Westerglen transmitting station

The Westerglen transmitting station is a facility for longwave and mediumwave broadcasting established in 1932 at Westerglen Farm, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (grid reference NS868773).

Westerglen

The four masts at the Westerglen transmitting station
Location	2 miles (3 km) south west of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Coordinates	55°58′30″N 3°49′6″W
Grid reference	NS868773

Three medium-wave radio programmes are broadcast from the site on frequencies of 810, 909 and 1089, and a long wave service on 198 kHz. The transmitter also carried Absolute Radio on 1215 kHz until Bauer ended all station transmissions on MW in January 2023.^[1]

There are three guyed steel lattices mast radiators on the site, which are insulated against the ground. These carry combinations of the above services. There is a shorter fourth mast that carries non-broadcast services.

One of the masts carries the long wave transmission in a synchronised group with the transmitters at Droitwich and Burghead on the same frequency (198 kHz; previously, until February 1988, 200kHz). This mast is of guyed steel lattice construction with triangular cross-section, and it carries a 'capacity hat', which increases the antenna's efficiency, at the top.

The site is owned and operated by Arqiva.

The medium-wave broadcast is strong enough to be heard as far south as Cornwall at certain times of the day, and in south-western Germany at night with good conditions.

Services available

Frequency	kW[2]	Service
198 kHz	50	BBC Radio 4
909 kHz	50	BBC Radio 5 Live
810 kHz	100	BBC Radio Scotland
1089 kHz	50	Talksport

See also

• List of masts
• List of radio stations in the United Kingdom