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Orfordness transmitting station
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Orfordness_transmitting_station
GPTKB entity
Statements (75)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
radio transmitting station
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
industrial
gptkbp:broadcastOn
gptkb:Radio_Tirana
gptkb:Radio_Slovakia_International
gptkb:BBC_Radio_1
gptkb:BBC_Radio_2
gptkb:BBC_Radio_3
gptkb:BBC_Radio_4
gptkb:BBC_Radio_5_Live
gptkb:BBC_World_Service
gptkb:BBC_Radio_6_Music
gptkb:Radio_Canada_International
gptkb:BBC_Asian_Network
gptkb:BBC_Radio_1Xtra
gptkb:Voice_of_America
gptkb:Radio_Ukraine_International
gptkb:Radio_Liberty
gptkb:Radio_Prague
gptkb:BBC_Radio_5_Live_Sports_Extra
gptkb:Deutsche_Welle
gptkb:Radio_Free_Europe
gptkb:Radio_France_Internationale
gptkb:Radio_Romania_International
gptkb:Radio_Sweden
gptkb:Radio_Luxembourg
gptkb:Radio_Moscow
gptkb:Radio_Vatican
shortwave
longwave
BBC World Service in English
BBC World Service in other languages
Radio Austria International
Radio Budapest
Radio Bulgaria
Radio Denmark
Radio Finland
Radio Netherlands
Radio Norway
Radio Polonia
Radio Switzerland International
Radio Yugoslavia
mediumwave
gptkbp:closed
2012
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:county
gptkb:Suffolk
gptkbp:demolished
2023
gptkbp:heightOfTallestMast
165 metres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Orfordness transmitting station
gptkbp:latitude
52.088
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Orford_Ness
gptkbp:longitude
1.565
gptkbp:nearby
gptkb:Orford_Castle
gptkb:River_Ore
gptkbp:nearestCity
gptkb:Orford
gptkbp:notableEvent
demolition in 2023
final transmission in May 2012
gptkbp:notableFor
broadcasting to Europe and beyond
iconic masts and antennas
powerful longwave and mediumwave transmissions
gptkbp:numberOfShips
6
gptkbp:opened
1971
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Babcock_International
Merlin Communications
VT Communications
gptkbp:osGridReference
TM 442 563
gptkbp:owner
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Babcock_International
gptkbp:purpose
international broadcasting
emergency broadcasting
domestic broadcasting
gptkbp:region
gptkb:East_of_England
gptkbp:status
demolished
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Orford_Ness
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7