Whitehawk Hill transmitting station

A radar station was opened on the high ground of Whitehawk Hill, to the east of central Brighton, during World War II. Meanwhile, television broadcasts first reached the town in 1953 when a relay transmitter was erected on Truleigh Hill, several miles to the west on the South Downs. The original mast was replaced in 1983 by the present structure, which stood alongside it for a short time until the earlier mast was demolished. The present mast is also tall; it reaches a height of when the UHF aerial is taken into account. It is the 10th tallest structure in Brighton and Hove and is a prominent landmark due to its position atop Whitehawk Hill, which is above sea level. In 1990, the transmitting station was reported to serve 400,000 people and was supported by relay transmitters at several locations around Brighton: Patcham, Ovingdean and Saltdean (all installed in 1982–83), and Coldean and the North Laine area of central Brighton (both planned for 1990 but delayed). ==Services available==

Analogue radio The coverage area of BBC Radio Sussex extends to Worthing and Shoreham-By-Sea. Other stations have smaller coverage areas from this transmitting station. Digital radio The Sussex Coast DAB ensemble includes BBC Radio Sussex, Capital, Gold Sussex and Heart South. Digital television )'' stands on high ground to the east of the city. The transmitting station provides Freeview television to 96,000 households. Since 28 August 2014, a local television station called Latest TV has been broadcast from LTVmux. Whitehawk Hill completed the 700 MHz Clearance Programme in November 2019 and ceased transmitting on UHF 51, UHF 53, UHF 54, UHF 57 and UHF 60. Analogue television Analogue television transmissions were turned off in two stages—on 7 March 2012 and 21 March 2012. At this time, the local BBC service broadcast from the transmitter was changed from BBC South to BBC South East.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/51969/DG0091_1s_Meridian_3Mnth.pdf|title=Your guide to switchover for all TV viewers: Meridian TV region|format=PDF|page=16|publisher=Digital UK|year=2011|access-date=26 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802172154/http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/51969/DG0091_1s_Meridian_3Mnth.pdf == References ==