A division , sometimes called a business sector or business unit ( segment ), is one of the parts into which a business , organization or company is divided.
41-579: BBC North (Group) is an operational business division of the BBC . It is also a brand that has been used by the BBC to mean: The first BBC North operation was a large region, based in Manchester and covering the areas now served by BBC North West , BBC North East and Cumbria , BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . Regional radio broadcasting was largely based at a leased studio complex above
82-413: A 669 feet (204 m) mast was erected in under 28 days at a cost of £ 100,000 (equivalent to £2.1 million in 2023). This mast could hold only one set of antennae, so many viewers in outlying areas still could not receive colour programmes. The taller mast was brought into service on 16 April. Some weeks later, the BBC erected a 299 feet (91 m) mast, improving coverage. The accumulation of ice
123-598: A bank known as 'Old Broadcasting House' at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre. These studios became the base for radio output from the region in 1929. The BBC's first regional television studio, studio A, would be based elsewhere in the city – at a converted church on Dickenson Road in Rusholme, which opened in 1954 after being owned and operated by Mancunian Films . Regional television news bulletins began from Piccadilly's studio N on 30 September 1957 and served
164-484: A business. If these divisions are all part of the same company, then that company is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of the divisions. In the banking industry, an example would be East West Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, East West Bank . Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities for the purposes of taxation , regulation and liability . For this reason, they differ from divisions, which are businesses fully integrated within
205-562: A cost-saving measure. The new service was centred on New Broadcasting House in Manchester . The new service produced all of the regional programming, and all the regions used BBC North on-screen branding, but still retained the unique identity of the regional news programmes. The operation also became head of the Network Production Centre at Manchester, making BBC North one of the biggest producers of network television outside London. The regions were separated in 1996 in
246-447: A drive to serve the regions better, which could not be done from Manchester alone. BBC North Group is one of eight major operational divisions of the BBC , the others being BBC Television , BBC Radio , BBC News Group , BBC Executive Board, BBC Management Board, BBC Digital and BBC Finance & Business , and comprises a number of BBC departments (25 in all), operating at the 200-acre (81 ha) development MediaCityUK built by
287-539: A falling stay cable cut through the roof of a local church and across the transmitter site buildings, no one was injured. It completely disabled the BBC2 UHF transmitter and the ITV VHF transmitter, leaving several million people without service. BBC1 VHF television transmissions continued from Holme Moss . The Independent Television Authority (ITA) owned a collapsible emergency mast, 200 feet (61 m) tall, which
328-556: A population of around 4 million. BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is based in Queen's Court in Hull and is transmitted from Belmont and its associated relays, as well as by satellite from SES Astra 1N at 28.2 East on 10,788 GHz V, SID 10303, Freesat EPG 967 to around 1.7 million. Between 1990 and 1996, the three northern regions of BBC North West , BBC North East and BBC North merged their administration and managerial departments as
369-490: A redundant OB scanner plus "mobile" telecine and film processing vans (the latter obtained from BBC TV News in London). Until this time, BBC viewers here had only the Manchester edition of the regional opt-out to watch, just as on ITV, where Granada had been the only choice of regional news magazine programme for the entire Lancashire & Yorkshire viewing area. The launch of Yorkshire Television four months later would mark
410-454: A spokesperson for National Grid Wireless announced that the work had been scheduled around major events. Digital UK reported in April 2010 that the transmitter would undergo work in preparation for the digital switchover (DSO) in 2011. Disruption to some or all Freeview services was expected to last for around two months, during which time a reserve transmitter would continue to broadcast
