It includes a 52 metres (171 ft) tall free-standing lattice tower with transmitting antennas attached at various heights.

As The Wrekin is a local beauty spot, many objections had to be overcome and alternative sites analysed before planning consent was given.

Like the neighbouring Granada transmitter, Winter Hill, The Wrekin serves a large part of North and Mid Shropshire which covers Shrewsbury, Telford and Oswestry.

This was necessary due to co-channel interference issues with Moel-y-Parc, on channels 42, 45 and 49 (see external links).

Alongside television, the Wrekin broadcasts a number of local and national radio stations.