Turners Hill Transmitter Explained

Turners Hill Transmitter
Location:Turners Hill, Sandwell, West Midlands, England

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.[1] They are approximately 2km (01miles) west of Oldbury.[2]

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.[3]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turners Hill (Sandwell, England) DAB transmitter. UK Free TV. 18 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Turners Hill Transmitter in United Kingdom. Virtual Globetrotting. 18 August 2015.
  3. https://www.radiodns.uk/transmitters/counties/west-midlands List of Radio Transmitters in West Midlands