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Old 17th Nov 2019, 7:58 pm   #18
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Default Re: Rise and fall of Timex Dundee - BBC iplayer

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Originally Posted by emeritus View Post
Channel 36 was no doubt chosen because channels 35 to 38 inclusive were originally not used for broadcasting because that part of the UHF band was used by something to do with aviation. When those users moved elsewhere, those channels became available for Channel 5.
36 was used for ground RADAR at Manchester Airport. Used to play havoc with VHS machines out of the box.
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