451-643: A ten-mile (16 km) radius, and are located to the southwest and west-northwest, respectively. Its television coverage area is one of the largest in the UK; covering most of Yorkshire and parts of the East Midlands including Leeds , Sheffield , York , Chesterfield , Worksop and Mansfield . Some transmissions can be received in Greater Manchester across the Pennines due to the height of
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#1732780043198492-469: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Emley Moor The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley , in Huddersfield , West Yorkshire , England. It is made up of a 1,047 ft (319 m) concrete tower and apparatus that began to transmit in 1971. It
533-742: Is protected under UK law as a Grade II listed building . It is the tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom , and 25th tallest tower in the world . It was the seventh tallest freestanding structure and was fourth tallest tower in the European Union before Brexit . When built it was the sixth tallest freestanding structure in the world after the Ostankino Tower , the Empire State Building , 875 North Michigan Avenue (known as The John Hancock Center),
574-474: Is the main station for 57 relays and repeaters throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding counties. In July 2007, it was confirmed by Ofcom that Emley Moor would remain a B group transmitter after digital switchover (DSO). The area is important for RF, radio frequency transmission, and from the foot of the structure, both Holme Moss and the Moorside Edge transmitter are visible. They are within
615-502: The Berliner Fernsehturm and Tokyo Tower . The tower's current official name, The Arqiva Tower , is shown on a sign beside the offices at the base of the tower, but it is commonly known just as "Emley Moor Mast ". In 2021, the antenna was replaced, to accommodate frequency changes for mobile phone use, by a shorter antenna of 36 ft (11 m) but the structure still remains the tallest freestanding structure in
656-805: The Peel Group , as part of the "BBC North Project", also called "Out of London". This group is directly answerable to the Director-General's Office and the BBC Trust . The group contains BBC Sport , along with CBBC , CBeebies , BBC Learning , BBC Breakfast , BBC Radio 5 Live , BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra , BBC Philharmonic , BBC Research & Development , BBC Digital , BBC R & D (North Lab), BBC Radio 4 (programme production) , BBC Radio 6 Music (programme production), BBC Radio Manchester , BBC Manchester network production centre and BBC North West . The project began in 2006 when Salford
697-675: The North West & Yorkshire regions). Based at the Broadcasting Centre at Woodhouse Lane in Leeds , BBC North was the production centre for regional television output, including the nightly news programme Look North and BBC Local Radio station BBC Radio Leeds . The Leeds island site went on air on 25 March 1968 as a response to the imminent opening of Yorkshire Television , the new ITV contractor based in Leeds serving
738-508: The United Kingdom. Emley Moor has been a transmission site since the earliest days of commercial television in the UK. The present concrete tower is the third antenna support structure to have occupied the site. The first permanent transmitter built there was for ITV , covering much of the north of England. It had a 443 feet (135 m) lattice tower, which provided limited coverage. This original 443-foot (135 m) lattice tower
779-700: The antenna on the tower and the powerful signal. Over the years, the concrete structure has been updated to reflect the changing nature of communications and technology. At the top and bottom of the tower, supporting structures have been attached to accommodate dishes and aerials. The BBC reported in July 2006 that for up to two weeks, it would broadcast analogue and digital signals at a lower power than usual, or shut down between 09:00 and 15:00 BST on weekdays from late July until 4 August, to allow aircraft warning lights to be fitted and repairs carried out. Repairs were estimated to affect around five million homes; however,
820-480: The antennae. The structure is a tapered, reinforced concrete tower . It is the tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom at a height of 1,084 feet (330 m), 66 feet (20 m) taller than The Shard . Reaching the tower room at the top of the concrete structure at 900 feet (274 m) involves a seven-minute journey by lift. The antenna structure above it is a further 184 feet (56 m) tall. The mast's foundations penetrate 20 feet (6 m) into
861-694: The area east of the Pennines, formerly part of the Granada Television area. And in a similar manner to the impending ITV east-west Granada-Yorkshire split, the BBC divided the old North Region (based in Manchester) into BBC North West (Manchester) and the new BBC North (Leeds). This enabled a separate edition of Look North to be produced, initially from All Souls in Blackman Lane - a church hall near Woodhouse Lane - using equipment from
