, Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan in the UK. It uses a 225 metre (738 foot) tall guyed mast as an antenna, giving average transmitter height above sea level of 324 metres. ...
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ...
Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ...
Divis is a sprawling moorland to the north of Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...
Motto: (Latin for Who would separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony...
Channels listed by Frequency Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. ...
Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ...
A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ...
CFM (short for Carlisle FM) is an Independent Local Radio station launched in 1993. ...
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...
Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station...
Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ...
ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...
Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. ...
ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...
Border Television is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland, much of Cumbria and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed), and also the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. ...
BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...
Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ...
BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europes first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ...
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ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...
S4C Digital Networks Ltd (SDN) is a company that operates Multiplex A, one of the six groups of channels on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...
National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ...
National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ...
See also It has been suggested that List of tallest buildings and structures in the world#Radio masts taller than 600 metres be merged into this article or section. ...
A list of the tallest structures in Great Britain. ...
This article is a list of radio stations that are located on Earth. ...
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: // This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage DAB Channels listed in italic are not yet on air...
External links - Help, tips and advice as Cumbria leads the way to digital television
- The Transmission Gallery: Caldbeck Transmitter photographs and information
- The Transmission Gallery: TV Coverage Map
- http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=330000&Y=542000&width=500&height=300&gride=329900&gridn=542500&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=25000&up.x=185&up.y=2
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