12-04-2018, 04:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2018, 04:47 PM by ppppenguin.)
Having the studio and TX on the same site had benefits and problems.
The main benefit was keeping everything together, a single team of engineers. Also no link needed from studio to TX. Although this was feasible in 1936 it was difficult and expensive.
One problem was keeping RF out of the vision and sound systems. Always a problem at transmitter sites. I think very few other TV stations in the world ever had the TX on the same site as the studios. Also the studios were fairly remote from central London so all the performers and crew had to go up the hill.
Transmission moved to Crystal Palace in 1956, not long after ITV started. The ITV TX at Beulah Hil, not far from Crystal Palace, was known as "Croydon" even though it's nowhere near Croydon. On a clear day you can see both CP and Croydon masts from the terrace at AP.
The main benefit was keeping everything together, a single team of engineers. Also no link needed from studio to TX. Although this was feasible in 1936 it was difficult and expensive.
One problem was keeping RF out of the vision and sound systems. Always a problem at transmitter sites. I think very few other TV stations in the world ever had the TX on the same site as the studios. Also the studios were fairly remote from central London so all the performers and crew had to go up the hill.
Transmission moved to Crystal Palace in 1956, not long after ITV started. The ITV TX at Beulah Hil, not far from Crystal Palace, was known as "Croydon" even though it's nowhere near Croydon. On a clear day you can see both CP and Croydon masts from the terrace at AP.
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