Tower height 96.9 metres (318 ft) | Grid reference SJ987142 | |
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Similar Stokenchurch BT Tower, Charwelton BT Tower, Sutton Common BT Tower, Heaton Park BT Tower, Tinshill BT Tower |
Pye Green BT Tower is a 96.9 metres (318 ft) tall telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Pye Green, Staffordshire, England (grid reference SJ987142). Standing in Cannock Chase it is one of the few telecommunication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete. Pye Green was constructed as part of the British Cold War "Backbone" radio communications network.
Its combination of elevation and height give it line-of-sight to the BT Tower in Birmingham.
Cannock Radio logo
Local community radio station Cannock Radio uses the Pye Green BT Tower in its logo to show that it is a local radio station that covers Cannock. The station has used the tower in its logo since its launch in 2014.
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