Arqiva statements on Sandy Heath and Nottingham

Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV 13th April 2011 at 16:22

From Arqiva's press office:

Arqiva confirms that the Digital Switch Over process for the Sandy Heath transmitter group, serving Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, has been completed successfully.

The three public-service multiplexes are being transmitted at high power from the main station at Sandy Heath and, for the first time, from three dependent relays at Dallington Park, Kimpton and Luton. The non-PSB multiplexes at Sandy Heath will move to their final post-DSO powers, channels and transmission modes at later dates.

Following switch-off of the BBC Two analogue signal on 30 March, the remaining analogue signals for BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 ceased by 00:01 on Wednesday 13 April. The new digital signals entered official service at Sandy Heath at 05:50, with the relays completed by 08:38.

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Arqiva has confirmed that the Digital Switch Over process for the Nottingham area has been completed successfully.

The three public-service multiplexes are now being transmitted at high power from the Nottingham site at Kimberley. The non-PSB multiplexes will not achieve their final transmission parameters until a later date.

Following switch-off of the BBC Two analogue signal on 30 March, the remaining analogue signals for BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 ceased by 00:09 on Wednesday 13 April. The new digital signals entered official service at 05:50.