Impact of Wind Turbines on TV reception

The UK regulator Ofcom has published information about the impact of Wind Turbines and other tall structures on peoples reception of their TV and Radio shows.

The document points out that -

"Local Planning Authorities can take into account the impact of a development on wireless services when considering planning applications and can choose to put proportionate conditions on developers to provide a remedy if appropriate"

People living near Wind Turbines can suffer interference from reflections. The document says:

"Furthermore, if the structure is moving, as in the case of a wind turbine’s rotating blades, the reflections will fluctuate and be quite complex. The nature of the reflections will largely depend upon the rotational speed of the blades, and upon the varying angle of the blades to the source of the signal and the receiver."

"...viewers in areas where digital signals are fairly weak can experience interruptions to their reception should new reflections appear."

Read the well illustrated document "Tall structures and their impact on broadcast and other wireless services" at
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/
fixed/Windfarms/tall_structures/tall_structures.pdf

BBC - Wind farm interference assessment tool
http://windfarms.kw.bbc.co.uk/

Wind Farm interference
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2009/
windfarm_interference.htm