History
- The station was originally constructed by the BBC to provide VHF/FM transmissions of the BBC's three national radio networks and one 405-line VHF TV service. The mast carried a two-tier Band I array above a six-tier slot array for Band II FM. A smaller 150 foot tower in the western corner of the site carried receiving aerials.
- The station was extended in 1968, having been chosen as a suitable site for high power colour UHF transmissions, which entered service on 17 February 1968 carrying BBC Two. ITV (ATV/Central) and BBC One followed in June 1970. Channel 4 was carried from launch day in 1982.
- In 1997, the station began analogue transmissions of Channel 5.
- In 1998, the station began digital transmissions of all six ONdigital multiplexes.
- In 1999, the station began analogue transmissions of Oxford's RSL local channel, Six TV on low-power.
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