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Torosay transmitting station

{{Short description|Broadcasting and telecommunications facility in Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox UK Transmitter |

|name = Torosay

|map_name = Scotland Argyll and Bute

|coordinates = {{coord|56.458|-5.730|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

|height = {{convert|45|m|ft|0}}

|gridref = ND19783854

|built = 1976

|demolished =

|collapsed =

|BBC = BBC Scotland

|ITV = STV Central

|image=Masts, Maol nan Uan - geograph.org.uk - 3291916.jpg

}}

The Torosay transmitting station{{cite web | url=https://www.thebigtower.com/live/Torosay/Index.htm | title=Torosay at TheBigTower | website=theBigTower.com }} is a television broadcasting facility on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland ({{gbmapping|ND197385}}). It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It is located in the parish of Torosay in the foothills of Dùn da Ghaoithe, the second highest mountain in Mull. Although the mountain reaches {{convert|2513|ft|m}}, the transmitter is at {{convert|1401|ft|m}}.

Coverage

Torosay provides television signals to areas around Loch Linnhe and the Sound of Mull including Oban, Fort William, Lochaline, and to both Craignure and Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.{{cite web | url=http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/map.php?mapid=71 | title=Torosay Post-DSO Coverage | website=tx.mb21.co.uk }}

Torosay is part of the STV Central TV region.{{cite web | url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/52453/centralv2.2.pdf | title=STV Central TV region | website=ofcom.org.uk }}

It entered into service on 11 June 1976.

Current broadcasting

=Television=

As of 2023, Torosay broadcasts Digital Terrestrial Television on the following UHF frequencies{{cite web |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofcom.org.uk%2F__data%2Fassets%2Fexcel_doc%2F0017%2F110186%2F700-plan-clearance.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |title=Ofcom Digital television transmitter details 12 October 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}

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{{UK DVB-T|ch=22}}

|22

|4

|BBC B

|DVB-T2

{{UK DVB-T|ch=23}}

|23

|4

|SDN

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=25}}

|25

|4

|Digital 3&4

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=26}}

|26

|4

|Arqiva A

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=28}}

|28

|4

|BBC A

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=30}}

|30

|4

|Arqiva B

|DVB-T

Relays

Due to the local geography, Torosay provides a source for 21 relay transmitters.{{cite web | url=https://ukfree.tv/maps/tvregions/87 | title=Torosay (including relays) region | website=ukfree.tv }}

References

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External links

  • [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallerypage.php?txid=402 Entry for Torosay at The Transmission Gallery]
  • [https://www.thebigtower.com/live/Torosay/Index.htm Entry for Torosay at the Big Tower]

{{Television transmitters in the UK}}

Category:Transmitter sites in Scotland

Category:Buildings and structures on the Isle of Mull