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Irish TV uses System I, i.e. PAL colour with a 625 line standard with a 6MHz separation between the sound and vision signals. This is the same system as the UK but unlike the UK, VHF is used in addition to UHF. RTE One and RTÉ Two are transmitted using a mix of UHF and VHF, but TG4 and TV3 are transmitted solely on UHF. The four Irish terrestrial channels are also broadcast in MPEG2 on the Astra 2D satellite. Only Republic of Ireland subscribers to the SkyDigital Family pack can pick up these transmissions, they are blocked elsewhere. RTE Analogue Television Transmitter Network Note that some transmitters in the table now have their own dedicated page. Click on the transmitter name to follow the link!
Spur Hill Spur Hill is the relay that grew up to be a transmitter. Spur Hill started life in the sixties as a VHF Band III relay of Mullaghanish on Channel H. There is still a Band III relay at this site, but it is likely to be discontinued shortly. The UHF transmitter has a power of 10kW and carries RTE One on Channel 53, RTÉ Two on Channel 57, TV3 on channel 60 and TG4 is on Channel 63. Digital Terrestrial Network channel allocations A full list of channel allocations for the main DTTV transmitters can be seen at the Digital page.
Further information on Irish TV transmitters, Relays and deflectors can be found here at Corkradio's site. For information on Northern
Ireland TV transmitters, visit Mike
Brown's site.
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