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Holme Moss radio tramsmitter |
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Holme Moss
Holme Moss shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 0 |
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| OS grid reference | SE095040 |
| Parish | Holme Valley |
| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLMFIRTH |
| Postcode district | HD9 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Colne Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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Holme Moss transmitting station was the BBC's third public television transmitter, launched on 12 October 1951. Of historic and technical interest, this operated on the 405 line VHF system, with black and white transmissions originally on British System A, Channel 2, with vision 51.75Mhz, 45kw and sound 48.25Mhz, 12kw.[1] The mast survived till the end of the Band I TV broadcasts in 1985, with a replacement mast being constructed, adjacent, in 1984.[2] The site is now owned and operated by Arqiva.[3]
Television signals from Holme Moss travelled much further than their intended service area. The Isle of Man and parts of the Irish Republic, mainly Dublin and Wicklow, could receive a signal from Holme Moss for some years. Emley Moor, (55.44°, 15.53 km) and Moorside Edge, (348.22°, 11.56 km), transmitters can be seen from the location.
VHF Radio broadcasts started on 10 December 1956, for the Home, Light, Third Programme as they were then titled. (see table). Subsequently BBC Local Radio services were added in the early 1970s. With the awarding of a national commercial station, Classic FM is also broadcast. DAB transmissions also now originate from here.[4]
The base of the station is 1719 ft (524 m) above sea level and the mast another 750 ft (228 m) on top of that. This gives a maximum aerial height of 2467 ft (752 m) which is one of the highest in the UK. The mast weighs 140 tons and is held up by 5 sets of stay levels. At 250 kW ERP on the national channels, it is one of the most powerful VHF transmitters in the country.
TV transmissions ceased from this site with the demise of the original VHF service in 1985
| Frequency | VHF | kW | Service |
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| 51.75 MHz | 2 | 45 | BBC 1 North Region |
| Frequency | kW | Service | Notes |
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| 89.3 MHz | 250 | BBC Radio 2 | originally the Light Programme |
| 91.5 MHz | 250 | BBC Radio 3 | originally the Third Programme |
| 92.4 MHz | 5.6 | BBC Radio Leeds | Radiating Northwards towards West Yorkshire |
| 93.7 MHz | 250 | BBC Radio 4 | originally the North Region Home Service |
| 95.1 MHz | 5.6 | BBC Radio Manchester | Radiating Westwards towards Manchester |
| 98.9 MHz | 250 | BBC Radio 1 | |
| 101.1 MHz | 125 | Classic FM | |
| 104.1 MHz | 4.4 | BBC Radio Sheffield | Radiating South & Eastwards towards South Yorkshire |
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
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| 222.064 MHz | 11D | 4.7 | Digital One |
| 225.648 MHz | 12B | 5 | BBC National DAB |
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