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Lisnagarvey transmitting station

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diamond cantilever vertical radiator. The two standard lattice masts have a wire slung T-antenna suspended between them. The Blaw-Knox radiator is the only one of its kind in Western Europe. The height of a vertical radiator is related to the
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BBC Radio 4's mediumwave services from this transmitter along with all of the other BBC Radio 4 mediumwave transmitters ended on 15 April 2024, following by a retune loop informing listeners to retune to other methods of reception.
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BBC Radio Ulster's service from the transmitter on 1341 kHz ended on Thursday 6 May 2021 at 0930 UTC, as part of the BBC's programme of switching off their medium wave services around the UK.
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During World War II, a 100 kW shortwave transmitter (Marconi model SWB18) was installed at the station as an alternative to the well-known one at
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to be transmitted to Northern Ireland and it went into service in 1936. It is now owned by
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BBCEng.info: Comprehensive article on the design and history of the tower
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Entry for Lisnagarvey transmitting station at The Transmission Gallery
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Similar masts in Europe can be found nowadays only at
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Lisnagarvey transmitting station (Northern Ireland)
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Lisnagarvey transmitting station is located in Northern Ireland
54°29′23″N 6°03′37″W / 54.489722°N 6.060278°W / 54.489722; -6.060278
J257619
mediumwave
townland
Lisburn
Northern Ireland
grid reference
J257619
Sprucefield shopping centre
BBC
Regional Programme
Arqiva
Daventry
England
BBC Far Eastern Relay station
radio masts
Blaw-Knox
frequency
wavelength
Lakihegy
Hungary
Riga
Latvia
Vakarel
Bulgaria
BBC Radio 5 Live
Talksport
kHz

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