Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Bressay transmitting station
In or near Lerwick.
Bressay transmitting station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Charlie Bell — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bressay transmitting station is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bressay transmitting station is a broadcasting transmission facility for the Shetland Islands, located on the isle of Bressay, owned and operated by Arqiva (previously National Grid Wireless). The transmitting station is based on the Ward of Bressay, the island's highest peak. The facility includes two steel lattice towers both over 70m high. It first came into service on 1 April 1964 transmitting BBC Television on Band I VHF channel 3 and the Scottish Home Service, Light Programme and Third on Band II VHF, using the same frequencies as today. (Home Service now Radio Shetland, Light R2 and Third R3).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.1300, -1.0958
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1964
Sources
- wikidata: Q4961880 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bressay transmitting station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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South Hill
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Bressay Fishermen's Memorial
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Bressay
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Bressay Kirk
Historic churches · 2.5 km
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Caves · 2.9 km
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Ward of Bressay
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West Hill
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The Black Hill
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Mossy Hill
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South Hill
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William Deacon Memorial
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bressay transmitting station?
- Bressay transmitting station is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9ER).
- What is Bressay transmitting station?
- Bressay transmitting station in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bressay transmitting station?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9ER.
- When was Bressay transmitting station built?
- Built or established in 1964.
- Is Bressay transmitting station free to visit?
- Yes, Bressay transmitting station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bressay transmitting station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9ER. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.