Mast height 30 metres (98 ft) Built 1960s | Grid reference SN661109 | |
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The Ammanford transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on Mynydd y Betws about 6 km (4 mi) to the south east of the town of Ammanford, in Carmarthenshire, Wales (grid reference SN661109). It was originally built by the BBC, entering service in the 1960s acting as a relay transmitter for the now-defunct 405-line VHF television system.
The site has a self-standing 30 m (98 ft) lattice tower erected on land that is itself about 330 m (1,083 ft) above sea level. The television broadcast primarily covered the towns of Ammanford, Brynamman, Cwmamman and indeed much of the valley of the Amman river.
405-line television from this site was shut down early - in 1983. From this point onwards, the site has handled telecommunications services only (including service as a mobile phone mast).