The Meldrum transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on Core Hill, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-west of the village of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
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Location | Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire |
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Mast height | 135 metres (443 ft) |
Coordinates | 57°23′08″N 2°24′00″W / 57.3855°N 2.4°W |
Grid reference | NJ760328 |
Built | 1955 |
BBC region | BBC Scotland (1955–1985) |
History
It was built by J. L. Eve Construction in the mid-1950s, who also built the similar height Divis transmitting station at the same time.
Channels listed by frequency
Analogue radio (VHF FM)
Frequency | kW[1] | Service |
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88.7 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 2 |
90.9 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 3 |
93.1 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio Scotland |
95.3 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 4 |
98.3 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 1 |
104.2 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio nan Gàidheal |
Digital radio (DAB)
Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
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220.352 MHz | 11C | 8.51 | Switch Aberdeen |
223.93 MHz | 12B | 10 | BBC National DAB |
Analogue television
405-line monochrome analogue television signals were broadcast from Meldrum from its launch in 1955 until the nationwide shutdown of VHF signals in 1985.
Frequency | VHF | kW | Service |
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61.75 MHz | 4 | 17 | BBC1 Scotland |
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