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also commenced for the first time on 24 July 1976 from the transmitter. The Channel Islands were the last region to get colour television due to the technical difficulties in providing a UHF link from the UK mainland to the Channel Islands.
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On 24 July 1976 the transmitter became the main transmitter site in the Channel Islands and commenced broadcasting in UHF 625 line for the first time, not only for Channel Television but also for BBC1 and
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Since 17 November 2010, Fremont Point broadcasts digital television only, replacing the old analogue services. Only 3 of the 6 digital multiplexes are available from this transmitter.
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Analogue television was broadcast from the transmitter from September 1962 until 01:30 GMT on 17 November 2010.
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to bring Independent Television to the Channel Islands in the form of the ITV franchise
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Channel Television commenced broadcasting from the transmitter on 1 September 1962.
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and Les Touillets - the last of which is a high power relay which covers most of
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denotes a transmitter no longer used for transmitting television signals
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are mounted on a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) tower built of lattice
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had already been transmitting their BBC Television Service (renamed
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Drawings of Fremont Point TV Tower - SkyscraperPage.com
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Television transmitter and major relay sites in the
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Fremont Point transmitting station (Channel Islands)
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Fremont Point transmitting station is located in Channel Islands
49°15′06″N 2°07′52″W / 49.251667°N 2.131111°W / 49.251667; -2.131111
UT634559
BBC Channel Islands
ITV Channel Television
FM radio
television
transmission
Vingtaine du Nord
Saint John
Jersey
Channel Islands
Mont Orgueil
Alderney
Saint Brelade
Saint Helier
St Peter Port
Torteval
Guernsey
antennas
steel
Lichfield
Staffordshire
Arqiva
DAB radio
Band III
Independent Television Authority
Channel Television
BBC

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