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| Skelton Transmitting Station, Skelton | ||
| Skelton Transmitting Station | ||
| civil parish:- | Skelton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | radio station | |
| locality type:- | transmitter | |
| locality type:- | aerial | |
| coordinates:- | NY43423759 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4337 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY43 | |
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 BQT82.jpg Aerials, and Saddleback in the background. (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT83.jpg (taken 11.6.2009) |
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 BQT84.jpg (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT85.jpg (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT86.jpg (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT87.jpg (taken 11.6.2009)  CFO77.jpg (taken 7.10.2016)  CFO78.jpg (taken 7.10.2016)  BQT88.jpg Transmitting station buildings. (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT89.jpg Transmitting station buildings, with more modern satellite dishes. (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT90.jpg Notice:- "VT Communications / Skelton Transmitting Station" (taken 11.6.2009)  BQT91.jpg Warning notice; radio aerials use high voltages. (taken 11.6.2009) |
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| notes:- |
Built as a powerful transmitter for the BBC World Service, 1943; 500 acre site, 38
aerial systems. |
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| Davies, Ken: 1995: Skelton, Penrith and the World 1943-83: Cumbria CC:: ISBN 0 905404
63 7 |
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