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1354:Dragon Tower
1339:Canton Tower
1319:Aspire Tower
1314:Almaty Tower
1296:
1244:(until 1974)
1226:
1185:
1156:
1095:Wrexham-Rhos
1082:
994:
987:
975:
903:
860:
815:Caradon Hill
766:
744:
711:
678:
655:
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596:
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487:
478:
427:204.75
406:
283:Kiss 105-108
280:
257:
228:, including
219:
204:
167:broadcasting
162:
160:
26:
1534:Tokyo Tower
1494:Strat Tower
1434:Milad Tower
1429:Macau Tower
1424:Lotus Tower
1248:Sandy Heath
1168:Isle of Man
1158:Les Platons
1131:Londonderry
1073:Moel-y-Parc
1063:Kilvey Hill
810:Beacon Hill
724:Winter Hill
691:Pontop Pike
614:Tacolneston
604:Sandy Heath
379:Digital One
300:Digital One
264:Tacolneston
226:East Anglia
154:(1959-1985)
114: /
90:Coordinates
82:Mast height
1790:Categories
1751:Gullfaks C
1727:Bullwinkle
1554:TVRI Tower
1504:Taipei 101
1399:KCTV Tower
1369:Europaturm
1227:Mendlesham
1043:Blaenplwyf
1002:Rosemarkie
996:Mounteagle
983:Knock More
951:Craigkelly
941:Black Hill
905:Holme Moss
899:Emley Moor
878:The Wrekin
868:Ridge Hill
803:South West
762:Heathfield
757:Hannington
733:South East
700:North West
672:North East
598:Mendlesham
470:References
413:Frequency
355:Frequency
322:Frequency
276:Colchester
179:Stowmarket
175:Mendlesham
147:ITV region
99:52°14′04″N
72:Stowmarket
68:Mendlesham
30:Mendlesham
1729:(529.1 m)
1723:(579.7 m)
1715:Petronius
1698:(346.5 m)
1667:Nurek Dam
1489:Sky Tower
1084:St Hilary
1068:Llanddona
1053:Ferryside
916:Sheffield
862:Lichfield
364:Operator
297:multiplex
102:1°06′27″E
1349:CN Tower
1136:Strabane
1126:Limavady
929:Scotland
894:Bilsdale
845:Washford
784:Rowridge
774:Midhurst
719:Storeton
707:Caldbeck
680:Burnhope
448:See also
422:Service
328:Service
253:Band III
246:405-line
195:TM123640
132:TM123640
64:Location
1753:(380 m)
1741:(472 m)
1735:(477 m)
1733:Pompano
1717:(640 m)
1692:(370 m)
1686:(380 m)
1669:(300 m)
1663:(305 m)
1657:(312 m)
1638:(306 m)
1632:(321 m)
1626:(322 m)
1620:(334 m)
1614:(343 m)
1604:Bridges
1297:Italics
1242:Belmont
1186:Italics
1175:Douglas
1078:Preseli
1022:Torosay
1017:Skriaig
1012:Selkirk
989:Meldrum
966:Eitshal
946:Bressay
835:Redruth
794:Wrotham
768:Membury
713:Sandale
686:Chatton
657:Croydon
635:Waltham
630:Belmont
609:Sudbury
583:England
274:, near
272:Sudbury
268:Norwich
266:, near
234:Suffolk
230:Norfolk
183:Suffolk
76:Suffolk
1747:(512m)
1306:Towers
1090:Wenvoe
1048:Carmel
961:Durris
956:Darvel
825:Mendip
779:Oxford
440:Anglia
358:Block
200:Arqiva
1121:Divis
1038:Arfon
1031:Wales
936:Angus
752:Dover
258:When
238:Essex
224:) to
181:, in
165:is a
139:Built
1745:BBLT
1647:Dams
590:East
436:200
416:VHF
391:4.3
388:12B
372:11D
270:and
240:and
169:and
161:The
142:1959
433:11
429:MHz
419:kW
361:kW
336:20
325:kW
287:VHF
260:UHF
255:).
249:VHF
244:on
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375:1
290:FM
232:,
217:.
202:.
185:,
74:,
70:,
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