Caradon Hill transmitting station
Caradon Hill mast and towers
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| Mast height | 237.7 metres (780 ft) |
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| Coordinates | 50°30′41″N 4°26′12″W / 50.5114°N 4.4367°WCoordinates: 50°30′41″N 4°26′12″W / 50.5114°N 4.4367°W |
| Grid reference | SX273707 |
| Built | 1961 |
| BBC region | BBC South West |
| ITV region | ITV Westcountry |
The Caradon Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on Bodmin Moor in the civil parish of Linkinhorne, located on Caradon Hill, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is 6 km north of Liskeard, and 1.25 km south-east of Minions, the highest village in Cornwall (grid reference SX273707). Built in 1961, the station includes a 237.7 metres (780 ft) guyed steel lattice mast. The mean height for the television antennas is 603 metres (1,978 ft) above sea level. The site has two smaller towers used for telecommunications and a wireless internet signal. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
The South Caradon Copper Mine, 1 km to the SW of the transmitter, was the largest copper mine in the UK in its heyday, 150 years ago. Many other copper, tin and granite mines are scattered around the base of the hill.
The station was built in 1961 by the Independent Television Authority to bring ITV to South West England for the first time. Inaugural broadcasts were from the ITV franchise holder for the area, Westward Television. 405-line monochrome transmissions were on channel 12, Band III VHF. The station was also the first in the area to broadcast television using Band III.
In 1969 it was chosen to become a main station in the new colour UHF television network, broadcasting BBC One, BBC Two and Westward Television. Both the UHF and VHF services continued in tandem until 1985, when VHF television was discontinued in the UK.
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