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Hannington TV Transmitter

The Hannington TV Transmitter, located on Cottington Hill near the village of Hannington in North Hampshire, is a significant broadcasting station serving the region. It has a rich history, having been established around 1970, and stands as a prominent feature of the local landscape with its towering mast. The transmitter plays a crucial role in delivering television and radio services to Berkshire, North Hampshire, and parts of Surrey and Wiltshire, reaching approximately 470,000 homes. Notably, the Hannington transmitter experienced a unique event in 1977 when an unknown individual or group hijacked the UHF sound transmission to broadcast an audio message claiming to be from an extraterrestrial source. This incident, known as the Ashtar Galactic Command message, remains a curious footnote in the history of British broadcasting.

The transmitter is situated 26 kilometers SW of Reading on the North Downs. The site height is 217m and the actual mast is 134m high with the shroud covering the analogue transmitting array being about another 20m on top of that, thus the (average) transmitting height is about 369m

It was a pretty powerful transmitter at 250kW on its analogue output and 10kW on its digital broadcasts until the digital change over in 2012 when it was increased. Hannington's digital broadcasts were severely attenuated to the east before the digital switchover (DSO) so as not to cause co-channel interference with the Guildford transmitter. Those restrictions were removed soon after DSO. Hannington`s population coverage is approximately 750,000.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannington_transmitting_station

Taken in: UK / England / Basingstoke and Deane District / Kingsclere (show map)

Taken on: May 12, 2006

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