Sutton Common BT Tower
Sutton Common BT Tower (Cheshire) | |
Location | Macclesfield, Cheshire |
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Coordinates | 53°12′22″N 2°06′03″W / 53.206129°N 2.100728°WCoordinates: 53°12′22″N 2°06′03″W / 53.206129°N 2.100728°W |
Grid reference | SJ9327467710 |
Built | 1960s |
Sutton Common BT Tower is a 72-metre (238-foot)[citation needed] radio tower built of reinforced concrete at Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Sutton Common was originally conceived as part of the 1950s 'Backbone' chain designed to provide the UK and NATO with survivable communications during nuclear war.[1]
The tower stands near the summit of Croker Hill on the western edge of the Peak District national park. Sutton relays signals to Heaton Park in the north and Pye Green to the south. For survivability during a nuclear war, the Backbone towers are some of the few communication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete.
Building a wind farm near the transmitter was considered, but wasn't able to happen due to interruption that may have been caused by the blades to the radio waves.[citation needed]
Channels available from this site[]
Analogue radio[]
Frequency | kW [2] | Service |
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96.4 MHz | 0.250 | Signal 1 |
106.9 MHz | 0.300 | Silk FM |
Digital radio[]
Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
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220.352 MHz | 11C | 0.5 | Manchester |
229.072 MHz | 12D | 0.5 | Stoke & Stafford |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sutton Common microwave tower. |
- Map sources for Sutton Common BT Tower
- Sutton Common's entry at mb21
- Buildings and structures in Cheshire
- Transmitter sites in England
- British Telecom buildings and structures
- 1960s establishments in England
- European mast stubs
- Cheshire building and structure stubs