Turners Hill Transmitter

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Turners Hill Transmitter refers to a pair of free-standing radio and television towers on Turners Hill, on the border of Dudley and Rowley Regis in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; both localities being in the West Midlands of England.{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/dab/Turners_Hill|title=Turners Hill (Sandwell, England) DAB transmitter|work=UK Free TV|accessdate=18 August 2015}} They are approximately {{Convert|2|km|mi}} west of Oldbury.{{cite web|url=http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/turners-hill-transmitter|title=Turners Hill Transmitter in United Kingdom|work=Virtual Globetrotting|date=21 April 2006 |accessdate=18 August 2015}}

One is made from lattice steel; and the other, "Turners Hill 2," with a height of 60.96 metres (200 ft), is made of concrete, topped by a steel antenna.

They carry multiplexes 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D and 12B.[https://www.radiodns.uk/transmitters/counties/west-midlands List of Radio Transmitters in West Midlands]

It also broadcasts Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire on 97.2 FM.

A local landmark, the masts are visible from the nearby M5 motorway and M6 motorway, and from as far afield as Barr Beacon.

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