Wenvoe transmitting station

Wenvoe transmitting station
Wenvoe mast
Wenvoe transmitting station is located in Vale of Glamorgan
Wenvoe transmitting station
Wenvoe transmitting station (Vale of Glamorgan)
Mast height260.7 metres (855 ft)
Coordinates51°27′33″N 3°16′54″W / 51.459167°N 3.281667°W / 51.459167; -3.281667
Grid referenceST110742
Built1985
BBC regionBBC Wales
ITV regionITV Cymru Wales
Local TV serviceCardiff TV

The Wenvoe transmitting station, officially known as Arqiva Wenvoe, is the main facility for broadcasting and telecommunications for South Wales and the West Country. It is situated close to the village of Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, in the UK.

It comprises a 260.7-metre (855 ft)[1][2][3] guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights.[4] The average height above sea level is 384 metres (1,260 ft) for the television antennas.[4][2]

It is owned and operated by Arqiva. The site serves an estimated 1.5m listeners (0.63m households) in the South West of England, and 1.3m listeners (0.54m households) in Wales.

  1. ^ "Emprois [Wenvoe TV Mast]". Archived from the original on August 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Ofcom [Details of the UK DTV network]" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Radio Frequencies & Transmitter Maps worldwide". fmscan.org. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ a b "UKFreeTV". Retrieved 2021-12-10.