Divis transmitting station
Divis transmitting station is the main high-power UHF and BBC National FM/DAB station that serves Belfast, County Antrim and parts of County Down.Photo: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: radio and television transmission facility in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Divis Transmitting Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Divis and Black Mountain.
Divis
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Divis is a hill and area of sprawling moorland north-west of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,568 ft, it is the highest of the Belfast Hills.
Black Mountain
Peak
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Mountain is a prominent hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Rising to a height of 1,275 ft, it dominates much of west Belfast and, together with the adjoining Divis mountain, forms part of the Belfast Hills range.
Corrigan Park
Recreation area
Corrigan Park is a Gaelic games ground on the Whiterock Road in west Belfast that served as the main venue for GAA in Belfast until the opening of Casement Park in 1953. Corrigan Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Divis transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andersonstown and New Lodge.
Andersonstown
Suburb
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Andersonstown, known colloquially as Andytown, is a suburb of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the foot of the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain. It contains a mixture of public and private housing and is largely a working-class area with a strong Irish nationalist and Irish Catholic tradition. Andersonstown is situated 2½ miles south of Divis transmitting station.
New Lodge
Suburb
Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.
The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks. New Lodge is situated 3 miles east of Divis transmitting station.
Linen Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Linen Quarter is an area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The name is derived from the great many linen warehouses that are still present in the area. Linen Quarter is situated 3 miles east of Divis transmitting station.
Divis transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.60764° or 54° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
-6.00875° or 6° 0′ 32″ westOperator
ArqivaOpen location code
9C6MJX5R+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 148579040OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5284407
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Satellite Map
Discover Divis transmitting station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Divis transmitting station” goes by many names.
- French: “émetteur de Divis”
- French: “Émetteur de Divis”
- Slovenian: “oddajna postaja Divis”
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