Bressay transmitting station is a broadcasting transmission facility for the
Shetland Islands
Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland
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, located on the isle of
Bressay
Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland.
Geography and geology
Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa. With an area of , it is the fifth-largest island in Shetland. The po ...
, owned and operated by
Arqiva
Arqiva () is a British telecommunications company which provides infrastructure, broadcast transmission and smart meter facilities in the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered at the former Independent Broadcasting Authority headquart ...
(previously
National Grid Wireless
Arqiva () is a British telecommunications company which provides infrastructure, broadcast transmission and smart meter facilities in the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered at the former Independent Broadcasting Authority headquarters ...
). The transmitting station is based on the Ward of Bressay, the island's highest peak.
The facility includes two
steel lattice towers both over 70m high.
It first came into service on 1 April 1964 transmitting BBC Television on Band I VHF channel 3 and the Scottish Home Service, Light Programme and Third on Band II VHF, using the same frequencies as today. ''(Home Service now Radio Shetland, Light R2 and Third R3).''
Services listed by frequency
Analogue radio
† Licensed to transmit at 50 kW.
Digital television
Before switchover
Analogue television
Digital switchover
The digital switchover happened in two stages.
In Stage One, BBC Two Scotland was switched off and anyone with Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV needed to re-tune. The date for this was 5 May 2010.
In Stage Two, analogue was permanently switched off and anyone with Freeview, BT Vision or Top Up TV needed to re-tune again. The date for this stage was 19 May 2010.
HD and high-powered Freeview services replaced the analogue signals.
See also
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National analogue and digital stations
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References
External links
The Transmission Gallery: Bressay Transmitter photographs and informationThe Transmission Gallery: Television coverage mapThe Transmission Gallery: Radio coverage map
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Buildings and structures in Shetland
Transmitter sites in Scotland
Bressay