Site: Truskmore Mountain, Co. Sligo
VHF Aerial Band III
UHF Aerial Group C/D (Green)
RTÉ One: i; Network 2 G; TV3 60; TG4 63
Polarisation: Horizontal
Nominal Max ERP Vision: 280 kW (VHF) 500 kW (UHF)
Site Height: 2120 ft A.S.L.
Mast Height: 300 ft
Area covered: Co. Sligo, Co. Leitrim, Co. Fermanagh, Co. Mayo, Parts of Co. Tyrone
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Site: Truskmore Mountain, Co. Sligo VHF Aerial Band III UHF Aerial Group C/D (Green) RTÉ One: i; Network 2 G; TV3 60; TG4 63 Polarisation: Horizontal Nominal Max ERP Vision: 280 kW (VHF) 500 kW (UHF) Site Height: 2120 ft A.S.L. Mast Height: 300 ft |
Truskmore in Co. Sligo was the second Telefis Eireann transmitter and opened in 1962. Initially transmissions were in 405 lines on channel 11. 625 line transmissions began on channel i in 1963. Truskmore serves the North West and Fermanagh, Tyrone and even as far as Coleraine, according to Philip Striplin. RTE One is still on channel i, Net 2 is on channel G, TV3 is on channel 60 and TG4 is on channel 63. 405 line transmissions ceased in 1978.
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