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BBC Inside Ulster reports on a transmitter fault that blacked out analogue TV across Northern Ireland (3rd January 1995)

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FROM THE ARCHIVE OF: The TV Room

All four terrestrial TV networks were blacked out across Northern Ireland due to a fault at the main transmitter.

VIDEO: BBC Inside Ulster reports on a transmitter fault that blacked out analogue TV across Northern Ireland. Presenters: Noel Thompson and Sean Rafferty. TX DATE: 3rd January 1995. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME: a short report at the end of the main evening edition of BBC Inside Ulster describing how a power fault at the main Divis transmitter in Belfast blacked out all four terrestrial television channels across Northern Ireland for an hour-and-a-half, from lunchtime.

Northern Ireland Electricity investigated the failure which was later confirmed as a fault with the switching gear. A temporary fix was applied to get services back on the air.

Divis supplies feeds of BBC One, BBC Two, UTV and Channel 4 to all other transmitters across Northern Ireland.

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FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: TV set showing no reception. COPYRIGHT: BBC.

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