Waltham Tv Mast

The mast was built in 1966/1967. Soon after it was first erected, and before it was used, it collapsed. Parts of the wreckage are still in use as pig shelters.

The structure was rebuilt in 1968. This delayed its first transmissions until 1970, and it was not fully operational until April 1971. It is a shorter version of the second Emley Moor TV Mast which collapsed whilst broadcasting on 19 March 1969 , due to the weight of ice on the structural cables. The Waltham mast has four sets of stay levels as opposed to the six of the ex-Emley mast. The latter was identical to the current 385m high Belmont Transmitter .

The mast was originally built to provide BBC2 (on the new UHF 625 lines system) to the East Midlands. It is now the main TV transmitter for all terrestrial channels covering the East Midlands - Nottinghamshire , Derbyshire , Leicestershire , Rutland , the south of Lincolnshire and north Northamptonshire . It can even be received to some degree from Maltby in South Yorkshire , for East Midlands ex-patriots. It is owned and operated by National Grid Wireless .

TRANSMITTED SERVICES

Analogue Television

---UHF 58: BBC One

---UHF 64: BBC Two

---UHF 61: ITV

---UHF 54: Channel 4

---UHF 35: Five

Digital Television

---UHF 49: Multiplex 1 - BBC

---UHF 23: Multiplex 2 - Digital 3&4

---UHF 26: Multiplex A - SDN

---UHF 33: Multiplex B - BBC

---UHF 45: Multiplex C - National Grid Wireless

---UHF 42: Multiplex D - National Grid Wireless

Analogue Radio

---106.6 MHz: Saga

Digital Radio

---Block 12B: 225.64 MHz: BBC DAB National

---Block 11D: 222.06 MHz: Digital One

---Block 12A: 227.36 MHz: Now Nottingham

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Waltham Tv Mast