Cairn Hill UHF TV transmitter

Area covered: Irish Midlands

Site: Cairn Hill, Co. Longford

UHF Aerial Group B (Yellow)

RTÉ One: 40; Network 2 43; TV3 46; TG4 50

Polarisation: Horizontal

Nominal Max ERP Vision:800 kW

Site Height: 916 ft A.S.L.

Mast Height: 400 ft

Cairn Hill has a power of 800kW, making it Ireland's most powerful television transmitter. Cairn Hill provides RTE and TG4 on UHF to the midlands, and was opened in 1978 to fill a large gap of poor reception in the midlands. RTE One is on Channel 40, Net 2 is on channel 43, TV3 is on channel 46 and TG4 is on channel 50.

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