What’s happened to The Wrekin Beacon?
Thursday 18th November 2010, 8:00PM GMT.
Engineers were today investigating why one of Shropshire’s most familiar night-time sights has mysteriously vanished.
The red light on top of the Wrekin TV transmitter has been out of action for at least a week, possibly much more. Staff at Winchester-based company Arqiva, which owns and operates the transmitter, are checking the lights system this week.
Pensioner Arthur Taylor said the light had been out for about three weeks and he was mystified as to why.
Mr Taylor, 69, of Ladycroft, Wellington, said: “The light is a familiar sight to me. I usually see it every night from my lounge window but it has been out for at least three weeks.
“It has become almost like a comforting friend to me and when it first disappeared I thought it was something to do with the switch over to digital television.”
Bruce Randall, Arqiva spokesman, said the fault was first reported to the company at the weekend.
He added: “We’ve arranged for the lights system to be checked out. Any work at the top of the tower will require forward planning to minimise disruption to transmissions.”
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Change the bulb? And this time use a low-energy carbon-neutral bulb.
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I was going to suggest something along those lines, but thought “there’s no way they use filament bulbs in those lamps”. But I was wrong… they do.
So, erm, yes. Change the bulb.
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It would certainly be nice if they could get them working again by Christmas, maybe a blown up Santa on top would be good too. We pay enough in our license fee and it seems unfair that they cannot provide decorations at this time of year.
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I think a nice Welsh Dragon would look good on the top.
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