HC Deb 13 June 1972 vol 838 cc293-4W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications which towns in the mid-Wales area are able to receive more than one television channel and which channels these are.

Sir J. Eden

Reception of the following services is possible in the following municipal boroughs and urbandistrict councils:

BBC Wales and HTV

Llandrindod Wells.

Barmouth.

Dolgellau.

BBC Wales, HTV and BBC 2

Tywyn.

Aberystwith.

BBC1 and ATV

Llanfyllin.

Mr. Hooson

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications which towns in the mid-Wales area are able to receive BBC Wales television services only, which receive Harlech Television only, which receive BBC 1 only and which receive any other independent television station only.

Sir J. Eden

Reception of only one service as follows is possible in the following municipal boroughs and urban district councils:

BBC Wales only

Llandidloes.

Machynlleth.

BBC1 only

Knighton.

Presteigne.

Montgomery.

ITV (Harlech TV) only

None.

Any other ITV service

None.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what is his estimate of the number and cost

of ultra high frequency transmitters which would have to be built in Wales to enable all the people of Wales to receive 625 line television transmissions.

Sir J. Eden

Since universal reception of television is unattainable in practice any such estimate would be meaningless. So far, 50 stations are planned for Wales and more will certainly be needed to achieve reasonable coverage. It is too early to estimate the cost.

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