Angus transmitting station

Angus
Angus transmitting station is located in Angus
Angus transmitting station
Angus transmitting station (Angus)
Mast height229.5 metres (753 ft)
Coordinates56°33′18″N 2°59′10″W / 56.555°N 2.986111°W / 56.555; -2.986111
Grid referenceNO394407
BBC regionBBC Scotland
ITV regionSTV North
Base of transmitter and surrounding buildings seen close up. Other transmitters situated on adjacent Craigowl Hill can be seen in the distance.

The Angus transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated approximately five miles due north of Dundee, between the villages of Charleston and Tealing, Scotland (grid reference NO394407).[1] It includes a guyed steel lattice mast which is 229.5 metres (753 ft)[2] in height. Mounted at the top are the UHF television antennas, contained within a GRP shroud. These antennas have an average height above Ordnance Datum of 547 metres (1,795 ft).[3] It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

  1. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Dundee digital radio".
  2. ^ "Mb21 - the Transmission Gallery - Site Data". tx.mb21.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BBC - Help receiving the BBC - TV transmitters". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.