Alexandra Palace television station
The Alexandra Palace television station in North London is the oldest television transmission site in the world. What was at the time called "high definition", the world's first TV broadcasts on VHF were beamed from this mast from 1936 until the outbreak of World War II.Photo: Angmering, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: transmitting station in north London
- Also known as: “Alexandra Palace transmitter”, “Alexandra Palace Transmitter Mast”, and “Alexandra Palace transmitting station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Park and Alexandra Palace.
Alexandra Park
Park
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alexandra Park is a 200-acre, Green Flag Award, and Green Heritage winning, diverse-landscape park, in the Borough of Haringey in north London adjacent to Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green. Alexandra Park is situated 470 feet south of Alexandra Palace television station.
Alexandra Palace
Event venue
Photo: Pianistinator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in north London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. Alexandra Palace is situated 400 feet west of Alexandra Palace television station.
Alexandra Palace railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexandra Palace railway station is on the Great Northern Route that forms part of the East Coast Main Line, and takes its name from the nearby Alexandra Palace in the London Borough of Haringey, north London. Alexandra Palace railway station is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Alexandra Palace television station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hornsey and Muswell Hill.
Hornsey
Suburb
Photo: Julian Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hornsey is a district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred 10 km north of Charing Cross.
Muswell Hill
Suburb
Photo: Salimfadhley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muswell Hill is a district of the London Borough of Haringey, in north London, England. The hill, which reaches over 100 m above sea level, is situated 5+1⁄2 mi north of Charing Cross.
Wood Green
Town
Photo: Vicky Ayech, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wood Green is a suburban district of the London Borough of Haringey, London, England. Its postal district is N22, with parts in N8 or N15. The London Plan identifies it as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London, and today it forms a major commercial district of north London.
Alexandra Palace television station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Haringey, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5945° or 51° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.12917° or 0° 7′ 45″ westHeight
215 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C3XHVVC+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 60240570OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q15179170
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Alexandra Palace television station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亞歷山德拉宮發射站”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Palace Ice Rink and Ally Pally.
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