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The Croydon transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on Beaulieu Heights in Upper Norwood, London, England (grid reference), in the London Borough of Croydon, owned by Arqiva. It was established in 1955 and initially used a small lattice tower.
- 1955 (original tower), 1962 (current tower)
- BBC London (backup)
- 152 metres (499 ft)
- ITV London (backup)
Croydon transmitting station: 1962: Telecoms: 153: 502: Upper Norwood: 2: IKEA Towers: 1950: Power station chimneys: Purley Way
The station is the eighth-tallest structure in London, and is best known as the main television transmitter for the Greater London area and parts of the surrounding Home Counties. As such, it is the most important transmitter in the UK in terms of population covered.
- March 28 1956
- BBC London
- 219 metres (719 ft)
- ITV London
From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Alexandra Palace television tower, June 2012. The Alexandra Palace television station in North London ( grid reference TQ297901 ) is the oldest television transmission site in the world.
1 gen 2004 · History. Croydon Transmitter, Channel 9. ITA Yearbook 1968 1 January 2004. London’s ITV transmitter in 1968. The ITA YEARBOOK for 1968 (pages 136-7) included an article on the ITA’s ‘Croydon’ transmitter, which at the time radiated 405-line transmissions from Rediffusion and ATV to London.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE TRANSMITTER is the UHF main station that serves Greater London and the Home Counties. In terms of coverage, it is easily the most important transmitting station in the country, with nearly 12 million people receiving its output.
The Croydon transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on Beaulieu Heights in Upper Norwood, London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon, owned by Arqiva. It was established in 1955 and initially used a small lattice tower. The present tower is 152 metres high and was built in 1962.