Mast fire leaves 400,000 without TV signal

The BBC report that about 400,000 homes have been left without terrestrial television reception after an 'intense fire' at the Beckley transmitter mast in Oxfordshire.

Firefighters said part of the structure was in danger of collapse following the blaze, which started at about 1400 BST on Thursday May 13.

The Beckley mast provides the TV signal for Oxfordshire and parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Maintenance has been taking place on the mast in preparation for digital switchover in 2011.

Read the full BBC report 'Oxfordshire mast fire leaves 400,000 without TV signal' at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/
oxfordshire/8680692.stm