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词条 Holme Moss transmitting station
释义

  1. History

  2. Services available

     Analogue radio (FM VHF)  Digital radio (DAB)  Analogue television 

  3. Relay services

     Analogue radio 

  4. Gallery

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. Sources

  8. External links

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|name = Holme Moss
|image =
|caption = Holme Moss radio mast
|map_name = West Yorkshire
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|location = Holme Valley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
|height = {{convert|228|m|ft|0}}
|gridref = SE095040
|built = 1951
|demolished =
|collapsed =
|relay =
|BBC = BBC North (1951-1985)
}}

The Holme Moss transmitting station is a radio transmitting station in West Yorkshire, England. The mast provides VHF coverage of both FM and DAB to a wide area around the mast including Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

History

Holme Moss transmitting station was built by British Insulated Callender's Construction Ltd[1] on Holme Moss and became the BBC's third public television transmitter, launched on 12 October 1951. Of historic and technical interest, this operated on the 405 line VHF system, with black and white transmissions originally on British System A, Channel 2, with vision 51.75 MHz, 45 kW and sound 48.25 MHz, 12 kW.[2] The mast survived until the end of the Band I TV broadcasts in 1985, with a replacement mast being constructed, adjacent, in 1984.[3] In early 1986, there was concern that heavy blocks of ice could bring down the old mast - February 1986 had been one of the coldest months on record, but demolition contractors worried that a sudden burst of warm weather could loosen lumps of ice, with the shock of the fall possibly buckling the old mast at its badly rusted centre. This in turn threatened to damage the new mast just 100 yards away and put all its FM broadcasts off air.[4] In the event, a gradual thaw alleviated the problem, and the old mast was taken apart as planned.

The site is now owned and operated by Arqiva.[5]

Television signals from Holme Moss travelled much further than their intended service area. The Isle of Man and parts of the Irish Republic, mainly Dublin and Wicklow, could receive a signal from Holme Moss for some years. Emley Moor and Moorside Edge masts can be seen from the location.

VHF Radio broadcasts started on 10 December 1956, for the Home, Light, Third Programme as they were then titled (see table). To this day, these three stations operate on exactly the same frequencies as they did in 1956. Subsequently, BBC Local Radio services were added in the early 1970s. With the awarding of a national commercial station, Classic FM is also broadcast. DAB transmissions also now originate from here.[6]

These transmissions cover North West England (mainly Greater Manchester and Cheshire) and most of Yorkshire; however, signals can be heard as far south as London and as far north as Scotland, whilst coverage can also be heard in Ireland and mainland Europe.

The base of the station is 1719 ft (524 m) above sea level and the mast another 750 ft (228 m) on top of that. This gives a maximum aerial height of 2467 ft (752 m) which is one of the highest in the UK. The mast weighs 140 tons and is held up by 5 sets of stay levels. At 250 kW ERP on the national channels, it is one of the most powerful VHF sites in the country.

Services available

Analogue radio (FM VHF)

FrequencykWServiceEntered ServiceNotes
89.3 MHz250BBC Radio 210 December 1956Originally the Light Programme
91.5 MHz250BBC Radio 310 December 1956Originally the Third Programme
92.4 MHz5.6BBC Radio Leeds1975Radiating Northwards towards West Yorkshire
93.7 MHz250BBC Radio 410 December 1956Originally the North Regional Home Service
95.1 MHz5.6BBC Radio Manchester10 September 1970Radiating Westwards towards Manchester
98.9 MHz250BBC Radio 11 September 1988At launch, the output was at 60kW. This was increased to 250kW on 19 December 1989.
101.1 MHz250Classic FM7 September 1992
104.1 MHz4.4BBC Radio Sheffield1975Radiating South & Eastwards towards South Yorkshire

Digital radio (DAB)

FrequencyBlockkWOperator
222.064 MHz11D4.7Digital One
225.648 MHz12B5BBC National DAB

Analogue television

TV transmissions ceased from this site with the demise of the original VHF service in 1985.

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ch=2}}245BBC1

Relay services

Being the main radio site in the North West and Yorkshire region, there are also a number of smaller relay transmitters used to fill in areas which receive poor coverage from Holme Moss. This is particularly evident around the Pennines where there are frequent hills meaning reception from Holme Moss is poor (especially indoors).

