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THE TRANSMISSION GALLERY

THE FALL AND RISE OF EMLEY MOOR

Emley Moor West Yorkshire
Site Owner: Arqiva NGR: SE222128 Site Height: 256m Structure Height: 330.5m
Analogue TV: BBC1: 44  BBC2: 51  ITV1: 47  Ch4: 41  Ch5: 37 
Digital TV: Mux1: 52  Mux2: 40  MuxA: 43  MuxB: 46  MuxC: 50  MuxD: 49
BBC Radio:          
     
Ind. National Radio:    
Ind. Local Radio: Galaxy Yorkshire: 105.1  Real Radio (Yorkshire): 106.2 
     
Digital Radio: BBC: 12B  Digital One: 11D  MXR Yorkshire: 12A     
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Emley Moor - facts and figures
Height of concrete shell:   274.32 m (900 ft)

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IBA / NTL data sheets

Height of microwave link room:  274.32 m (900 ft)
Length of aerial structure at top of mast:  55.7 m (184 ft)
Diameter of shell at base:  24.4 m (80 ft)
Diameter of shell at top:  6.5 m (21ft 3 in)
Wall thickness at base:  533 mm (21 in)
Wall thickness at top :  350mm (13½in)
Amount of concrete used:  7 000 m3 (1 900 yd3)
Overall weight:  11200 tonnes
Weight of foundations:  5 400 tonnes
Overall depth of foundations: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Weight of transmitting aerial structure: 63 tonnes
Loss in co-axial feeder:  1.5 dB
Collapse of previous mast:  19-Mar-1969
Initial briefing for new structure:  16-May-1969
Start of design work:   June 1969
Contractor on site :  August 1969
Concrete structure completed:  September 1970
Aerial mast in position: November 1970
Start of UHF service:  21-Jan-1971
Start of VHF service  21-Apr-1971
     


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