Orfordness transmitting station, Radio transmitting station in Suffolk, England.
The Orfordness transmission complex spans across the Suffolk coastline with multiple steel lattice towers designed for broadcasting powerful medium wave signals.
From 1982 to 2011, the station served as the primary facility for broadcasting BBC World Service programs throughout Europe on the 648 kHz frequency.
The transmission station enabled millions of Europeans to receive English language broadcasts and news from Britain during the late Cold War period.
The facility operated on two main frequencies, 648 kHz and 1296 kHz, with transmitters capable of generating signals at 500 kilowatts of power.
After its closure in 2012, Radio Caroline acquired permission to broadcast from this location, marking a new chapter for the former BBC transmission site.
GPS coordinates: 52.10074,1.56566
Latest update: May 16, 2025 12:30
Cobra Mist
798 m
Orford Castle
2.5 km
St Bartholomews Church
2.2 km
Coralline Crag Formation
3.2 km
Sudbourne Park Pit
3.6 km
Captain's Wood
3.8 km
Richmond Farm Pit, Gedgrave
3.4 km
Crag Farm Pit, Sudbourne
2.2 km
Red House Farm Pit
4.1 km
Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne
2.5 km
Crown And Castle Hotel
2.4 km
Church of All Saints
2.5 km
Saham Cottage
2.2 km
The Jolly Sailor Public House
2.2 km
Rose Cottage
2.2 km
Water Pump
2.3 km
Orford Ness: Bomb Ballistics Building
1.5 km
Kings Head Public House
2.3 km
Orford Ness: Former Royal Flying Corps Barrack Block
2 km
Orford Ness: Former Rfc Officers' Mess And Awre Canteen Building
2.3 km
Orford Ness: The Black Beacon And Associated Power House
1.9 km
117, Castle Hill
2.4 km
Chantry Farmhouse
2.4 km
Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
2.6 km
Orford Ness: the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment test buildings and associated structures
2.5 km
Orford War Memorial
2.2 km
Old Brewery House
2.2 km
64 And 65, Quay Street
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