Ferryside Relay

Ferryside Relay is a small TV relay at Ferryside, UK (national grid reference: SN371104 ). Ferryside Relay is one of the few broadcasting transmitters using a wooden pole as aerial tower.

Digital Switchover

The Ferryside relay is also unique because it was chosen as the site of the UK's experimental switchover trial, and as such became the first UK TV transmitter to be converted to digital [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4058069.stm|title= Villages tune in to digital trial|publisher= BBC News|date=2004-12-01|accessdate=2007-01-06|format= |work= ] , turning off the old analogue TV signal. At the end of 2004, the relay was equipped to provide the four primary DTT multiplexes (Multiplex 1, 2, A and B) and after a three month period, all local residents were given Freeview boxes. [cite web |url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/46606024-5B0C-4692-8298-BFC2EE1BA023/0/Digital_Trial_Report_Final_190705.pdf|title= Report of a digital switchover technical trial at Ferryside and Llansteffan|publisher= Department for Culture, Media and Sport|year=2005|month=07|accessdate=2007-01-06|format=pdf|work= ] [cite web |url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2005/dcms101_005.htm|title= Report Hails Success of Digital Switchover Trial|publisher= Department for Culture, Media and Sport|year=2005|month=07|accessdate=2007-01-06|format= |work= ] Three of the four analogue services were switched off at midnight on 30th March 2005.

(BBC2 analogue remains on due to the differing content of the BBC2W digital service.)

Transmitted Services

*Analogue Television
**UHF 27: BBC Two

*Digital Television
**UHF 26: Multiplex 1 - BBC
**UHF 30: Multiplex 2 - Digital 3&4
**UHF 34: Multiplex A - SDN
**UHF 25: Multiplex B - BBC

References

External links

* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/ferryside.php Ferryside's entry at mb21]
*http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.7685&lon=-4.3622&scale=25000&icon=x