Arqiva
Arqiva (/ɑːrˈkiːvə/) is a British telecommunications company which provides infrastructure, broadcast transmission and smart meter facilities[1] in the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered at the former Independent Broadcasting Authority headquarters at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, just outside Winchester. Its main customers are broadcasters and utility companies, and its main asset is a network of circa. 1,500 radio and television transmission sites.[2] It is owned by a consortium of investors led by Digital 9 Infrastructure and the Australian investment house Macquarie Bank.[3][4] Arqiva is a patron of the Radio Academy.[5]
Company type
Through its Now Digital subsidiary, it operates various local digital radio ensembles.[6]
Change of ownership[edit]
In June 2022, Digital 9 Infrastructure acquired a 48% stake in Arqiva from the Canada Pension Plan.[21][22]
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(A joint venture with GCap Media providing UK DAB - wholly owned by Arqiva since 11 February 2008)
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(Formerly Merlin Communications, formed from privatisation of BBC World Service transmitter sites.)
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Shacklady, Norman and Ellen, Martin (2003). On Air: A History of BBC Transmission. Wavechange Books. 0-9544077-1-7 (paperback) ISBN 0-9544077-0-9 (hardback).