Forfar Transmitter - Angus, Scotland.
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N 56° 33.385 W 002° 50.381
30V E 509854 N 6268021
500 foot tall mast on high ground in rural Angus, now serving the area with BBC FM radio coverage.
Waymark Code: WMWC8N
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/12/2017
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The transmitter at Harecairn, six miles south of the town of Forfar, was opened on July 13th 1964 to provide the town and the surrounding area with a 405 line service from the BBC. Situated on high ground at the eastern edge of the Sidlaw Hills, it also provided reception for the city of Dundee, seven miles to the south via a relay on Dundee Law.
With the building of the Angus transmitter five miles to the west by the ITA, and the 405 line service closing on January 1985, the transmitter now only broadcasts BBC FM radio to almost the whole of the north-east of Scotland.
The mast is 152.4 metres high and is of square section lattice. There are sixteen stay lines with eight anchoring blocks in pairs at ground level.
The mast is close to the B978 road near its highest point and can be seen from many miles away.