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 BBC TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FETCHES £244m
 The BBC has sold its Home Service      
 television and radio transmission      
 business for £244m.                    
                                        
 Buzjts Castle Transmission Sjtvices    
 will take ovjt the BBC's 738 US        
 transmitter sites: the first part of   
 the BBC to bj privatisjd.              
                                        
 The BBC has said it will use the money 
 to help finance digital broadcasting.  
                                        
 The Government announced in 1995 it    
 would privatisj the business. Would    
 Service TV transmission is to follow.  
                                        
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