The transmitter was constructed by the then
Independent Television Authority to bring Independent Television to the Channel Islands in the form of the ITV franchise
Channel Television. The
BBC had already been transmitting their BBC Television Service (renamed
BBC1 from April 1964) to the Channel Islands from the "
Les Platons" transmitter site since October 1955. Channel Television commenced broadcasting from the transmitter on 1 September 1962. On 24 July 1976 the transmitter became the main transmitter site in the Channel Islands and commenced broadcasting in UHF 625 line for the first time, not only for Channel Television but also for BBC1 and
BBC2 (BBC2 launched in the Channel Islands on the same day, with the Channel Islands being the last region to get BBC2).
Colour television also commenced for the first time on 24 July 1976 from the transmitter. The Channel Islands were the last region to get colour television due to the technical difficulties in providing a UHF link from the UK mainland to the Channel Islands. ==Services available==