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Mountain transmitter in Belfast could be received on the island's west coast since October 1959 when the Ulster Television region launched in Northern Ireland. The Caldbeck transmitter based in Cumbria which broadcast Border Television could be received in the northern parts of the island from 1961, and the southern parts of the island received ITV transmissions from the Arfon transmitter which broadcast the ITV Wales service from 1962.
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Winter Hill transmitter in the
Granada region, the Divis transmitter based in Belfast transmitting the UTV region, the Caldbeck transmitter in Cumbria transmitting the Border region and the Arfon transmitter based in North Wales transmitting the ITV Wales service. Signal quality and availability of the full channel line-up from these transmitters varies, depending on the signal coverage available from them on the island.
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Until 1965, ITV television could be received on the Isle of Man from at least four mainland transmitters in the United
Kingdom. Winter Hill transmitter in Lancashire broadcast the Granada Television region to a large part of the island, especially the east coast and the capital Douglas since 1956,
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from Manx
Television Limited, a company formed for the purpose of the application. This was rejected in 2003 due to failure to supply relevant supporting evidence. That's Media Group, a community TV provider in the UK announced proposals to establish a dedicated home Isle of Man television service
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region. Viewers on the Isle of Man can access the main
Freeview transmitters based on the island which transmit the "Freeview Lite" service of just over 20 TV channels and just over 20 radio stations. Depending on location on the island, the full Freeview line-up of channels can be received from
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Moulton providing on-demand news content to a local Isle of Man audience. MTTV was proven to be popular as the Isle of Man does not have a local TV station unlike its counterparts in the Channel Islands. Other presenters on MTTV were Joanne
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Sandale transmitter in Cumbria could be received in northern parts of the island since that transmitter started broadcasting in 1956, and signals from the BBC TV Llandonna transmitter in North Wales could be received in southern parts of the island since 1958.
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In 1993, Tynwald passed legislation (the
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Freeview. Alongside Freeview, Youview television service is also available to viewers on the Isle of Man, available from the Freeview transmitters with a broadband internet connection.
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405 line system from 12 October 1951. The signal was strong enough to reach a large part of the Isle of Man, especially the east coast which includes the island's capital, Douglas.
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It was not until March 1965 that the broadcasting authorities decided to assign a region to the Isle of Man, and thus the creation of relay transmitters on the island itself.
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Television first reached the Isle of Man from the Holme Moss transmitter in Northern England. This transmitter broadcast the BBC TV service on the
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broadcasts to the island but Channel 4 does not provide any regionalisation other than advertising. The Isle of Man is covered by Channel 4's
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