The Durris transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the town of Stonehaven, within Durris which is an area also known as Kincardineshire (Grid Reference: NO763899). It is owned and operated by Arqiva. Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Market Square, Stonehaven Stonehaven (Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants (9,577 in 2001 (census)) on the North-East coast of Scotland. ... Kincardineshire, also known as The Mearns (from A Mhaoirne meaning The Stewartry) is a traditional county on the coast of Northeast Scotland. ... Arqiva Logo Arqiva is one of the two main transmitter and broadcast companies in the United Kingdom. ...

It has a 306.6 m (1006 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. The transmission antennas surmounting the structure are contained within a fibreglass cylinder. It was constructed in 1961 and coverage includes north east Scotland, from Montrose in the south to Fraserburgh in the north, including the city of Aberdeen. Masts of the Rugby VLF transmitter in England Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. ... In biology, antenna (plural: antennae) refers to the sensing organs of several arthropods. ... Coverage maps are designed to indicate the service areas of radiocommunication transmitting stations. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Montrose is a minor port and tourist resort in Angus, on the east coast of Scotland. ... Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the extreme North East corner. ... Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city (48th in Britain,[5] 313th in Europe[6]) with a population of 202,370. ...

It is also a feature in Durris Primary´s newest logo created in 2000 (the logo shows the mast on the hill with the sun and three trees).

Channels listed by Frequency

• Analogue Radio (FM VHF)
  • 89.4 MHz - BBC Radio 2
  • 91.6 MHz - BBC Radio 3
  • 93.8 MHz - BBC Radio Scotland
  • 95.9 MHz - BBC Radio 4
  • 96.9 MHz - Northsound 1
  • 99.0 MHz - BBC Radio 1

• Digital Radio (DAB)
  • Block 11C: 220.35 MHz - Switch Aberdeen
  • Block 11D: 222.06 MHz - Digital One
  • Block 12B: 225.64 MHz - BBC

• Analogue Television
  • UHF 22 - BBC One
  • UHF 25 - ITV1 (Grampian Television)
  • UHF 28 - BBC Two
  • UHF 32 - Channel 4
  • UHF 67 - Five

• Digital Television
  • UHF 30 - Multiplex 1 BBC
  • UHF 34 - Multiplex 2 ITV
  • UHF 41 - Multiplex C National Grid Wireless
  • UHF 44 - Multiplex D National Grid Wireless
  • UHF 51 - Multiplex B BBC
  • UHF 52 - Multiplex A SDN

Frequency modulation (FM) is a form of modulation which represents information as variations in the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... BBC Radio 3 is a domestic UK BBC radio station, which devotes most of its schedule to classical music. ... BBC Radio Scotland is the BBCs national radio network for Scotland, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Northsound 1 is a commercial local radio station serving Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. ... “Radio 1” redirects here. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... BBC DAB National is a Digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the UK, for a number of radio stations which have UK wide coverage; the multiplex broadcasts on Block 12B (225. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... BBC One (styled BBC1 until 1997) is the most watched domestic channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Grampian Television is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland, based in Aberdeen. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ... National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle UK) is a company which provides telecommunications infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the UK. Its main customers are broadcasters and mobile phone network operators, and its main asset is a network of over 1,000 radio masts and towers. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... S4C Digital Networks Ltd (SDN) is a company that operates Multiplex A, one of the six groups of channels on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/durris.asp
• http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=375000&Y=790000&width=500&height=300&gride=376300&gridn=789900&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=1&scale=25000
• http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b61325

See also

• List of masts
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain
• List of radio stations in the United Kingdom