Preseli transmitting station
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The Preseli transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the town of Crymych, in Pembrokeshire, Wales (grid reference SN172306). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It has a 235.4 m (772 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast (just one foot taller than Britain's tallest skyscraper, 1 Canada Square). It was constructed in 1962 and coverage includes south west Wales, including Pembrokeshire and parts of western Carmarthenshire and south western Ceredigion.
It carries 5 analogue TV channels and 6 digital TV multiplexes. It also carries Classic FM on 100.5 MHz and Real Radio on 105.7 MHz, and transmits national digital radio multiplexes for the BBC and Digital One.
[edit] See also
- List of masts
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain
- List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
[edit] External links
- The Transmission Gallery: Photographs and Information
- The Transmission Gallery: Television Coverage Map
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