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'''National Grid Wireless''' (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides ]s ] and ] ] facilities in the ]. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 ]. It is owned by the Australian bank ]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,,2049277,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=4|title=Macquarie buys digital bidder|accessdate=2007-04-04}}</ref> '''National Grid Wireless''' (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides ]s ] and ] ] facilities in the ]. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 ]. It is owned by the Australian bank ]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,,2049277,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=4|title=Macquarie buys digital bidder|accessdate=2007-04-04}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
Crown Castle UK was formed from the domestic transmitter network of the ], which was privatised in 1997. Crown Castle UK was formed from the domestic transmitter network of the ], which was privatised in 1997.


It was a subsidiary of ], but since ] 2004 it was owned by ]. On ] 2005 the company was renamed National Grid Wireless. It was a subsidiary of ], but since ] 2004 it was owned by ]. On ] 2005 the company was renamed National Grid Wireless.


On ] National Grid Wireless was acquired by Arqiva for £2.5 billion <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.arqiva.com/press-office/press-releases/press-releases-2007/arqiva-and-national-grid-wireless-combine-to-create-unified-uk-|title=http://www2.arqiva.com/press-office/press-releases/press-releases-2007/arqiva-and-national-grid-wireless-combine-to-create-unified-uk-|accessdate=2007-04-04}}</ref>, and was sold to ] on ] ]. On ] National Grid Wireless was acquired by Arqiva for £2.5 billion <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.arqiva.com/press-office/press-releases/press-releases-2007/arqiva-and-national-grid-wireless-combine-to-create-unified-uk-|title=http://www2.arqiva.com/press-office/press-releases/press-releases-2007/arqiva-and-national-grid-wireless-combine-to-create-unified-uk-|accessdate=2007-04-04}}</ref>, and was sold to ] on ] ].


==Notable National Grid Wireless transmitting stations== ==National Grid Wireless transmitting stations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/tv/index.shtml|title=BBC - Help receiving BBC TV and Radio - TV transmitters|accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref>==
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==See also== ==See also==
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* ] (National Grid Wireless' former competitor, formerly known as NTL Broadcast)
* ] * ]
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* ] (Formerly Merlin Communications, formed from privatisation of ] transmitter sites.)


==External link== ==External link==

Revision as of 09:25, 11 April 2007

National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. It is owned by the Australian bank Macquarie.

History

Crown Castle UK was formed from the domestic transmitter network of the BBC, which was privatised in 1997.

It was a subsidiary of Crown Castle, but since 31 August 2004 it was owned by National Grid plc. On 11 October 2005 the company was renamed National Grid Wireless.

On 3 April National Grid Wireless was acquired by Arqiva for £2.5 billion , and was sold to Macquarie on April 3 2007.

National Grid Wireless transmitting stations

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See also

External link

References

  1. "Macquarie buys digital bidder". Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  2. "http://www2.arqiva.com/press-office/press-releases/press-releases-2007/arqiva-and-national-grid-wireless-combine-to-create-unified-uk-". Retrieved 2007-04-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. "BBC - Help receiving BBC TV and Radio - TV transmitters". Retrieved 2007-04-11.



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