Portishead Radio
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Portishead Radio
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| Place: | Portishead | |||
| County: | Somerset | |||
| Region: | England | |||
| Country: | United Kingdom | |||
| Altitude : | 22 m ASL | |||
| Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 14 " N , 2 ° 46 ′ 11" W. | ||||
| Use: | Telecommunication system | |||
| Demolition : | 2000 | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Construction time: | 1928 | |||
| Operating time: | 1928-2000 | |||
| Send types: | Directional radio , mobile marine radio | |||
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Portishead Radio ( callsign GKA) was a coastal radio station at Highbridge , Somerset in western Great Britain . It existed from 1928 to 2000 and was the most widely used and largest coastal radio station in the world.
In 1974 Portishead Radio employed 154 radio operators who processed over 20 million words (mostly in telegraphy ). On January 31, 1999 at 23:59 UTC, Portishead Radio broadcast the latest weather report and navigation warnings. The station was closed in 2000 and the individual services were outsourced or completely discontinued. The automated Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems , GMDSS, took over many of the station's tasks.
English singer and composer Mike Batt wrote a song on Portishead Radio in 1980.
Web links
- Portishead Radio - GKA ( Memento from August 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- The Story Of Portishead Radio (English)
- Portishead Radio in the 1960s (video)
Individual evidence
- ^ GKB Portishead Radio. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .