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The Machynlleth transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on a hill about 2.5km west of the town of Machynlleth, in Gwynedd, Wales. It was originally built by the BBC, entering service in June 1965 acting as a relay transmitter for the now-defunct 405-line VHF television system.SpecificationsThe site originally consisted of a pair of 14m wooden telegraph poles erected on land that is itself about 92m above sea level. The television broadcasts primarily covered the town of Machynlleth and the villages of the upper Dyfi river valley.625-line colour TV came to the site in the late 1970s. A new 30m self-supporting lattice mast was built to carry the UHF aerials but the original VHF TV and VHF radio services continued to use the site's original wooden poles.The three original VHF radio transmitters were upgraded to stereo in late Spring 1983.The 405-line VHF television service closed across the UK in 1985, but Machynlleth's 405 line services closed a year early - in January 1984.Machynlleth currently broadcasts digital television and analogue FM radio.Services listed by frequencyAnalogue television28 June 1965 - Late 1970sThe transmitter was classed as a relay of Blaenplwyf about 30km to the southwest, receiving its signal by direct off-air pickup.Late 1970s - 1 November 1982Colour TV eventually arrived, with the site continuing to act as an off-air relay of Blaenplwyf for the 625-line services.