Talk:Winter Hill transmitting station

message: It is the tallest manned mast in the country
*Is that still true?  I would have thought that Emley Moor is the only "manned" masts now and not even sure about that.   All the NGW sites are unmanned and presume Arquiva is the same except for Emley Moor.  --jmb 11:32, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: tallest manned mast in the country

message: Winter Hill transmitter
* Following on from the previous comment, should this page actually be titled something like "Winter Hill Mast"?  As already stated, the term "transmitter" actually describes a piece of equipment, usually housed in a building close to the base of the mast.  The transmitter is then attached to feeder cables that run up the mast to the antennas at the top.  So describing the "mast" as a "transmitter" is not correct.  Chillysnow 23:35, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Winter Hill transmitter

message: Is it me or is this article missing the construction and completion dates for this mast?
:Original(?) tower
::Construction of the building and 445 ft tower began June 1955
::Last piece of tower bolted in position 17 Dec 1955
::First test transmissions  13 Feb 1956
::Start of service 3 May 1956
:These all from The Devil Casts His Net, I will see if I can find any dates for the present day mast.  --jmb 16:29, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The BBC Band III transmitter went into service on the ITA site after the Pilkington Report (June 1962).  --jmb 16:39, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Start of service (Granada) on 3 May 1956 confirmed from The Times, Friday, Apr 20, 1956; pg. 6; Issue 53510; col G   --jmb 16:50, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Planned opening of service for BBC2 17 Oct 1966 - The Times, Wednesday, Mar 24, 1965; pg. 12; Issue 56278; col G    --jmb 16:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: ITV in colour "expected by the end of 1969" - The Times, Wednesday, Feb 26, 1969; pg. 5; Issue 57495; col A   --jmb 17:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Reference to Emley Moor being highest structure in Europe when started service in 1966.  If the new Winter Hill mast was similar date them did BBC2 open from a temporary structure?  The Times, Friday, Mar 21, 1969; pg. 1; Issue 57515; col A  --jmb 17:01, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Announcement that BBC1 and ITV start in colour in London 15 Nov 1969.  ITA say that equipment at Winter Hill on schedule "but linking equipment might be delayed" - The Times, Friday, May 16, 1969; pg. 2; Issue 57561; col A  --jmb 17:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: BBC2 analogue transmissions ceased at 00:27Z, 4 November 2009  --User:DavidFRAS (from work)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.34.41.57 (talk) 14:38, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Dates

message: The article says that the mast has a theoretical coverage of 50 miles circumference - that would be a radius of around 7.5 miles which is nothing for a huge structure like this - a small CB radio with only 4 watts of power could go that distance. Surely it means a theoretical transmitting radius of 50 miles?  --Andyh192 22:17, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think he means radius, not circumference. In any case the figure is 'theoretical' and that depends on a whole boatload of assumptions. As such it's pointless, so I'll prune it. --Harumphy (talk) 09:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Construction

message: I see someone has been around removing most imperial units from heights etc.  Why can't we have both imperial and metric, this seems to be accepted on many other pages.  --jmb 01:49, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Units

message: OK I shouldn't really do this, but has the Winter Hill mast recently (i.e. in October 2006 ish) had new ultra-bright red lights installed? I'm from Greater Manchester but can see a huge mast with red lights on my horizon - it's only just appeared and I believe it is this mast. Oh... it isn't the Beetham Tower, Manchester btw! Can anyone prove/disprove? Jhamez84 00:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes lots of people have reported this on Digital Spy. I'll have a look sometime... if we can see them from Wrexham than they're definately brighter! Marbles333 20:48, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for that - I just won a bet! Though it shows that this mast can be seen clearly from at least as far away as Shaw and Crompton. Jhamez84 21:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Does anyone have a reliable citation for the date of these light upgrades - I was sure there was a piece on the Bolton News, but can't find it. Paypwip (talk) 13:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red Lights 

message: you can see the mast from wigan and many places. as the big red lights are viewable from a far distance.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.120.148 (talk) 14:52, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  from wigan 

message: "1970: Relaying service set up with Emley Moor mast."
:Not sure what this means, could do with some explanation.  --jmb (talk) 10:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Emley Moor

message: Following the recent addition of the 'local television' service 'YourTV Manchester' - leads me to think some more information and clarification is needed in the body of the text.
As far as I know the DTT 'Manchester Multiplex' - formerly home to 'Channel M' is still on-air, however GMG, former owners of Channel M sold the licence to another operator.
I *think* this is entirely separate to the separate local television licence which 'Your TV' have recently won.
Would be good if some accurate information on both these services could be added to this article.
Philedmondsuk (talk) 22:44, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manchester Multiplex 

message: A relay station receives the broadcast signal from the main transmitter and then either retransmits the received transmission on the same frequency (a repeater) or retransmits the received transmission on a different frequency (a translator).
In the section on relays, Lancaster, Pendle Forest, Saddleworth and Storeton are listed as relays.
However, for the digital television service, these sites do not receive their feed from the broadcasts of Winter Hill but are independently line fed (fiber optic cable).
All the other sites listed do indeed have receiving antennas pointed at Winter Hill for receiving their feed of PSB1, PSB2, and PSB3 which they then transmit on a different frequency to that on which the signal was received from Winter Hill.
Thus these sites, Lancaster, Pendle Forest, Saddleworth and Storeton, should NOT be listed as relays of the Winter Hill transmitter.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.207.225.1 (talk) 18:28, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relay Details