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Pye Green BT Tower

Pye Green

Pye Green BT Tower, from a hot air balloon
Pye Green BT Tower (Staffordshire)
Location	Pye Green, Staffordshire, England
Tower height	96.9 m (318 ft)
Coordinates	52°43′43″N 2°01′11″W / 52.728655°N 2.019655°W / 52.728655; -2.019655
Grid reference	SJ987142

Pye Green BT Tower is a 96.9-metre (318 ft) tall^{[citation needed]} telecommunication tower built of reinforced concreteatPye Green, Staffordshire, England. Standing on the far southern edge of Cannock Chase, it is one of 14 telecommunication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete. Pye Green was constructed as part of the British Cold War "Backbone" radio communications network.

Its combination of elevation and height give it line-of-sight to the BT Tower in Birmingham and Sutton CommoninCheshire.

Services available[edit]

Analogue radio (FM VHF)[edit]

Digital radio (DAB)[edit]

See also[edit]

• British Telecom microwave network
• Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom

References[edit]

• Campbell, D., 1983. War Plan UK, p243, p245. Paladin edition. ISBN 0-586-08479-7.
• Laurie, P., 1983. Beneath the City Streets, p. 243, p. 246. Granada edition. ISBN 0-586-05055-8.
• The National Archives (UK), 1956–1962. Proposed relay station sites for the General Post Office ("The Backbone Scheme"). File No. COU1/38.
• Fox, S., and Lamont, R., 2003. The Towers of Backbone.

External links[edit]

• The Transmission Gallery: photographs, coverage maps and information

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