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Midhurst Transmitter celebrates 65 years serving over one million people

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The Midhurst Transmitter, which went live in 1961, has connected more than one million people across West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey with television and radio for six decades.

The Midhurst Transmitter is celebrating 65 years of connecting more than one million people across West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey with television and radio services. The transmitter first went live in 1961 and has carried major national events, breaking news, local programming, entertainment and sport throughout its history, becoming a familiar part of the landscape.

Mark Steele, chief of operations at Arqiva, said the transmitter has played 'a small but important part in daily life' across the region, serving families gathering to watch historic national events and local communities following sporting occasions. He noted that sites such as Midhurst continue to provide 'a highly resilient and trusted way of reaching large numbers of people, particularly during major national events and in times of emergency'.

Steele highlighted the unique public value of terrestrial broadcasting through its 'universal availability, resilience and ability to deliver trusted services at national scale'. He concluded that broadcast infrastructure will continue to play an important role in the UK's communications landscape for years to come as the industry considers how audiences will consume content in future decades.

Midhurst Transmitter celebrates 65 years serving over one million people
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