English Transmitters

(ongoing) BBC1 outside of London, BBC2, ITV and colour duplication each took up to 10 years to reach across all parts of the UK. However, the last two terrestrial channels, Channel 4 (from 1982) and Channel 5 (from 1997) were available in most of their projected coverage areas from the outset. All the 405 line vhf transmissions had ceased by 1985, although some of the sites were brought back into use for uhf television purposes when Channel 5 went on air.

Region	BBC TV	ITV	Shared UHF Tx Sites	UHF Main Areas served	BBC2 b/w only	BBC2 Colour	BBC1 Colour	ITV Colour
VHF 405 LINE b/w TRANSMITTERS			UHF 625 LINE TRANSMITTERS
London SE	2.11.36 Crystal P [1]	22.9.55 Croydon	Crystal Palace	London Area	20.4.64	1.7.67	15.11.69	15.11.69
			Heathfield	E Sussex	-	17.10.70	6.9.71	1.11.71
			Bluebell Hill	Medway	-	early 1974	early 1974	25.2.74
Midlands	17.12.49 S Coldfield	17.2.56 Lichfield	Sutton Coldfield	W Midlands	6.12.64	1.7.67	15.11.69	15.11.69
			Oxford	S Midlands	-	17.2.68	16.5.70	15.6.70
			Waltham	E Midlands	-	31.8.68	18.7.70	28.2.70
			Ridge Hill	Worcs, Hereford	-	11.9.72	11.9.72	26.2.73
			Wrekin	Shropshire	-	1975 or 76	1975 or 76	12.75
North West	12.10.51 Holme Moss [2]	3.5.56 Winter Hill	Winter Hill	Lancs, Cheshire	31.10.65	1.7.67	15.11.69	15.11.69
Yorks, Lincs	12.10.51 Holme Moss [3]	3.11.56 Emley Moor	Emley Moor	W & S Yorks	15.1.66	1.7.67	15.11.69	15.11.69
Yorks, Lincs	12.10.51 Holme Moss [3]	3.11.56 Emley Moor	Belmont	Lincs, E Yorks, N Norfolk	19.11.66	1.7.67	15.2.71	24.5.71
West	15.8.52 Wenvoe	14.1.58 St Hilary	Wenvoe	Bristol Ch. area	12.9.65	autumn 67		6.4.70
West	15.8.52 Wenvoe	14.1.58 St Hilary	Mendip	Somerset, S Glos	-	1.12.69	11.5.70	30.5.70
North East	1.5.53 Pontop Pike	15.1.59 Burnhope	Pontop Pike	Newcastle area	5.11.66	11.67	13.7.70	17.7.70
			Bilsdale W Moor	N Yorks, Durham	-	24.11.69	1971	15.3.71
			Chatton	N Northumberland	-	1974	1974	19.8.74
South Central	12.11.54 Rowridge	30.8.58 Chillerton Down	Rowridge	Hants, IOW	15.1.66	1.7.67	27.12.69	13.12.69
			Hannington	S Berks, N Hants	-	13.6.70	3.5.71	1.11.71
			Midhurst	W Sussex	-	1972	1972	18.12.72
South West	17.12.54 N Hessary Tor Redruth	29.4.61 Stockland H Caradon H	Caradon Hill	W Dev, E Cornwall	-	5.7.69	17.3.71	25.5.71
			Redruth	W Cornwall	-	1970	17.3.71	22.5.71
			Stockland Hill	E Dev, W Dorset	-	2.10.71		13.9.71
			Beacon Hill	S Devon	-	late 1972	late 1972	19.3.73
			Huntshaw Cross	N Devon	-	1973	1973	5.11.73
East Anglia	1.2.55 Tacolneston	27.10.59 Mendlesham	Tacolneston	Norfolk, N Suffolk	-	9.9.67	13.10.70	1.10.70
			Sudbury	S Suffk, N Essx	-	10.2.68	late 1970	18.11.70
			Sandy Heath	Camb Beds N’hants	-	15.9.69	22.3.71	18.1.71
Cumbria	5.11.56 Sandale	1.9.61 Caldbeck	Caldbeck	N Cumbria	-	16.8.71	16.10.71	1.9.71
SE Kent	21.4.58 Dover	early 1960 Dover	Dover	SE Kent	11.2.67	11.67	3.1.70	13.12.69
East	5.10.59 Peterboro’	Sandy H (relay)	Sandy Heath	Camb Beds N’hants N Herts	-	15.9.69	22.3.71	18.1.71
Channel Isles	3.10.55 Les Platons	1.9.62 Fremont Pt	Fremont Pt	Channel Islands	-	late 1976	late 1976	7.76

Notes. [1] Formerly from Alexandra Palace [2] Also Band III from Winter Hill from 20.4.64 [3] Also Band III from Belmont from 19.11.66
references: ITV75 (IBA), pp162-63; IBA transmitter list, 1984, Radio Times, Aug 1967; BBC Handbook, 1973, pp249- 254; BBC Handbook, 1978
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