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 | 258 ft (79 m) |
| Coordinates | 52°43′43″N 2°01′11″W / 52.728655°N 2.019655°W |
| Grid reference | SJ987142 |
Pye Green BT Tower is a 258-foot (79 m) tall[1] telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Pye Green, Staffordshire, England. Standing on the far southern edge of Cannock Chase, it is one of 14 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 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 |
See also
References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. Penguin Books. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-300-09646-0.
- 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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