Ammanford transmitting station

The Ammanford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on Mynydd y Betws about 6 km (4 mi) to the south east of the town of Ammanford, in Carmarthenshire, Wales (grid reference SN661109). The building was originally built by Messrs. T. Richard Jones of Ammanford for the BBC, entering service in 1968 acting as a relay transmitter for the now-defunct 405-line VHF television system.

Ammanford
Ammanford transmitting station (Carmarthenshire)
Mast height30 metres (98 ft)
Coordinates51.78116°N 3.94171°W / 51.78116; -3.94171
Grid referenceSN661109
Built1968
BBC regionBBC Wales (1968-1983)

The site has a self-standing 30 m (100 ft) lattice tower erected on land that is itself about 330 m (1,100 ft) above sea level. The television broadcast primarily covered the towns of Ammanford, Brynamman, Cwmamman and indeed much of the valley of the Amman river.

405-line television from this site was shut down in 1983.[1] From this point onwards, the site has handled telecommunications services only (including service as a mobile phone mast).

Services listed by frequency

21 October 1968 - Second Quarter 1983
Frequency VHF kW Service
209.75 MHz 12 0.02 BBC1 Wales

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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