Brougher Mountain transmitting station
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 Brougher Mountain transmitting station | |
  Brougher Mountain transmitting station (Northern Ireland) | |
| Tower height | 55 metres (180 ft) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°25′24″N 7°27′38″W / 54.42327°N 7.46043°W |
| BBC region | BBC Northern Ireland |
| ITV region | UTV |
| Local TV service | NVTV |
Brougher Mountain transmitting station is a major transmitting station in Northern Ireland. It is located between County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, on top of a 317 m (1,040 ft) high hill called Brougher Mountain.
It has four other transmitter sites in its digital television transmitter group, at Ederny, Derrygonnelly, Belcoo, and Lisbellaw.
Brougher Mountain came into service on 24 February 1964, transmitting the BBC Television Service on VHF 405 lines.
The ITV service provided by Ulster Television launched from the Strabane transmitter located 40 miles north of Brougher Mountain on 18 February 1963 and its coverage extended down to the area covered by Brougher Mountain.
It became the main UHF transmitter for the area in July 1978, when BBC One, BBC Two and UTV started transmitting in colour on the 625 line UHF service. Channel 4 started transmitting from the transmitter in December 1983.
Due to its close proximity to the Republic of Ireland, since the transmitter went on air in 1964, many living in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo could receive the UK channels via spill-over signals from Brougher Mountain, as well as the Strabane transmitter.
The site was the location of an Provisional IRA bombing on the 9th February 1971, which left 5 BBC workers dead when their vehicle was destroyed by a landmine. The workers were travelling up the mountain to repair the transmitter when the landmine, which was detonated by a tripwire, detonated. It has been suggested that the booby trap was in fact set to target members of the British Army, who regularly patrolled in the border area.
Services transmitted by frequency
Analogue radio
| Frequency | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 89.4 MHz | 5 | BBC Radio 2 |
| 91.6 MHz | 5 | BBC Radio 3 |
| 93.8 MHz | 5 | BBC Radio Ulster |
| 95.6 MHz | 5 | BBC Radio 4 |
| 96.6 MHz | 5 | Downtown Radio |
| 99.0 MHz | 5 | BBC Radio 1 |
| 101.2 MHz | Q Radio Tyrone & Fermanagh |
Digital radio
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225.648 MHz | 12B | 3.2 | BBC National DAB |
| 229.072 MHz | 12D | 4.35 | Bauer Northern Ireland |
Digital televisionIncluding Sept 2019 Frequency changes.
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Before switchover
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Analogue television (before 24 October 2012)
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 479.25 MHz | 22 | 100 | BBC One Northern Ireland |
| 503.25 MHz | 25 | 100 | UTV |
| 527.25 MHz | 28 | 100 | BBC Two Northern Ireland |
| 559.25 MHz | 32 | 100 | Channel 4 |
See also
References
- ^ VisualServ. "Brougher Mountain Transmitting Station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ Mike Brown. "Transmission Information - Brougher Mountain". Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Brougher Mountain Hill". Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Northern Ireland TV region: Digital Switchover transmission groups" (PDF). Ofcom. July 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "405 Alive - Information - A List of VHF 405-Line Transmitters".
- ^ "When did the aerial groups change ? - Page 3".
- ^ Transmitting aerials for the Enniskillen v.h.f. television and v.h.f. sound station | TECHNOLOGICAL REPORT No. E-101 (1964/21) (PDF) (Report). 1964.
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