Turners Hill Transmitter
Turners Hill Transmitter refers to a pair of free-standing radio and television towers on Turners Hill, on the border of Dudley and Rowley Regis in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; both localities being in the West Midlands of England. They are approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Oldbury.
One is made from lattice steel; and the other, "Turners Hill 2," with a height of 60.96 metres (200 ft), is made of concrete, topped by a steel antenna.
They carry multiplexes 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D and 12B.
It also broadcasts Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire on 97.2 FM.
A local landmark, the masts are visible from the nearby M5 motorway and M6 motorway, and from as far afield as Barr Beacon.
References
- ^ "Turners Hill (Sandwell, England) DAB transmitter". UK Free TV. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Turners Hill Transmitter in United Kingdom". Virtual Globetrotting. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ List of Radio Transmitters in West Midlands