The Dorset Knob

The Western Gazette and The Rampisham Transmitter

Published on 28 August 2011 by Knobby in Dorset

The Rampisham radio mast closure story makes the pages of the Western Gazette this week, but they seem to think it’s a television transmitter! Fairly typical of the standard of journalism in some local papers I’m afraid. They also manage to somehow link the story to The Dorset Broadcasting Action Groups campaign for a BBC

Rampisham transmitter site to close by Christmas

Published on 20 August 2011 by Knobby in Dorset

BBC World Service transmitter site at Rampisham will close with the loss of 19 jobs according to BECTU trade union web site. The site is run by Babcock Engineering. © Image Copyright Nigel Mykura. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Licence

Tags: Babcock Engineering ., BBC World Service, Rampisham

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