The Long Mountain transmitting station is sited on a 400 metres ridge about 4 kilometres east of Welshpool in Powys, Mid Wales and has been broadcasting UHF terrestrial TV and VHF FM radio services since the late 1970s. Long Mountain transmitting station is situated 500 feet south of Airwave Long Mountain tower.

Welshpool railway station

Railway station

Photo: Angella Streluk, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Welshpool railway station serves the town of Welshpool, in Powys, mid-Wales. It is a stop on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth. The station was first opened in August 1860, but was resited a short distance away in May 1992 to allow for track realignment on the same day that the original closed. Welshpool railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Airwave Long Mountain tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trelystan and Buttington.

Trelystan

Hamlet

Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trelystan is a remote parish and township on the border of the historic county of Montgomeryshire with Shropshire. Trelystan now forms part of the community of Forden with Leighton and Trelystan in Powys.

Buttington

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buttington is a village in Powys, Wales, less than 3 km from Welshpool and about 300 m from the River Severn, in the community of Trewern. The Montgomery Canal passes through the village. Buttington is situated 2 miles northwest of Airwave Long Mountain tower.

Marton

Village

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marton, also known as Marton-in-Chirbury, is a small village in Shropshire, England, 8 km southeast of Welshpool, and has a nearby lake called Marton Pool. Marton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Airwave Long Mountain tower.

Airwave Long Mountain tower

Type: Tower
Location: Forden with Leighton and Trelystan, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.64569° or 52° 38′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.08688° or 3° 5′ 13″ west

Operator

Airwave

Open location code

9C4RJWW7+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 420098284

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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