Pye Green BT Tower
 Pye Green BT Tower, from a hot air balloon | |
  Pye Green BT Tower (Staffordshire) | |
| Location | Pye Green, Staffordshire, England |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 96.9 m (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-metre (318 ft) tall[Backbone" radio communications network.
Its combination of elevation and height give it line-of-sight to the
BT Tower in Birmingham and Sutton Common in Cheshire
.
Services available
Analogue radio (FM VHF)
| Frequency | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 96.9 MHz | 0.2 | Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire
|
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
- 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.
External links
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