Mounteagle transmitting station
Mounteagle mast
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| Location | Fortrose, Highland |
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| Mast height | 243.8 metres (800 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°35′30″N 4°16′36″W / 57.5917°N 4.2767°WCoordinates: 57°35′30″N 4°16′36″W / 57.5917°N 4.2767°W |
| Grid reference | NH639580 |
| Built | 1961 |
| ITV region | Grampian Television (1961-1985) |
The Mounteagle transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated close to the town of Fortrose, Scotland, in Highland (grid reference NH639580). It includes a 243.8 metres (800 ft) high guyed steel lattice mast. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
Coverage includes the areas around the Moray Firth, in the Highland region of Scotland, including up to Helmsdale in the north, Elgin to the east, Dingwall to the west and the northern shores of Loch Ness to the south. This also includes the city of Inverness.
The station was built in 1961 by the Independent Television Authority to bring ITV to North East Scotland for the first time. Inaugural broadcasts were from the ITV franchise holder for the area, Grampian 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.
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