History
The current tower is the third antenna support structure to have occupied the site. The original 135-metre (443 ft) lattice tower was erected in 1956 to provide Independent Television broadcasts to the Yorkshire area. The mast entered service on 3 November 1956, carrying the programmes of Granada TV (weekdays) and ABC TV (weekends). It was replaced in 1964 by a taller 385.5-metre (1,265 ft) guyed mast (identical to the structure still standing at Belmont in Lincolnshire). The dismantled lattice tower was rebuilt at Craigkelly transmitting station.
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