Category: Scotland
Date: 26.09.2005
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The new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland office in Selkirk will be officially opened next week during a visit by senior figures from the corporation.
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Ken MacQuarrie, Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland, will perform the honours at the Ettrick Riverside in Selkirk on Thursday 6 October.
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The opening is part of a series of events organised by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland on the day, including a public meeting in Galashiels, chaired by Scotland Live presenter Gary Robertson, which will give listeners and viewers in the Borders the chance to have their say on any ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ issues.
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There will also be a trip back to school for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland weather forecaster Heather Reid. Heather will breeze into Earlston High School to give pupils the inside track on forecasting and working in the media.
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Jeremy Peat, National Governor for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland, will be at the top table for the public meeting at the Volunteer Hall, Galashiels, at 7.00pm.
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The forum is open to all and will give viewers and listeners in the Borders the opportunity to hear from senior members of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland management team and to raise any points about ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland's programmes and operations.
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The Government has now announced its plans for digital broadcasting and viewers in the Borders will be the first in Britain to be affected.
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The process will begin in October 2008 when the analogue television signal from the Selkirk transmitter will be switched off and a fully digital service will take its place.
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Andrew Townend of Digital UK, the independent organisation set up to co-ordinate and communicate the switchover to digital television, will be present to answer any queries on the changeover from analogue, while ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland's Head Of News, Blair Jenkins, will outline the corporation's plans to improve local news coverage.
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Ken MacQuarrie said: "Moving our operations from Selkirk High Street into Ettrick Riverside has marked the start of a new era of broadcasting by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland in the Borders.
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"The new premises are equipped with state-of-the-art technology that will allow us to explore new creative opportunities. It is a significant step in the development of our digital strategy across Scotland.
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"The public meeting is an ideal platform for us to hear the views of our audiences and to answer questions about our current operations and our plans for the future."
