 Then the tallest structure in the UK, seen in November 2007 | |
  Belmont transmitting station (Lincolnshire) | |
| Mast height | 1,154 feet (351.7 m) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°20′09″N 0°10′19″W / 53.335861°N 0.172°W |
| Grid reference | TF217837 |
| Built | 1965 (height increased in 1967) |
| BBC region | BBC Yorkshire (1965–2004) BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (2004–present) |
| ITV region | Anglia Television (1965–74) ITV Yorkshire (1974–present) |
| Local TV service | That’s Humber |
The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility next to the B1225, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Donington on Bain in the civil parish of South Willingham, near Market Rasen and Louth in Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF217837). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It has a guyed tubular steel mast, with a lattice upper section. The mast was shortened in April 2010 and is now 1,154 feet (351.7 m) in height.[1][2] Before this it was 1,272 feet (387.7 m) high and was considered to be the tallest structure of its kind in the world (taller masts, such as the KVLY-TV mast in the United States, use steel lattice construction), and the tallest structure of any type in the United Kingdom. After the top section was removed, the mast's reduced height relegated it to the second-highest in the UK after Skelton in Cumbria.
Despite the mast being shortened it can be seen in daylight on clear days from most areas close to and within the Lincolnshire Wolds. On clear nights its bright red aircraft warning lights can be very widely seen across much of Lincolnshire from as far north as the Humber estuary and Barton-Upon-Humber; from the west of the county it can be seen from Lincoln, Gainsborough and Grantham; from the south of the county it can be seen from Spalding and Bourne; and from the east it can be seen from Skegness, Mablethorpe and most areas along the Lincolnshire coast. The lights can also be seen from many parts of Nottinghamshire, coastal areas of North West Norfolk and a few parts of Derbyshire on very clear nights.
- ^ "Arqiva planning application". East Lindsey District Council. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Belmont Transmitter". A.T.V. Poles, Brackets & Aerials. Retrieved 4 May 2016.