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Unless you were served by a relay transmitter, in which case you had to wait a bit - 1985 in our case.
Not just a relay transmitter, some main stations. Only two out five of the main transmitters carried C4 in TSW's
region from day 1, and that (coupled with the Equity dispute) was why TSW decided not to even attempt to sell any advertising until early 1983.
I was surprised when Huntshaw Cross was one of the first transmitters to get analogue Channel 5!
Yes. Although the ITC struggled to get enough frequency clearance to make C5 viable, so you ended up with quite small transmitters (population wise) from the outset. Large areas unserved, were unserved because no clear frequencies existed.
There was a second wave about 5 months later, when clearance was obtained for UHF Ch 35. That enabled Txs such as Waltham, Hannington, and Bilsdale to carry C5, boosting its viability.
Channel Four used to be and feel so distinctive, and it was the last real new channel event (as pretty much everyone went from just three to four channels).
Unless you were served by a relay transmitter, in which case you had to wait a bit - 1985 in our case.
Not just a relay transmitter, some main stations. Only two out five of the main transmitters carried C4 in TSW's
region from day 1, and that (coupled with the Equity dispute) was why TSW decided not to even attempt to sell any advertising until early 1983.
I was surprised when Huntshaw Cross was one of the first transmitters to get analogue Channel 5!
Yes. Although the ITC struggled to get enough frequency clearance to make C5 viable, so you ended up with quite small transmitters (population wise) from the outset. Large areas unserved, were unserved because no clear frequencies existed.
There was a second wave about 5 months later, when clearance was obtained for UHF Ch 35. That enabled Txs such as Waltham, Hannington, and Bilsdale to carry C5, boosting its viability.