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