) Pye Green BT Tower, from a hot air balloon | |
)  Pye Green BT Tower (Staffordshire) | |
| Location | Pye Green, Staffordshire |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 96.9 metres (318 ft) |
| Coordinates | 52°43′43″N 2°01′11″W / 52.728655°N 2.019655°W |
| Grid reference | SJ987142 |
Pye Green BT Tower is a 96.9 metres (318 ft) tall telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Pye Green, Staffordshire, England (grid reference SJ987142). Standing in The Chase it is one of fourteen telecommunication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete. Pye Green was constructed as part of the British Cold War "Backbone" radio communications network.
Its combination of elevation and height give it line-of-sight to the BT Tower in Birmingham.
Services available
Analogue radio (FM VHF)
| Frequency | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 96.9 MHz | 0.2 | Signal 1 |
Digital radio (DAB)
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 229.072 MHz | 12D | 0.85 | Stoke & Stafford |
| 225.648 MHz | 12B | 1.75 | BBC National DAB |
| 218.064 MHz | 11B | 0.6 | Wolverhampton & Shropshire |
See also
References
- Campbell, D., 1983. War Plan UK, p243, p245. Paladin edition. ISBN 0-586-08479-7.
- Laurie, P., 1983. Beneath the City Streets, p. 243, p. 246. Granada edition. ISBN 0-586-05055-8.
- The National Archives (UK), 1956–1962. Proposed relay station sites for the General Post Office ("The Backbone Scheme"). File No. COU1/38.
- Fox, S., and Lamont, R., 2003. The Towers of Backbone.
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