Mendlesham transmitting station

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Mendlesham
Mendlesham transmitting station is located in Suffolk
Mendlesham transmitting station
Mendlesham transmitting station (Suffolk)
LocationMendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Mast height305.4 metres (1,002 ft)
Coordinates52°14′04″N 1°06′27″E / 52.234444°N 1.1075°E / 52.234444; 1.1075
Grid referenceTM123640
Built1959
ITV regionAnglia Television (1959-1985)

The Mendlesham transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the village of Mendlesham, near the town of Stowmarket, in Suffolk, United Kingdom (grid reference TM123640). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It has a 305.4 metres (1,002 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. It was originally commissioned to bring ITV signals (provided by Anglia Television) to East Anglia, including Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex and Cambridgeshire on 405-line VHF, using Channel 11 (Band III).