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PICTURED: a portion of the collapsed Emley Moor Mast (1969).

Look North remembers 1969 Emley Moor mast collapse

Posted on 19th March 2019
By Clean Feed Team
Last updated on 3rd July 2023
Filed under News

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the collapse of the Emley Moor transmitter in Yorkshire. Tonight’s edition of @BBCLookNorth looks back at the events of 19th March 1969.

The lunchtime edition of Look North provided a short preview of the full report coming up in the evening edition, and promised footage that has never before been broadcast.

If you live outside the Yorkshire region, you can view the programme shortly after transmission via the BBC iPlayer, or live on Sky channel 956 from 6.30pm tonight.

Tonight we are remembering 19th March 1969 – the night when the old Emley Moor mast came crashing to the ground. Fifty years on, there are two masts on Emley Moor. @BBCLookNorth 6.30pm. pic.twitter.com/4hTcTz9Nit

— Ian White (@IanWhiteNews) March 19, 2019

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PICTURED: a portion of the collapsed Emley Moor Mast (1969). SUPPLIED BY: Online/John Carter. COPYRIGHT: John Carter.

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