Editing Belmont transmitting station (section)

{{Short description|Broadcasting and telecommunications facility in Lincolnshire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox UK Transmitter
|name = Belmont
|image = Belmont - geograph.org.uk - 619487.jpg
|caption = Then the tallest structure in the UK, seen in November 2007
|map_name = Lincolnshire
|height = {{convert|1154|ft|m|1}}
|gridref = TF217837
|coordinates = {{coord|53.335861|-0.172|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:GB}}
|built = 1965 (height increased in 1967)
|demolished =
|collapsed =
|BBC = [[BBC Yorkshire]] (1965–2004)<br />[[BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire]] (2004–present)
|ITV = [[Anglia Television]] (1965–74)<br />[[ITV Yorkshire]] (1974–present)
|localtv = That’s Humber
}}

The '''Belmont transmitting station''' is a [[broadcasting]] and [[telecommunication]]s facility next to the B1225, {{convert|1|mile}} west of the village of [[Donington on Bain]] in the civil parish of [[South Willingham]], near [[Market Rasen]] and [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]] in [[Lincolnshire]], England ({{gbmapping|TF217837}}). It is owned and operated by [[Arqiva]].

It has a [[Radio masts and towers#Tubular steel|guyed tubular steel mast]], with a lattice upper section. The mast was shortened in April 2010 and is now {{convert|1154|ft|m|1}} in height.<ref name="planningapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/planning/AcolNetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=100407|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072319/http://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/planning/AcolNetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=100407|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2011|title=Arqiva planning application|publisher=East Lindsey District Council|date=29 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aerialsandtv.com/knowledge/transmitters/belmont-transmitter |title=Belmont Transmitter |publisher=A.T.V. Poles, Brackets & Aerials |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> Before this it was {{convert|1272|ft|m|1}} high and was considered to be the tallest structure of its kind in the world (taller masts, such as the [[KVLY-TV mast]] in the United States, use [[Radio masts and towers#Steel lattice|steel lattice]] construction), and the tallest structure of any type in the United Kingdom. After the top section was removed, the mast's reduced height relegated it to the second-highest in the UK after [[Skelton Transmitting Station|Skelton]] in Cumbria.

Despite the mast being shortened it can be seen in daylight on clear days from most areas close to and within the [[Lincolnshire Wolds]]. On clear nights its bright red [[aircraft warning lights]] can be very widely seen across much of Lincolnshire from as far north as the [[Humber|Humber estuary]] and [[Barton-Upon-Humber]]; from the west of the county it can be seen from [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] and [[Grantham]]; from the south of the county it can be seen from [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] and [[Bourne, Lincolnshire|Bourne]]; and from the east it can be seen from [[Skegness]], [[Mablethorpe]] and most areas along the Lincolnshire coast. The lights can also be seen from many parts of [[Nottinghamshire]], coastal areas of [[Norfolk|North West Norfolk]] and a few parts of [[Derbyshire]] on very clear nights.