The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to

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Loch, near Selkirk in the

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. It includes a high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a

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television transmitting

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array, which brings the overall height of the structure to . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Services

It is the main television broadcasting station for the Borders area, and is the first high power main station in the United Kingdom to be upgraded as part of digital switchover. This upgrade was completed on 20 November 2008, when the analogue signal was turned off and replaced by high power

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television signals. Selkirk also broadcasts a number of radio services, including local commercial station Radio Borders, national station Classic FM, and

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from the BBC and Digital One.

History

Selkirk was built by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) in 1961 in order to bring

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to south east Scotland, using the

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monochrome system on

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channel 13. 405 line television was discontinued in the UK in 1985. 625 line UHF television was introduced at Selkirk in 1972, carrying BBC1 (channel 55),

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(channel 62) and

(channel 59). Channel 4 was added on channel 65 when it launched in November 1982, and Channel 5 was added on channel 52 in March 1997. Radio Borders started from Selkirk in January 1990, with Classic FM following in November 1996. The Digital One and BBC DAB services both commenced in October 2007. BBC national FM services are transmitted from neighbouring

Ashkirk transmitting station Ashkirk is a small village on the Ale Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is located just off the A7 road, approximately each way between Selkirk to the north and Hawick to the south. Other places nearby include the Alemoor Loc ...

Channels listed by frequency

Digital television

Analogue radio (FM VHF)

Digital radio (DAB)

References

External links

Entry for Selkirk transmitting station at The Transmission Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Selkirk Transmitting Station Transmitter sites in Scotland