Caradon Hill transmitting station
Caradon Hill Transmitter is a 228 metre high guyed mast on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is 6 km north of Liskeard, and 1.25 km south-east of Minions, the highest village in Cornwall (grid reference SX273707). Built in 1961, it is a transmission site for FM and TV. Average height of transmitters is 580 m above sea level. The site has two smaller towers used for telecommunications and a wireless internet signal. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
The South Caradon Copper Mine, 1 km to the SW of the transmitter, was the largest copper mine in the UK in its heyday, 150 years ago. Many other copper, tin and granite mines are scattered around the base of the hill.
Channels listed by Frequency
- Digital Radio multiplexes (DAB)
- NOWdigital Cornwall
- BBC National DAB
- Digital One Network
- Digital Television
- UHF 34 - Multiplex 1 BBC ERP 5 kW
- UHF 31 - Multiplex 2 ITV and CH4 transmitted by Digital 3 and 4 ERP 4 kW
- UHF 48 - Multiplex A SDN ERP 4 kW
- UHF 21 - Multiplex B BBC ERP 4 kW
- UHF 24 - Multiplex C National Grid Wireless ERP 4 kW
- UHF 27 - Multiplex D National Grid Wireless ERP 4 kW
External links
- The Transmission Gallery: Caradon Hill Transmitter photographs and information
- The Transmission Gallery: Television coverage map
- Coastal Landmarks information
See also
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