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Pfalzsender Transmission Towers

General Information

Beginning of works: 1926
Completion: 1926
Status: demolished (1945)

Project Type

Structure: Timber truss tower
Function / usage: Medium wave transmitter
Material: Timber tower

Location

Location: , ,
Coordinates: 49° 27' 25.86" N    7° 46' 20.42" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 60 m
number of towers 2
spacing 130 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Palatine Transmitter (German: Pfalzsender) was the first broadcasting station in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was built in 1926 and used an antenna, which was spun between two 60 m tall free-standing lattice towers, 130 m apart. The towers were made of wood and were the tallest wooden structures ever built in Palatine.

The transmitter, which worked on 1429 kHz with a power of 500 watts, mainly broadcast regional news, as well as news from the "Reichssender" in Berlin. In 1945 the towers were demolished by the retreating German troops, although the transmitter building survived and now houses now a day care centre.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Palatine Transmitter" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • Structure-ID
    20063618
  • Published on:
    21/08/2012
  • Last updated on:
    25/07/2014
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