The Burghead transmitting station is a

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facility near

Burghead Burghead ( sco, Burgheid or ''The Broch'', gd, Am Broch) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about north-west of Elgin. The town is mainly built on a peninsula that projects north-westward into the Moray Firth, surrounding it by water on t ...

() in

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for

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and medium wave radio transmission that started service on 12 October 1936. The site is owned by

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and houses a long wave radio transmitter on 198 kHz broadcasting

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and two medium wave radio transmitters, broadcasting BBC Radio 5 Live on 693 kHz and

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on 810 kHz. The long wave transmitter is part of a network transmitting on the same frequency, the other transmitters being

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and Westerglen. The station has three masts, which are all lattice structures with triangular cross section and insulated against ground. The northern of the two large masts is , the southern large mast is tall, while the third one is significantly lower.Entry for "LFA 14"
/ref> One of the large masts is used for the medium wave transmissions and the other is used for the long wave transmitter. The third and smallest mast is the backup antenna. The original building was demolished leaving a much smaller building for the more modern transmitters.

Services available

Analogue radio (AM long wave)

Analogue radio (AM medium wave)

References

External links

The Transmission Gallery
– Photographs & Information Radio in the United Kingdom Transmitter sites in Scotland Towers in Scotland Buildings and structures in Moray Burghead {{scotland-stub

Services available

Analogue radio (AM long wave)

Analogue radio (AM medium wave)

See also

References

External links