Moorside Edge Transmitter
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Moorside Edge, originally constructed in 1931 to radiate the BBC
's "North Regional" (from May 17 on 626khz) and "National" programmes (from July 12 on 995khz)., has one of the most powerful mediumwave
radio transmitters in Britain at 200 kW erp. Formed of two 158 m steel lattice towers it is located just above Moorside Edge
. Holme Moss
is on a bearing of (168.17°, 11.56km) and Emley Moor
is on a bearing of (99.41°, 15.4km). As with most MW transmitters a good "signal earth" is important and this is assured by the waterlogged nature of the ground on which it is built. The station is now owned and operated by Arqiva
. As the site is located on the Pennine Hills, signals can be received from very long distances; Signals can be received as far North as Scotland, as far South as the Midlands, as far West as Dublin and can be received past the coast on the East of the country.
Moorside Edge broadcasts the following stations:
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's "North Regional" (from May 17 on 626khz) and "National" programmes (from July 12 on 995khz)., has one of the most powerful mediumwave
Mediumwave
Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz...
radio transmitters in Britain at 200 kW erp. Formed of two 158 m steel lattice towers it is located just above Moorside Edge
Moorside Edge
The Moorside Edge is at just north of Slaithwaite and about 8 km west of Huddersfield in the Kirklees District of West Yorkshire. It is the steeply sloping area of moorland being the descent from the relatively flat summit of Pole Moor into the valley of the River Colne.Just above the edge itself...
. Holme Moss
Holme Moss transmitting station
- Background :Holme Moss transmitting station was the BBC's third public television transmitter, launched on 12 October 1951. Of historic and technical interest, this operated on the 405 line VHF system, with black and white transmissions originally on British System A, Channel 2, with vision...
is on a bearing of (168.17°, 11.56km) and Emley Moor
Emley Moor transmitting station
The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on 'Emley Moor' to the west of the village of Emley, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England . The station's most visible feature is its concrete tower, which is a Grade II listed building...
is on a bearing of (99.41°, 15.4km). As with most MW transmitters a good "signal earth" is important and this is assured by the waterlogged nature of the ground on which it is built. The station is now owned and operated by Arqiva
Arqiva
Arqiva is a telecommunications company which provides infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The present company, with headquarters located at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, was formed by National Grid Wireless...
. As the site is located on the Pennine Hills, signals can be received from very long distances; Signals can be received as far North as Scotland, as far South as the Midlands, as far West as Dublin and can be received past the coast on the East of the country.
Moorside Edge broadcasts the following stations:
| Frequency | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 909 kHz | 200 | BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries... |
| 1089 kHz | 100 | Talksport TalkSPORT Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom.... |
| 1215 kHz | 100 | Absolute Radio |