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Criggion Radio Station

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213:. Criggion's VLF antenna was hung from three free-standing steel lattice towers at 182.9 metres (600 ft) tall, three guyed masts at 213.4 metres (700 ft) tall and a rock anchor. The towers and masts were demolished in August 2003 but, although there is now less obvious visible evidence that a large radio station existed on the site, the derelict main transmitting building still survived in 2011 and the foundation sites of the former masts can be still be located on satellite and aerial photographs. 51: 35: 1292: 618: 1459: 1447: 58: 1304: 309: 291: 282: 273: 255: 237: 228: 300: 264: 246: 208:
and took over the latter's traffic for a short period in 1943 following a fire at Rugby. Operating on 19.6 kHz with the callsign GBZ, the station was used until its shutdown on 1 April 2003 for sending messages to submarines. This task (and that of Rugby) is now carried out by the
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As of May 2013 the remaining parts of the station were reported to be in a state of disrepair.
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http://www.oswestry-history.co.uk/criggion/images/vlf-aerial-layout.jpg
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http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/c/criggion_radio/index.shtml
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http://www.oswestry-history.co.uk/criggion-radio-station.html
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http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3176253.stm
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Criggion VLF transmitter

Criggion Radio Station is located in Powys
Criggion
Powys
52°43′21″N 3°03′47″W / 52.72246°N 3.06295°W / 52.72246; -3.06295
SJ2821614435
BT
Ministry of Defence
Criggion
Bausley with Criggion
Powys
Wales
World War II
Rugby Radio Station
Anthorn radio station










"Criggion radio station: Ex-WWII centre 'left to rot'"
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3176253.stm
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/c/criggion_radio/index.shtml
http://www.oswestry-history.co.uk/criggion-radio-station.html

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