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The Meldrum transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on Core Hill, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-west of the village of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
It was built by J. L. Eve Construction in the mid-1950s, who also built the similar height Divis transmitting station at the same time.
| Frequency | kW[1] | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 88.7 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 2 |
| 90.9 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 3 |
| 93.1 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio Scotland |
| 95.3 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 4 |
| 98.3 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio 1 |
| 104.2 MHz | 150 | BBC Radio nan Gàidheal |
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220.352 MHz | 11C | 8.51 | Switch Aberdeen |
| 223.93 MHz | 12B | 10 | BBC National DAB |
405-line monochrome analogue television signals were broadcast from Meldrum from its launch in 1955 until the nationwide shutdown of VHF signals in 1985.
| Frequency | VHF | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61.75 MHz | 4 | 17 | BBC1 Scotland |
