Halifax transmitting station
The Halifax relay transmitter () is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility which serves Halifax in Yorkshire and is located on Southowram bank top overlooking the town from the East.
Most of Halifax viewers are able to receive Emley Moor and the relay is only used in the north, east and centre of the town which is blocked by the bank on which the relay resides. Further afield, the Halifax relay also covers Elland, parts of Brighouse and along the Calder Valley as far as Sowerby Bridge.
It transmits analogue television (with vertical polarisation) and one analogue radio station. It is also used by the major mobile phone networks for their coverage of Halifax due to its location overlooking the entire town.
It is a television relay of Emley Moor, has its aerials at a height of and is owned and operated by Arqiva, (site reference 10406).
The Halifax transmitter is an A group relay with vertical polarisation and currently doesn't carry any digital television signals or the analogue version of Channel 5, and will only carry digital terrestrial signals during the digital switchover in September 2011.
Transmitted services
Analogue radio (FM VHF)
Frequency |
kW |
Service |
|---|---|---|
96.7 MHz |
0.025 |
Phoenix Radio |
Analogue television
Frequency |
UHF |
kW |
Service |
|---|---|---|---|
474.0 MHz |
21 |
0.5 |
BBC One |
498.0 MHz |
24 |
0.5 |
ITV1 |
522.0 MHz |
27 |
0.5 |
BBC Two |
554.0 MHz |
31 |
0.5 |
Channel 4 |
Digital television
The digital switchover is expected to happen during September 2011. During this time, the existing analogue services at Halifax will be replaced by 3 public service multiplexes.
Frequency |
UHF |
kW |
Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
474.0 MHz |
21 |
0.1 |
Digital 3&4 |
498.0 MHz |
24 |
0.1 |
BBC A |
522.0 MHz |
27 |
0.1 |
BBC B |
See also
- Emley Moor transmitting station