Relay Stations, Aberdeen, Plymouth and Isle of Wight (Cost)

HC Deb 10 February 1953 vol 511 cc26-7W

Lady Tweedsmuir

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the British Broadcasting Corporation's estimated costs for constructing and equipping, respectively, the television relay station at Aberdeen: and the General Post Office's estimated cost for providing the links to feed this station.

Mr. J. J. Astor

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the British Broadcasting Corporation's estimated costs for constructing and equipping, respectively, the television relay station at Plymouth; and the General Post Office's estimated cost for providing the links to feed this station.

Mr. G. P. Stevens

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the British Broadcasting Corporation's estimated costs for constructing and equipping, respectively, the television relay station on the Isle of Wight; and the General Post Office's estimated cost for providing the links to feed this station.

Mr. Gammans

Only rough estimates can be given at present. The capital cost of each relay station will be of the order of £150,000—£200,000. The cost of the links is estimated at about £125,000 for the Isle of Wight, and of the order of £200,000 for the other two places.