Moorside Edge transmitting station


Moorside Edge transmitting station, opened in 1931, was originally constructed to radiate the BBC's North Regional and National Programmes.
It is – at 200 kW erp – one of the most powerful mediumwave radio transmitters in Britain. Formed of two 158-metre-high steel lattice towers, it is located just above Moorside Edge. Other nearby transmitting stations are Holme Moss and Emley Moor.
As with most mediumwave transmitters, a good "signal earth" is important and this is assured by the waterlogged nature of the ground on which it is built. The site's location on the Pennine Hills means that signals from Moorside Edge can be received at very long distances: as far north as Scotland, as far south as the Midlands, as far west as Dublin, and well beyond the country's eastern coast.
The station is now owned and operated by Arqiva and broadcasts the following services:
FrequencykWService
909 kHz200BBC Radio 5 Live
1089 kHz400Talksport
1215 kHz200Absolute Radio