Strabane transmitting station

Strabane
Strabane transmitting station is located in Northern Ireland
Strabane
Strabane
Limavady
Limavady
Mast height305.5 metres (1,002 ft)
Coordinates54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.7994°N 7.3886°W / 54.7994; -7.3886
Grid referenceH393947
Built1963
Relay ofLimavady
BBC regionBBC Northern Ireland
ITV regionUTV

The Strabane transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Legfordrum and situated very close to the town of Strabane, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Grid Reference: H393947, GNR: IH393947). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It includes a 305.5 metres (1,002 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast, which is the tallest structure in Ireland. The transmission antennas surmounting the structure are contained within a fibreglass cylinder. Constructed in 1963, it came into service on 18 February of that year.