Mr Wheelhouse later told BBC Alba that officials had handled the tendering process in good faith.
Deciding between the merits of BBC Alba and the radio stations was a difficult decision.
The Bridge Rising will be shown on BBC Alba at 20:05 on New Year's Day.
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Gaelic TV channel BBC Alba said a feature length cinema version of The Bridge Rising would be released later.
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It has now backed the scheme after extensive research, although no date has been set for BBC Alba's appearance on Freeview.
The BBC launched a Gaelic channel, BBC Alba, in September last year, which promotes the Gaelic language, while hoping to appeal to audiences across Scotland.
Lemington Spa-based Mr Lomas told BBC Alba's Eorpa programme that he had done his best to bring investment into the area and work with the community.
Hibernian, fresh from a fine victory over Celtic, are at home to bottom side Hamilton Accies and that game will be broadcast 'as live' on BBC ALBA from 1930 GMT.
In March, they added BBC Alba, the Gaelic channel which is a digital TV channel broadcasting Gaelic programming daily from 17:00-23:30, in case you want to brush up on your Gaelic.
But in Scotland, slot 8 is already taken by BBC Alba, so any local channels here would appear in a far less prominent slot - possibly as low as channel 48.
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The new video backend should be launching before Christmas, while an update launched today that adds support for Jelly Bean 4.2, provides a UI facelift improves video over WiFi and brings BBC Alba.
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In practice, BBC Alba will be available in almost every home in Scotland and the challenge for the station will be to demonstrate that it can offer value to as many people as possible and appeal to viewers who cannot speak Gaelic.
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