Rishi Sunak say he is assured services will be restored to parts of the North of England by spring.
Arqiva said the repairs would be complete by spring, but did not give an exact date
, he said: "The fire at Bilsdale transmitter in August last year caused significant difficulties for many of my constituents, many of them elderly, who rely on broadcast television and radio services to watch and listen to their favourite programmes. Apologising for the delay, Arqiva chief executive Shuja Khan said: "We're sorry for the ongoing disruption caused by the fire at our Bilsdale mast.
He said the incident had highlighted "the value that the public put on the TV and radio services that they get through an aerial".
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