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East Yorkshire villagers given free satellite TV dishes by wind farm company

Driffield Today|September 16, 2009
United Kingdom (UK)Impact on People

Free satellite dishes have been offered to an entire village next to a windfarm because the turbines are disrupting their television viewing. Villagers in Gransmoor started experiencing problems with their television signal shortly after 12 windturbines, which stand 125 metres tall including their blades, were put up at Lissett Airfield. Novera Energy informed villagers before the development they could experience some disruption to the signal and that the firm was happy to install a Free-Sat System to every household experiencing problems.


Free satellite dishes have been offered to an entire village next to a windfarm because the turbines are disrupting their television viewing. Villagers in Gransmoor started experiencing problems with their television signal shortly after 12 windturbines, which stand 125 metres tall including their blades, were put up at Lissett Airfield.

Novera Energy informed villagers before the development they could experience some disruption to the signal and that the firm was happy to install a Free-Sat System to every household experiencing problems.

John Ost and his wife Pamela have lived on Gransmoor Road for seven years and were given the free TV package after their signal started breaking up.

But the couple were so disappointed with the …

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Free satellite dishes have been offered to an entire village next to a windfarm because the turbines are disrupting their television viewing. Villagers in Gransmoor started experiencing problems with their television signal shortly after 12 windturbines, which stand 125 metres tall including their blades, were put up at Lissett Airfield.

Novera Energy informed villagers before the development they could experience some disruption to the signal and that the firm was happy to install a Free-Sat System to every household experiencing problems.

John Ost and his wife Pamela have lived on Gransmoor Road for seven years and were given the free TV package after their signal started breaking up.

But the couple were so disappointed with the new system Mr Ost said they "threw it out" and bought a replacement satellite package.

"They put in a satellite dish but to record a TV channel we had to be tuned in to it at the same time," Mr Ost said.

"What they gave us didn't compensate us for what we lost. It sounds petty that we couldn't record what we wanted to but it has affected our home life."

Peter Mills, who has lived with his partner Paula Cope on Main Street for six years, said: "I could see a smear on the screen and then there was a swoop which looked as though there was a blade going around and cutting the signal."

A dish and digital box was fitted at his house but after a week it stopped working and the couple had to wait a further two weeks before it was up and running.

"I have never liked satellite TV systems.

"It's another thing that detracts from the rural area as well as the turbines," he said.

Mr Mills said the turbines - which he describes as "the most expensive wind veins on the planet" - have had a significant impact on their lives.

"We came here for the views and the rural life and I would sooner have that than this," he said, pointing to the turbines just yards from the edge of his garden.

But some villagers are happy with their new TV packages and are not worried about having the turbines so close to home.

John McLellan, who has lived with his wife Margaret on Main Street for a year, said they welcomed the new free-sat system to add to their existing satellite television package.

"Initially we did find the turbines a bit of an eyesore but that's worn off now and there are other things in life that take over," Mr McLellan said.

A spokeswoman for Novera Energy said an initial post-construction survey on TV reception was carried out on analogue and digital signals did not reveal any problems. Following complaints from Gransmoor residents, the survey was extended.

"This wider survey picked up an issue to the north of the site which was having a significant detrimental impact on the village of Gransmoor due to it being directly in the shadow of the signal coming from the Belmont transmitter to the south.

"However, the survey also picked up that there has been a general weakening in signal strength throughout the whole area since the baseline studies were originally conducted, which is not attributable to the wind farm," she said


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