[1] The site is owned and operated by Encompass Digital Media.
The Ascension Island relay station began broadcasting on July 3, 1966, in order to provide BBC World Service broadcasts to West and Central Africa and South America.
[2] Historically Ascension Island has been used as a strategic location for shipping and later communications.
The main user of the facility is the BBC World Service, it is also used by Voice of America.
Around 250 hours of content is broadcast from the Ascension Island transmitting station every week.