Zouches Farm transmitting station

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Template:Short description Template:More footnotes Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK transmitter Zouches Farm transmitting station is a microwave radio link site located near the top of Blows Downs at Zouches Farm, Caddington, Bedfordshire, England (Grid reference Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates".). It was part of the London to Birmingham chain designed in the 1940s, and is now owned and maintained by BT Group.

In September 1970, short segments of the BBC Television series Doctor Who were filmed at the relay station, for a serial entitled Terror of the Autons.

The Template:Cvt tall radio tower is also used for digital and analogue radio broadcasts; these are maintained by Arqiva.

Transmitted services

Analogue radio

Frequency kW[1] Service
97.6 MHz 1 Heart East
103.8 MHz 0.5 BBC Three Counties Radio

Digital radio

Frequency Block kW Operator
215.072 MHz 10D NOW Home Counties
218.640 MHz 11B 0.45 DRG London
222.064 MHz 11D 3.2 Digital One
223.936 MHz 12A 0.35 Switch London
225.648 MHz 12B 3.2 BBC National DAB
227.360 MHz 12C 0.5 CE London

† Awarded by not yet launched.

References

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External links

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  1. Radio Listeners Guide 2010