Mast height | 305.5 metres (1,002 ft) |
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Coordinates | 54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.7994°N 7.3886°W |
Grid reference | H393947 |
Built | 1963 |
Relay of | Limavady |
BBC region | BBC Northern Ireland |
ITV region | UTV |
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.