The Sandale transmitting station is the main

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transmitting station for the county of

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, including the Lake District, and eastern

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. It used to broadcast regional variations of

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and

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until digital switchover happened in the region. All television channels now come from the nearby Caldbeck transmitting station. The station is situated on the Caldbeck Fells close to the

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and eight miles south of

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. Its mast is high. Until 1993 it broadcast

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. Now it broadcasts BBC Radio Scotland on the same frequency.

Services from this transmitter

Analogue radio (FM VHF)

Digital radio (DAB)

Analogue television

8 November 1956 – 27 September 1965

27 September 1965 – 1 June 1979

1 June 1979 – 3 January 1985

3 January 1985 - 1992

1992 - 22 July 2009

External links

The Transmission Gallery: Photographs and Information

The Transmission Gallery: FM Coverage Map

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