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 Ofcom awards new FM commercial radio licence for Perth

By the closing date of 10 August 2006, Ofcom received one application for the Perth licence. After giving careful consideration to the application having regard to the statutory criteria set out in the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as amended), the Ofcom Radio Licensing

Committee has decided to award the licence to:
Perth FM Limited, The Gateway, North Nethven Street, Perth PH1 5PP.
Contact: Mark Page Tel: 01748 830050 Email: info@perthfm.co.uk
Perth FM Limited is wholly-owned by Mark Page. It will provide "A high quality service of local news, topical information and entertainment designed specifically for the Perth area, combined with a broad mix of popular music."

The licence is for a service to cover Perth which has an adult population (aged 15+) of around 60,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the transmission site and other technical characteristics. The proposed frequency, 106.6 MHz, is subject to international agreement on radio spectrum usage.

Ofcom expects Perth FM Limited to begin broadcasting at the earliest opportunity and no later than two years from this award date.
Ofcom will publish a statement setting out the key determining factors for the award of this licence shortly.
 

The licence will be issued for a twelve year period.

Analogue shutdown

The analogue shutdown in the STV television area is scheduled for 2010! STV north ( The old Grampian area) will shut down first half of 2010, STV west & east the second half. The majority of aerial installations will NOT cope with the new technology! 2010 is going to be a VERY busy year in the aerial trade, PLEASE, now is the time to get your aerial checked and, if necessary, upgraded............ Don’t leave it until the last minute, there are currently only three aerial installation companies in the Perth area we can’t cope with all the work involved at digital switchover in one go! Prepare for the switchover now!

Call us on 0800 132880 or mobile 07785 264462.

Terrestrial HDTV trial planned for the summer

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have confirmed plans to test a terrestrial HDTV service in the capital.

Around 450 households with HD Ready sets are being sought to take part in the trial; the broadcasters are partnering with TNS to seek potential participants.

The trials will utilise a frequency not available to commercial broadcasters, and the signal will be transmitted at low power. The test service will only be receivable within a region bordered by the North and South Circular roads.

Programmes to be carried on the test service include live World Cup coverage from the BBC and ITV.

A press release from the BBC explained: "The DTT HD trial will be a closed technical test available only to the triallists. Londoners with Freeview boxes will see the test channels listed in their onscreen menu, but will not be able to access them. The DTT trial will enable the broadcasters to test technical delivery of HD on Freeview and to understand how the audience values HD programming."

"London has been chosen for the trial because a low power HD signal there will reach many homes, reaching many potential triallists, without interfering with existing broadcasts. The test signal will use a frequency which is not available for commercial broadcasting. Freeview has no capacity for more national networks, and will not have enough room for national high definition broadcasts until at least switchover when existing analogue signals are switched off."

TETRA/MOBILE PHONE interference

The TETRA emergency services communications system continues to cause problems with both digital and analogue TV reception. We are now installing masthead amplifiers and distribution units manufactured by Antiference® in the UK. These new units have bandpass filters integrated to minimise the interference from TETRA and mobile phones.

For more information on these amps click here Also visit the tetra help page on this site detailing the reception problems!

Setanta Sports now on freeview!

Now available on your freeview box, no viewing card required, pay for what you watch. Setanta Sports is the official broadcaster of the Scottish Premier League, bringing you a host of live and exclusive action in 2005/06. The Edinburgh derbies and other top clashes, plus the titanic Old Firm struggles, will all be screened live and exclusive throughout the season. There's no better place to follow Scottish football than Setanta Sports! Throughout the season, in addition to live SPL football, you can catch the best of the soccer action from France, Germany and Italy also, as well as (in August) Champions League qualifiers from across the continent. Stay tuned!

For information and sign up online visit setanta.com now!

Sky now offering HDTV

At £299 for the HDTV box ( including the excellent SKY+  feature) £10 per month on top of your normal monthly subscription plus the need to buy a HDTV television set (over £1000 for a decent size) for half a dozen channels? Maybe BskyB have got their sums wrong, who is going to take their offer up, not many I think! Have your say, are you going to upgrade? Poll results 7% yes-93% no.

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