Westerglen transmitting station
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The Westerglen transmitting station is a facility for longwave and mediumwave broadcasting established in 1932 at Westerglen Farm, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ({{#if:NS868773|[[Ordnance Survey National Grid|{{#if:Template:Yesno|Grid|grid}} reference]] {{#invoke:Ordnance Survey coordinates|oscoord|NS868773_region:GB_scale:25000|NS868773|name=}}}}).
Three medium-wave radio programmes are broadcast from the site on frequencies of 810, 909 and 1089, and a long wave service on 198 kHz. The transmitter also carried Absolute Radio on 1215 kHz until Bauer ended all station transmissions on MW in January 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There are three guyed steel lattices mast radiators on the site, which are insulated against the ground. These carry combinations of the above services. There is a shorter fourth mast that carries non-broadcast services.
One of the masts carries the long wave transmission in a synchronised group with the transmitters at Droitwich and Burghead on the same frequency (198 kHz; previously, until February 1988, 200kHz). This mast is of guyed steel lattice construction with triangular cross-section, and it carries a 'capacity hat', which increases the antenna's efficiency, at the top.
The site is owned and operated by Arqiva.
The medium-wave broadcast is strong enough to be heard as far south as Cornwall at certain times of the day, and in south-western Germany at night with good conditions.
Services availableEdit
| Frequency | kW<ref>Radio Listeners Guide 2010</ref> | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 198 kHz | 50 | BBC Radio 4 |
| 909 kHz | 50 | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| 810 kHz | 100 | BBC Radio Scotland |
| 1089 kHz | 50 | Talksport |
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Westerglen at The Transmission Gallery
- http://www.wabweb.net/radio/radio/lw2.htm#Droitwich
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