405-line transmitters of the United Kingdom

The 405-line transmitter network of the United Kingdom

Alexandra Palace in London hosted the first 405-line transmitter, active between 1936 and 1939, then again from 1946 through to 1956. From 1949 onwards the Band I VHF 405-line BBC transmitter network grew quickly.

Channel Vision Carrier Frequency
B145.00 MHz
B251.75 MHz
B356.75 MHz
B461.75 MHz
B566.75 MHz

In 1955 with the advent of ITV a parallel effort to provide a Band III network was also underway. The pre-1955 BBC stations used the five channels of Band I, but with the introduction of Band III some BBC stations started appearing there too (most of them on channels 12 or 13). All ITV transmitters were in Band III.

Channel Vision Carrier Frequency
B6179.75 MHz
B7184.75 MHz
B8189.75 MHz
B9194.75 MHz
B10199.75 MHz
B11204.75 MHz
B12209.75 MHz
B13214.75 MHz

There were eventually 41 high power "main stations" owned by either the BBC or the IBA (see below). Most were built during the 1950s. The BBC's last main station to enter service was Belmont in Lincolnshire in November 1966, the IBA's last main station was the Welsh service from St. Hilary which went on-air in February 1965.

The main stations were supported by a large number of off-air relay stations to fill awkward gaps in the service from the main stations. The last of these (Llanelli in south Wales (BBC) and Newhaven in southeast England (IBA)) had been built by late 1970.

The entire system was decommissioned between 1982 and January 1985.

Transmitters by Region

England

Channel Islands

East

London and South East

Midlands

North

Northeast

Northwest

South

Southwest

West

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

External links

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