Moorside Edge transmitting station

Moorside Edge transmitting station
Moorside Edge transmitting station is located in West Yorkshire
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Moorside Edge transmitting station shown within West Yorkshire
(grid reference SE070154)

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).[1], 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 (grid reference SE070154). 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:

Ruston generating set, one of four originally installed at Moorside Edge, now at the Internal Fire museum.
Frequency kW Service
909 kHz 200 BBC Radio 5 Live
1089 kHz 100 Talksport
1215 kHz 100 Absolute Radio

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Coordinates: 53°38′7″N 1°53′40″W / 53.63528°N 1.89444°W / 53.63528; -1.89444


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