2001

SE0904 : Holme Moss Transmitting Station, aerial 2001

taken 22 years ago, near to Holme, Kirklees, England

Holme Moss Transmitting Station, aerial 2001
Holme Moss Transmitting Station, aerial 2001
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With a ground height of 524m (1719ft), the station is the highest elevated main transmission site in the UK.
The present transmitter was erected in 1984 and is a "guyed mast" structure which is 228m in height. Not so high as Belmont but combined with its elevated site, Holme Moss has an overall aerial height of 758m (a.g.l) above sea level.
It provides VHF coverage of both FM and DAB to a wide area around the transmitter including Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. When originally erected it also transmitted television signals, which travelled much further than their intended service area. They were received on the Isle of Man and in parts of the Irish Republic, mainly Dublin and Wicklow. Emley Moor (55.44°, 15.53 km) and Moorside Edge (348.22°, 11.56 km) transmitters can be seen from the location.

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SE0904, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 6 December, 2001   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 22 October, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0955 0408 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.9974N 1:51.4434W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 0981 0468
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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