Analogue radio

TransmitterkWBBC R1BBC R2BBC R3BBC R4Classic FMBBC LocalNotes
Barnoldswick0.02align=left|99.3 MHz}}align=left|89.7 MHz}}align=left|91.9 MHz}}align=left|94.1 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves area of Barnoldswick
Beecroft Hill0.2align=left|99.4 MHz}}align=left|89.8 MHz}}align=left|92.0 MHz}}align=left|94.2 MHz}}align=left|101.6 MHz}}align=left|103.9 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Leeds. Serves western areas of Leeds
Chesterfield0.4{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}align=left|94.7 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Sheffield. BBC national FM services are relayed from Sutton Coldfield
Cornholme0.02align=left|99.3 MHz}}align=left|89.7 MHz}}align=left|91.9 MHz}}align=left|94.1 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves villages of Cornholme and Lydgate, west of Todmorden.
Haslingden0.083align=left|99.5 MHz}}align=left|89.9 MHz}}align=left|92.1 MHz}}align=left|94.3 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Haslingden area.
Hebden Bridge0.025align=left|98.0 MHz}}align=left|88.4 MHz}}align=left|90.6 MHz}}align=left|92.8 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Hebden Bridge area.
Idle0.025align=left|98.1 MHz}}align=left|88.5 MHz}}align=left|90.7 MHz}}align=left|92.9 MHz}}align=left|100.3 MHz}}{{N/A}}Serves Bradford area.
Keighley1align=left|98.5 MHz}}align=left|88.9 MHz}}align=left|91.1 MHz}}align=left|93.3 MHz}}{{N/A}}align=left|102.7 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Leeds. Serves Keighley area.
Kendal0.1align=left|98.6 MHz}}align=left|89.0 MHz}}align=left|91.2 MHz}}align=left|93.4 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Kendal area.
Luddenden0.084align=left|98.3 MHz}}align=left|88.7 MHz}}align=left|90.9 MHz}}align=left|93.1 MHz}}{{N/A}}align=left|95.3 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Leeds. Serves areas west of Halifax and the Ryburn Valley.
Morecambe Bay10align=left|99.6 MHz}}align=left|90.0 MHz}}align=left|92.2 MHz}}align=left|94.4 MHz}}align=left|101.8 MHz}}{{N/A}}Serves large areas of Southern Cumbria.
Olivers Mount0.25align=left|99.5 MHz}}align=left|89.9 MHz}}align=left|92.1 MHz}}align=left|94.3 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Scarborough and surrounding areas.
Pendle Forest0.1align=left|97.8 MHz}}align=left|90.2 MHz}}align=left|92.6 MHz}}align=left|94.6 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Burnley and Colne areas.
Saddleworth0.095align=left|99.3 MHz}}align=left|89.8 MHz}}align=left|91.9 MHz}}align=left|94.1 MHz}}{{N/A}}align=left|104.6 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Manchester. Serves Saddleworth and Tameside in the Upper Tame Valley
Sheffield0.32align=left|99.5 MHz}}align=left|89.9 MHz}}align=left|92.1 MHz}}align=left|94.3 MHz}}align=left|101.7 MHz}}align=left|88.6 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Sheffield. Serves parts of Sheffield
Stanton Moor1.2align=left|99.4 MHz}}align=left|89.8 MHz}}align=left|92.0 MHz}}align=left|94.2 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves areas of the southern Peak District including Matlock, Bakewell and Cromford areas.
Todmorden0.1align=left|98.5 MHz}}align=left|88.9 MHz}}align=left|91.1 MHz}}align=left|93.3 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Todmorden area (relayed via Cornholme).
Walsden South0.01align=left|98.0 MHz}}align=left|88.4 MHz}}align=left|90.6 MHz}}align=left|92.8 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Walsden area and Littleborough, just south of Todmorden.
Wensleydale0.054align=left|97.9 MHz}}align=left|88.3 MHz}}align=left|90.5 MHz}}align=left|92.7 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Wensleydale area.
Whalley0.01align=left|99.2 MHz}}align=left|89.6 MHz}}align=left|91.8 MHz}}align=left|94.0 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Whalley and Clitheroe areas.
Wharfedale0.04align=left|98.0 MHz}}align=left|88.4 MHz}}align=left|90.6 MHz}}align=left|92.8 MHz}}{{N/A}}align=left|95.3 MHz}}Relays BBC Radio Leeds. Serves Wharfedale north of Leeds
Windermere0.064align=left|97.9 MHz}}align=left|88.3 MHz}}align=left|90.5 MHz}}align=left|92.7 MHz}}{{N/A}}{{N/A}}Serves Windermere (relayed via Morecambe Bay).

Gallery

See also

{{commonscat|Holme Moss Transmitting Station}}
  • Holme Moss
  • List of masts
  • List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain

References

1. ^http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/holmemoss/bicc.php
2. ^TV COMES TO THE NORTH
3. ^Holme Moss History
4. ^Guardian, 13 February 1986, P1
5. ^Arqiva
6. ^Holme Moss Transmitter

Sources

  • British Insulated Callender's Construction Company (1951). Top o't'Moss. BICC Construction Bulletin No. 5 September 1951 http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/holmemoss/bicc.php Retrieved 30 January 2017.

External links

  • Holme Moss brings programmes on BBC Television and VHF Sound
  • Entry for Holme Moss at The Transmission Gallery
  • Info and pictures of Holme Moss
  • Opening of the mast in 1951
  • BBC list of radio transmitters
  • Holme Moss at The-moores.co.uk Gallery
  • Holme Moss Transmitter at thebigtower.com
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