Waltham transmitting station

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Waltham

Waltham transmitting station (Leicestershire)
Location	Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Leicestershire
Mast height	315 metres (1,033 ft)
Coordinates	52°48′N 0°48′W / 52.8°N 0.8°W / 52.8; -0.8
Grid reference	SK809233
Built	1966 (original) 1968 (current)
Collapsed	1966 (original)
BBC region	BBC East Midlands
ITV region	ITV Central
Local TV service	Notts TV

The Waltham transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray. It sits inside the Waltham civil parish near Stonesby, in the district of Melton, Leicestershire, UK. It has a 315 metres (1,033 ft) guyed steel tubular mast. The main structure height to the top of the steelwork is 290.8 metres (954 ft), with the UHF television antennas contained within a GRP shroud mounted on top.