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Bluebell Hill was originally an E group for analogue, then became a B group at DSO. At its 700 MHz clearance in July 2018 it became a K group (excluding the temporary MUXES 7 and 8). Most E groups and B groups, as well as widebands and K groups, will work satisfactorily on Bluebell Hill (see
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was completed on 27 June 2012. When in analogue service, the broadcast power of 30 kW for a main transmitter was unique in the United Kingdom, the strength being limited by potential interference with transmitters in France and the Low Countries.
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Analogue television transmissions have now ceased. BBC2 was closed on 13 June 2012 and the remaining three services on 27 June. Channel 5 was never broadcast from this transmitter.
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and comprises five steel lattice towers, each 45 to 50 metres tall - their height being compromised by the location of nearby Rochester Airport. It broadcasts
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Info and pictures of Bluebell Hill transmitter including historical power/frequency changes and co-receivable transmitters
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This transmitter has 4 relays: Chatham Town, Farleigh, Gillingham Testing Centre and Sittingbourne.
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and Heart Kent. Between its opening in 1974 and 31 December 1981 the transmitter broadcast
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denotes a transmitter no longer used for transmitting television signals
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is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at
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radio to much of north, west, and central Kent, and an
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service into southern Essex. It stopped broadcasting
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Television transmitter and major relay sites in the
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Bluebell Hill transmitting station is located in Kent
51°19′26″N 0°31′14″E / 51.324°N 0.52054°E / 51.324; 0.52054
TQ757613
BBC South East
ITV Meridian
Blue Bell Hill
Maidstone
Rochester
English
Kent
North Downs
digital television
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DAB
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analogue television

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