Mast height 17 metres (56 ft) Relay of Winter Hill ITV region ITV Granada | Grid reference SJ224862 BBC region BBC North West | |
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Similar Haverfordwest transmitting station, Washford transmitting station, St Hilary transmitting station, Arfon transmitting station, Beacon Hill transmitting station | ||
The West Kirby television relay station (also commonly known as West Kirby transmitter) serves parts of West Kirby, Wirral, UK (national grid reference: SJ224862). 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). 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.
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- Map of West Kirby Television Relay Station West Kirby Birkenhead Wirral CH48 8AW UK
- Details
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Map of West Kirby Television Relay Station, West Kirby, Birkenhead, Wirral CH48 8AW, UK
Details
The relay station is located on a United Utilities bore hole site near Column Road, West Kirby. The relay was not an original VHF 405-line transmitter. For 625-line analogue services on UHF, the relay covers 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 are radiated from the site. Being a relay of Winter Hill, the transmitter is in the BBC North West and ITV Granada TV regions.
From 4 November 2009 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) were made available.
All TV transmissions from the West Kirby site are vertically polarised.