Ferryside Relay
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Ferryside Relay is a small TV relay in the village of Ferryside
, Carmarthenshire
, Wales
(national grid reference: SN371104). Ferryside Relay is one of the few broadcasting transmitters using a wooden pole as aerial tower.
relay is also unique because it was chosen as the site of the UK's experimental switchover trial, and as such became the first UK TV transmitter to be converted to digital
, turning off the old analogue TV signal. At the end of 2004, the relay was equipped to provide the four primary DTT multiplexes (Multiplex 1, 2, A and B) and after a three month period, all local residents were given Freeview boxes. Three of the four analogue services were switched off at midnight on 30 March 2005.
BBC Two Wales
analogue remained on due to the differing content of the BBC 2W
digital service. On 6 March 2009, BBC Two Wales analogue was finally switched off in preparation for the full digital switchover in the region, on 19 August and 16 September 2009. There was reportedly some local concerns, as BBC Two Wales analogue still having different programmes compared to those on digital version BBC 2W.
Ferryside
Ferryside is a seaside village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated 8½ miles south of Carmarthen, near the mouth of the River Tywi and close to golden sandy beaches....
, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
(national grid reference: SN371104). Ferryside Relay is one of the few broadcasting transmitters using a wooden pole as aerial tower.
Digital switchover
The FerrysideFerryside
Ferryside is a seaside village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated 8½ miles south of Carmarthen, near the mouth of the River Tywi and close to golden sandy beaches....
relay is also unique because it was chosen as the site of the UK's experimental switchover trial, and as such became the first UK TV transmitter to be converted to digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
, turning off the old analogue TV signal. At the end of 2004, the relay was equipped to provide the four primary DTT multiplexes (Multiplex 1, 2, A and B) and after a three month period, all local residents were given Freeview boxes. Three of the four analogue services were switched off at midnight on 30 March 2005.
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two Wales
BBC Two Wales is the national variation of BBC Two for BBC Cymru Wales. It is broadcast to Wales from Broaadcasting House in Cardiff. The channel can opt out from the main BBC Two schedule to show Welsh made programming, however this is used less frequently than in the past.Between 5 November 2001...
analogue remained on due to the differing content of the BBC 2W
BBC 2W
BBC 2W was a digital television channel run by the British Broadcasting Corporation in Wales until January 2009. It replaced the standard BBC Two broadcast on digital services in Wales — running on weekdays from 20:30 to 22:00. Launched on 5 November 2001, it had an initial reach of 1.1...
digital service. On 6 March 2009, BBC Two Wales analogue was finally switched off in preparation for the full digital switchover in the region, on 19 August and 16 September 2009. There was reportedly some local concerns, as BBC Two Wales analogue still having different programmes compared to those on digital version BBC 2W.
Analogue television
BBC One Wales, ITV1 Wales and S4C were all switched off in March 2005. BBC Two Wales was switched off in March 2009.| Frequency | UHF | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 471.25 MHz | 21 | 0.023 | BBC One Wales |
| 495.25 MHz | 24 | 0.023 | ITV1 Wales |
| 519.25 MHz | 27 | 0.023 | BBC Two Wales BBC Two Wales BBC Two Wales is the national variation of BBC Two for BBC Cymru Wales. It is broadcast to Wales from Broaadcasting House in Cardiff. The channel can opt out from the main BBC Two schedule to show Welsh made programming, however this is used less frequently than in the past.Between 5 November 2001... |
| 551.25 MHz | 31 | 0.023 | S4C S4C S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on... |
Digital television
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 474.2 MHz | 21+ | 0.025 | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... A |
| 498.0 MHz | 24 | 0.025 | BBC B |
| 522.0 MHz | 27 | 0.025 | SDN S4C Digital Networks SDN is a company that operates Multiplex A, one of the six groups of channels on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom... |
| 545.8 MHz | 30- | 0.025 | Digital 3&4 Digital 3&4 Digital 3&4 is a consortium consisting of regional Channel 3 companies and Channel 4 Television Corporation, which operates a multiplex broadcasting from a number of transmitter sites in the UK, carrying television and radio channels from both ITV and Channel 4; however three per-cent of the... |