Other places · North East England
Pontop Pike transmitting station
In or near Ebchester.
Pontop Pike transmitting station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield · 5.1 km
About
Pontop Pike transmitting station is a place of interest in England North East, 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
The Pontop Pike transmitting station is a facility for telecommunications and broadcasting situated on a 312-metre (1,024-ft) high hill of the same name between Stanley and Consett, County Durham, near the village of Dipton, England. The mast is 149 metres (489 ft) high, giving an average antenna height of 461 metres (1,512 ft) above sea level. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The mast was built in 1953, by BICC with Rowridge (also ) and North Hessary Tor in Devon (). Its construction was brought forward by the BBC so that people in North East England could watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II live on the 405-line television system VHF then in use in the UK. Test transmissions from a low-power temporary aerial began on Monday, 20 April 1953, and the first programmes were transmitted on Friday, 1 May 1953, in plenty of time for the Coronation on 2 June. UHF transmissions began in 1966 with the first colour transmissions in 1970, and the VHF television signal was switched off in 1985.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8689, -1.7711
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH9 9AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Established
- 1953
- Nearest railway station
- East Tanfield — 5.1 km
- Official site
- trigpointing.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7228345 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pontop Pike transmitting station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pontop Pike transmitting station?
- Pontop Pike transmitting station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH9 9AS), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- What is Pontop Pike transmitting station?
- Pontop Pike transmitting station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pontop Pike transmitting station?
- The nearest railway station is East Tanfield, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH9 9AS.
- When was Pontop Pike transmitting station built?
- Built or established in 1953.
- How do I get to Pontop Pike transmitting station?
- The nearest railway station is East Tanfield, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH9 9AS.