The Wrekin's Iconic 200ft Transmitter Tower Marks 50 Years of Broadcasting Across the West Midlands

Wrekin transmitting station marks 50 years of broadcasting across Shropshire

The Wrekin transmitting station, one of the region’s most familiar broadcast landmarks, is marking 50 years of continuous service to communities across Shropshire.

The Wrekin's iconic 200ft transmitter tower marks 50 years of broadcasting across the West Midlands

With its distinctive 200ft mast standing tall on the summit of the Wrekin, near Wellington, Shropshire, the station was brought into service in December 1975, completing the country’s original television network and becoming the last main high-power analogue transmitter to be built in England and Wales. Its arrival transformed television reception across the region, replacing a patchwork of smaller relay sites with a single, powerful transmitter…