Tag: Tyne Tees Television

comp-abcABC TELEVISION Ltd.
Midlands
Saturdays and Sundays
North of England
Saturdays and Sundays


comp-angliaANGLIA TELEVISION Ltd.

East Anglia
Whole week

comp-assredASSOCIATED-REDIFFUSION Ltd.

London
Mondays to Fridays

comp-atvASSOCIATED TELEVISION Ltd.

London
Saturdays and Sundays
Midlands
Mondays to Fridays

comp-borderBORDER TELEVISION Ltd.

The Borders
Whole week

comp-channelCHANNEL TELEVISION Ltd.

Channel Islands
Whole week

comp-grampianGRAMPIAN TELEVISION Ltd.

North-East Scotland
Whole week

comp-granadaGRANADA TV NETWORK Ltd.

North of England
Mondays to Fridays

comp-stvSCOTTISH TELEVISION Ltd.

Central Scotland
Whole week

comp-southernSOUTHERN TELEVISION Ltd.

Central Southern and
South-East England
Whole week

comp-twwT W W Ltd.

South Wales and the
West of England
Whole week

comp-tttTYNE TEES TELEVISION Ltd.

North-East England
Whole week

comp-ulsterULSTER TELEVISION Ltd.

Northern Ireland
Whole week

comp-walesWALES (West & North) TELEVISION Ltd.

West and North Wales
Whole week

comp-westwardWESTWARD TELEVISION Ltd.

South West England
Whole week

com-itnINDEPENDENT TELEVISION NEWS Ltd

Provides the main news bulletins for all Independent Television areas

comp-itcaINDEPENDENT TELEVISION COMPANIES ASSOCIATION

The Association acts on behalf of all the Programme Companies in certain matters of common interest

The Programme Companies

Area Company Studios Population Coverage
London Weekdays Associated-Rediffusion London 12.91 m.
Weekends Associated TeleVision London 12.91 m.
Midlands Weekdays Associated TeleVision Birmingham 8.85 m.
London
Weekends A.B.C. Television Manchester 8.85 m.
Birmingham
London
North Weekdays Granada TV Network Manchester 12.45 m.
London
Weekends A.B.C. Television Manchester 12.45 m.
Birmingham
London
Central Scotland All week Scottish Television Glasgow 3.98 m.
South Wales and West All week TWW Cardiff 3.29 m.
Bristol
South-East All week Southern Television Southampton 4.27 m.
Dover
North-East All week Tyne Tees Television Newcastle upon Tyne 2.72 m.
East Anglia All week Anglia Television Norwich 2.55 m.
Northern Ireland All week Ulster Television Belfast 1.36 m.
South-West All week Westward Television Plymouth 1.60 m.
Borders All week Border Television Carlisle 0.48 m.
North-East Scotland All week Grampian Television Aberdeen 1.42 m.
West and North Wales All week Wales (West and North) Television Cardiff 1.04 m.
Channel Islands All week Channel Television St. Helier 0.10 m.

North-East England

TTT

  • Population within measured contours: Primary 2.48 mn, Secondary 0.19 mn, Fringe 0.05 mn. Total 2.72 mn.
  • Channel: Band III Channel 8 (horizontally polarised)
  • Vision Carrier Frequency: Nominal 189.75 Mc/s. Actual 189.75675 Mc/s
  • Sound Carrier Frequency: Nominal 186.25 Mc/s. Actual 186.27 Mc/s
  • Effective Radiated Power: Vision 100 kw maximum. Sound 25 kw maximum.
  • Power of Transmitters: Vision (peak white) 4 kW. Sound (carrier) 1 kW
  • Heights above sea level: Site 800 ft. Mean aerial 1,500 ft.
  • Location: 1° 42′ 50″ W, 54° 49′ 25″ N.

Burnhope (Channel 8)

Company: Tyne Tees Television

The important highly-populated industrial and agricultural area of North-East England, between the eastern slopes of the Pennine Chain and the sea, lies beyond the range of the Emley Moor transmitter in Yorkshire. Another station was therefore needed to provide an Independent Television service for this area.

ill-burnhopeA high site was found at Burnhope, about ten miles south-west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the major city in the area. It was within a few miles of the existing Band I station at Pontop Pike. Finding a site presented no special difficulty except the importance of avoiding land liable to mining subsidence, which abounds in this locality. This was responsible for some delay while the records were searched and test bores made.

A mast 750 feet in height was needed to prevent “shadowing” in the rather hilly country and the maximum power of 100 kW which could be permitted on this channel was radiated in both the northerly and the southerly directions, so as to extend the service as far as possible. To the west the service is naturally blocked by the high barrier of the Pennine Chain and to the east its usefulness is limited by the North Sea. The power radiated in these directions was therefore limited to 20 kW and 7o kW respectively, no higher power being necessary. Again a special aerial had to be developed to give the required directional effect.

The station went into programme service on 15th January 1959 and has fulfilled its predicted performance.