The Chatton transmitting station is a
broadcasting
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and
telecommunications
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facility, between
Wooler
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and
Seahouses
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Attraction
Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north ...
,
Northumberland
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. It is owned and operated by
Arqiva
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,
and situated within the boundary of
Bewick and Beanley Moors SSSI
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.
Services listed by frequency
Digital radio (DAB)
Digital television
Before switchover
Analogue television
Analogue television is no longer available from Chatton; BBC Two analogue was closed on 12 September 2012, followed by the remaining four channels on 26 September 2012.
Channel 5 was not available from Chatton on analogue
[ but could be received from ]Burnhope
Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester in the Brown ...
instead on channel 68 in the south of Chatton's transmission area.
See also
* List of masts
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* List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
This is a list of radio stations in the United Kingdom.
National analogue and digital (DAB) stations
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage.
DAB ...
References
External links
* http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/chatton/index.php
Chatton Transmitter at thebigtower.com
Transmitter sites in England
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