GC1RJYR The Tallest Structure in Ireland (Traditional Cache) in Ulster, Ireland created by MicroArney

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GC1RJYR ▼

A cache by MicroArney Message this owner

Hidden : 5/20/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Tallest Structure in Ireland

Strabane TV Mast

The Strabane transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Legfordrum and situated very close to the town of Strabane, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

It includes a 305.5 metres (1,002 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast, which is the tallest structure in Ireland. The transmission antennas surmounting the structure are contained within a fibreglass cylinder. Constructed in 1963, it came into service on 18 February of that year.

It was originally commissioned by the Independent Television Authority to bring ITV signals (provided by Ulster Television) to West Ulster, including the districts of Derry, Donegal and Enniskillen on 405-line VHF, using Channel 8 (Band III). 405 line television was discontinued in the UK in 1985.

When UHF television came to Northern Ireland, main transmitters were commissioned at Limavady and Brougher Mountain, near Omagh. However this left a gap in the Strabane and Newtownstewart areas, so in July 1977 UHF television was added to the Strabane site. Due to the elevation of the antennas (584 m above sea level), a 2kW effective radiated power is sufficient to cover a very wide area, with coverage available well into County Donegal.

In 2001, the site was installed with a transmitter for Score Northern Ireland, a regional digital radio multiplex.

The Cache

The cache is a small black bottle with a geocaching label on the outside.