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#1732780043198902-483: The collapsed tower was converted for use as a racing control tower at Huddersfield Sailing Club. After the setting up of temporary masts, erection of the current concrete tower began in 1969. It was not built on the site where the original mast had stood, but slightly to the south-east at 53°36′43″N 1°39′52″W / 53.612056°N 1.664390°W / 53.612056; -1.664390 . UHF (625-line colour) transmissions commenced on 21 January 1971, and
943-572: The entire North of England. Two years later, the northern half of the region (the North East and Cumbria) began receiving its own TV news bulletins from Newcastle ( BBC North East and Cumbria ) while the two distinct areas either side of the Pennines continued to receive what eventually became Look North from Manchester until 22 March 1968. Regional radio output for this area continued on an opt-out of BBC Radio 4 until September 1980 (by which time, six BBC Local Radio stations had been set up to cover
984-415: The five main analogue channels. The work was then reported to be continuing into September due to "poor weather conditions and complex engineering issues". In March 2018, a temporary 1,063 ft (324 m) mast was erected so that work could be undertaken on the main tower's transmitting arrays without interrupting transmissions,. The temporary mast was due to be removed by the end of 2021. However, it
1025-530: The ground, and the whole structure, including foundations, weighs 11,000 long tons (11,200 t). The tower was designed by Arup . When built, it was the third-tallest freestanding structure in Europe, after the Ostankino Tower at 1,772 feet (540 m), and the Fernsehturm Berlin (current height 1,207 feet (368 m)). The top of the tower is 1,949 feet (594 m) above sea level , due to
1066-574: The launch of ITV's own regional news programme for the new region, Calendar . Leeds was to have the third incarnation of the BBC programme called Look North ; the others continued to be produced in Newcastle, another island site , and in Manchester, which was also the BBC Network Production Centre (NPC) for the north of England . In 1974 the programme moved into a new colour studio equipped with EMI 2001 cameras in
1107-638: The lowest and most common of three categories, for meeting its criteria of significant architectural or historic interest. The tower is currently owned by Arqiva , previously the Independent Broadcasting Authority Engineering section, privatised as NTL Broadcast . Emley Moor tower broadcasts six digital television multiplexes, three digital radio ensembles, and two independent local radio stations ( Capital Yorkshire and Heart Yorkshire ), over an area of approximately 3,900 square miles (10,000 km ). It
1148-509: The main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it. The Houston Chronicle highlighted that the creation of a division "is substantially easier than developing subsidiaries. Because a division is an internal segment of a company, not an entirely separate entity, business owners create and end divisions at their whim. Also, because individuals in each division are employed by the same company, it's easier to modify staffing to fit with this setup". This business-related article
1189-530: The newly built Broadcasting Centre adjacent to Broadcasting House , in Woodhouse Lane, where it remained for thirty years until the studio was demolished in 2004. During 2001 an opt-out service was introduced for viewers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, consisting of a news summary within the main 6:30pm edition of Look North and a full length late bulletin on weeknights. The 6:30pm opt-out
1230-399: The older VHF (405-line black and white) system became operational on 21 April 1971. Local residents did not wish to see another mast on Emley Moor, and a departure from usual designs was called for. The new structure consists of a tapered cylindrical pillar, 902 feet (275 m) tall, constructed of reinforced concrete , and is topped by a 180 feet (55 m) steel lattice mast which carries
1271-454: The site's elevated position on the eastern edge of the Pennines. The tower is not open to the public. There was an observation area off the main road that runs past it, but as of 25 February 2018, this seems to be closed. The tower has a top-floor interior equipment area at a height of 1,083 feet (330 m), which is accessible to people. In 2002, English Heritage granted the tower Grade II listed building protection under UK law, being
