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Oxford transmitting station
Oxford transmitting station is located in Oxfordshire
Oxford transmitting station
Oxford transmitting station (Oxfordshire)
Mast height165.7 metres (544 ft)
Coordinates51°47′26″N 1°10′45″W / 51.790556°N 1.179167°W / 51.790556; -1.179167
Grid referenceSP567105
Built
  • 1962 (original)
  • 1968 (current)
BBC regionBBC South (Oxford)
ITV region
  • ATV (1970–1981)
  • ITV Central (1982–2006)
  • ITV Thames Valley (2006–2009)
  • ITV Meridian (2009–present)
Local TV serviceThat's Oxfordshire

The Oxford transmitting station (sometimes known as the Beckley transmitter[1]) is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 129.5 metres (425 ft) above Ordnance Datum (mean sea level) to the north east of the city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England (grid reference SP567105). It has a guyed steel lattice mast which is 154.4 metres (507 ft)[2] in height to the top of the main steel structure. The UHF television antenna, which consist of a vertical array of transmitting panels, is mounted above the steel structure. The total height of the mast to the top of this UHF antenna is 165.7 metres (544 ft).[3] It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

  1. ^ "Thousands get TV back after fire". BBC. 13 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Mb21 - the Transmission Gallery - Site Data". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2006.
  3. ^ "The Transmission Gallery Oxford". mb21.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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