Bilsdale transmitting station
The Bilsdale mast stands high above the hills of the North York Moors.
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| Mast height | 314 metres (1,030 ft) |
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| Coordinates | 54°21′31″N 1°09′01″W / 54.3586°N 1.1503°WCoordinates: 54°21′31″N 1°09′01″W / 54.3586°N 1.1503°W |
| Grid reference | SE553962 |
| Built | 1969 |
| BBC region | BBC North East and Cumbria |
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ITV Yorkshire (1971–74) ITV Tyne Tees (1974–present) |
| Local TV service | Made In Teesside |
The Bilsdale transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, located at Bilsdale West Moor above Bilsdale, close to Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England. It includes a guyed steel tubular mast that is primarily used for radio and television transmission. The height of the mast is 314 metres (1,030 ft) to the pinnacle. It is among the most powerful in the UK at 500 kW ERP and has recently been equipped with new aircraft warning lights, in the form of arrays of ultra bright red LEDs.
Bilsdale was constructed in 1969 by the BBC to bring 625-line colour television on UHF to Teesside and the surrounding areas for the first time. Having added UHF TV to the existing VHF TV stations at Pontop Pike and Emley Moor, it was quickly established that a new station would be required to cover County Durham and north North Yorkshire where existing coverage was poor, and thus the new station was built.
It was built by J. L. Eve Construction.
Coverage extends throughout Teesside and the surrounding regions, encompassing north North Yorkshire and southern County Durham. This includes Harrogate and York to the south, Filey and Whitby to the east, Middlesbrough, , Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Hartlepool, Peterlee, some areas of Seaham and some areas of Sunderland to the north, and Barnard Castle and Worton to the west.
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