St Hilary transmitting station

St. Hilary
St Hilary transmitting station is located in Vale of Glamorgan
St Hilary transmitting station
St Hilary transmitting station (Vale of Glamorgan)
Mast height229 metres (750 ft)
Coordinates51°27′26″N 3°24′11″W / 51.457222°N 3.402944°W / 51.457222; -3.402944
Grid referenceST026741
Built1957
ITV regionTWW (1958-1968)
HTV (1968-1985)

The St Hilary transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications situated close to the village of St Hilary, Glamorgan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, in the United Kingdom. It comprises a 229-metre (750 ft) guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The site was established in 1958 for Independent Television transmission on VHF. Transmissions from the site include FM radio, DAB radio and mobile telephone signals.

It broadcasts Heart South Wales on FM and DAB to the large parts of South Wales.[1]

Its broadcast areas include: St. Hilary, Cowbridge, Ystradowen, Miskin, Pontyclun, Bonvilston, St. Nicholas, Swansea, Llanelli, West of Barry, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Mountain Ash, Llantrisant, Church Village and Talbot Green.

The studios of the regional radio station Nation Radio are located on the site and its DAB transmissions to south-east Wales are made from the mast. Nation Radio also transmits from other sites, including on FM from nearby Wenvoe and from Kilvey Hill near Swansea.[2][1][3]

  1. ^ a b "St Hilary (The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) DAB transmitter". UK Free TV. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Nation Radio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Analogue Broadcast Radio Measured Coverage Area (MCA) Maps" (PDF). Ofcom.