Impact of Large Buildings and Structures on Television Reception

Large, prominent buildings and structures such as tower blocks, sports stadiums, dock cranes and wind turbines can cause disruption to analogue television services by obstructing or reflecting the wanted signals. Digital television signals are far more robust than analogue signals and, as viewers change to digital over time, this offers the prospect of the elimination of problems such as interference caused by reflections from structures. Useful information on this matter is contained in the leaflet 'The Impact of Large Buildings and Structures (including Wind-Farms) on Terrestrial Television Reception' produced by the BBC, the Independent Television Commission and the Radiocommunications Agency.