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The University maintains a digital television and radio service originating
from satellite dishes and terrestrial antennas located on the roof of the
Leonard Huxley building.
There are six satellite dish antennas each configured to receive a variety of
television and radio services available free-to-air from the satellites at which
they are directed. Local digital broadcast services are received over the air
from transmitters on Black Mountain Tower.
The service is fully digital, and is reticulated using multicast IP over the
university's Integrated Communications Network. These services terminate at
set-top-boxes in selected buildings throughout the University, most notably the
Libraries, Student Halls and Colleges and specialist teaching and research
areas.
The current network is the result of a significant upgrade of the service
which occurred June 2007. This upgraded included the migration to digital IP
reticulation equipment as well as the replacement of satellite dishes damaged in
the February 2007 hailstorm.
This service is the responsibility of Networks & Communications.
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