Oxford transmitting station

Oxford transmitting station

Oxford transmitting station (Oxfordshire)
Mast height	165.7 metres (544 ft)
Coordinates	51°47′26″N 1°10′45″W / 51.790556°N 1.179167°W / 51.790556; -1.179167
Grid reference	SP567105
Built	1962 (original) 1968 (current)
BBC region	BBC South (Oxford)
ITV region	ATV (1970–1981) ITV Central (1982–2006) ITV Thames Valley (2006–2009) ITV Meridian (Thames Valley) (2009–present)
Local TV service	That's Oxfordshire

The Oxford transmitting station (sometimes known as the Beckley transmitter^[1]) is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129.5 metres (425 ft) above Ordnance Datum (mean sea level) to the north east of the city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England (grid reference SP567105). It has a guyed steel lattice mast which is 154.4 metres (507 ft)^[2] in height to the top of the main steel structure. The UHF television antenna, which consist of a vertical array of transmitting panels, is mounted above the steel structure. The total height of the mast to the top of this UHF antenna is 165.7 metres (544 ft).^[3] It is owned and operated by Arqiva.