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1312-615: The structure at Belmont transmitting station in Lincolnshire. The dismantled lattice tower was rebuilt at Craigkelly transmitting station . Yorkshire Television commenced broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter following the reorganisation of the ITV franchises on 29 July 1968. The guy-supported tubular mast was constructed from curved steel segments to form a 9 feet (2.75 m) diameter tube, 902 feet (275 m) long, and
1353-423: The weight of ice that had formed around the top of the mast and on the guy wires caused the structure to collapse. The duty engineer wrote the following in the station's log book, demonstrating that failure of the structure was completely unexpected: The collapse left sections of twisted mast strewn over the transmitter site, and across the junction of Common Lane and Jagger Lane, and the surrounding fields. Although
1394-441: Was believed to have caused the collapse, but a committee of inquiry attributed it to vortex shedding which occurred over a five year period of low but steady wind speed, enhanced during periods of high wind speed. Damping modifications, including hanging 150 long tons (150 t) of steel chains within each structure, were made to similar masts at Belmont and Winter Hill . None of the modified masts have collapsed. A section of
1435-486: Was erected in 1956 to provide Independent Television broadcasts to the Yorkshire area. It entered service on 3 November 1956, transmitting Granada Television programmes on weekdays, and ABC TV programmes at weekends. In 1964, in anticipation of colour PAL transmissions set to begin in 1966, the original 443-foot (135 m) lattice tower was replaced by a taller 1,265-foot (385.5 m) guyed mast , identical to
1476-688: Was extended into a full length 30 minute programme in November 2002. In June 2004, the BBC North region was fully split to form the BBC Yorkshire and North Midlands region and the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region. BBC Yorkshire and North Midlands is based in St. Peter's Square, Leeds, and is transmitted from Emley Moor and its associated relays, as well as by satellite from SES Astra 1N at 28.2 East on 10.803 GHz, SID 6441, Freesat EPG 966 to
1517-458: Was moved to Emley from the Lichfield transmitting station so that some service could be restored. ITV signals were restored to 2.5 million viewers within four days. The BBC provided a mobile mast on an outside broadcast van to restore a restricted BBC2 colour service within two days. The ITA bought a larger temporary mast from a Swedish company. A crew of Polish riggers were hired, and
1558-734: Was named as the chosen location by the Board of Governors and in 2007 the go-ahead was given to the project by the BBC Trust . The previous Director-General of the BBC , Mark Thompson, indicated that either BBC One , BBC Two or BBC Three could also move by 2015. The day-to-day operation of production and broadcasting at MediaCityUK is now operated as BBC North for the BBC. 53°48′21″N 1°32′55″W / 53.805754°N 1.548498°W / 53.805754; -1.548498 53°48′21″N 1°32′55″W / 53.805754°N 1.548498°W / 53.805754; -1.548498 Division (business) Divisions are distinct parts of
1599-470: Was not until summer 2023 that work got underway to dismantle it, carried out by Turmbau Steffens & Nölle GmbH of Berlin. At Emley Moor, BBC Two analogue closed on 7 September 2011, and ITV Yorkshire temporarily moved onto its frequency at the time to allow the BBC A MUX to launch in its place. The remaining four analogue services closed on 21 September 2011, when the remaining digital multiplexes were allowed to transmit with increased power. Below
1640-404: Was regularly coated in ice during the winter, and large icicles formed on the guy wires, placing them under great strain. During winter, ice often fell from the guy-wires. For this reason, amber warning lights on the tower operated when ice was a hazard, and notices were posted on the fence adjacent to Jagger Lane, below the guy wire crossings. On 19 March 1969, a combination of strong winds and
1681-769: Was surmounted by a lattice section 351 feet (107 m) tall, and a capping cylinder, bringing the total height to 1,265 feet (385.5 m). At the time of its construction, it was one of the tallest human-made structures in the world. It was designed by British Insulated Callender's Cables (BICC), and manufactured by EMI , and built by J. L. Eve Construction . Its ropes weighed 85 long tons (86 t), made by British Ropes , with steel from Steel, Peech and Tozer of Templeborough in South Yorkshire. The column weighed 210 long tons (210 t) and had 375 segments, with steel from United Steel Companies at Scunthorpe in northern Lincolnshire . The cylindrical steel mast