Television in the Isle of Man

The signal was strong enough to reach a large part of the Isle of Man, especially the east coast which includes the island's capital, Douglas.

Some viewers receive services from Northern Ireland, Wales and North East & Cumbria rather than from island-based relays.

Winter Hill transmitter in Lancashire broadcast the Granada Television region to a large part of the island, especially the east coast and the capital Douglas since 1956, Black Mountain transmitter in Belfast could be received on the island's west coast since October 1959 when the Ulster Television region launched in Northern Ireland.

The Caldbeck transmitter based in Cumbria which broadcast Border Television could be received in the northern parts of the island from 1961, and the southern parts of the island received ITV transmissions from the Arfon transmitter which broadcast the ITV Wales service from 1962.

It was not until March 1965 that the broadcasting authorities decided to assign a region to the Isle of Man, and thus the creation of relay transmitters on the island itself.

[9] The Isle of Man receives the full digital channel service from North West England region.

The United Kingdom TV licence also covers the Isle of Man which, as of August 2018, is £150.50 and primarily used to fund BBC services.

MTTV was proven to be popular as the Isle of Man does not have a local TV station unlike its counterparts in the Channel Islands.