The landmark that could have ended up 20 miles away
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Arqiva The transmitter's 50th birthday was marked earlier this month
For half a century, the transmitting station on top of the Wrekin has broadcast TV and radio to much of Shropshire and parts of the West Midlands beyond. However, the mast could have ended up across the county on Stiperstones, had a dispute over protecting the county's natural assets gone a different way. Transmitter firm Arqiva marked the landmark's 50th birthday this month with chief of operations Mark Steele
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