Rumster Forest transmitting station

Infobox UK Transmitter
name = Rumster Forest


height = convert|229.2|m|ft|0|lk=on
built = 1965
demolished =
collapsed =
BBC = BBC Scotland
ITV = STV (North)

The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland (gbmapping|ND197385). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It has a convert|229.2|m|ft|0 high guyed steel lattice mast. It was constructed in 1965 and coverage includes north east Scotland, including Caithness and parts of eastern Sutherland. It also serves coastal areas of Moray and Banffshire.

It carries four analogue TV channels and six digital TV multiplexes. It also carries national analogue BBC FM radio, including BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland.

ee also

*List of masts
*List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain
*List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

External links

* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/rumster-forest.php The Transmission Gallery: Photographs and Information]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/anatv/rumsterforest.php Television Coverage Map]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/fm/rumsterforest.php FM Coverage Map]