3803 KM is the designation of a free-standing lattice tower

Lattice tower

A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding framework tower. They can be used as electricity pylons especially for voltages above 100 kilovolts, as a radio tower or as an observation tower....

 used for broadcasting purposes, which was built in several towns of former Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 after 1954 for FM- and TV-broadcasting. Towers of this type, which was developed by Soviet Institute for steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

 construction, are still in use in many towns of former Soviet Union and are often characteristic landmarks of these towns. The 3803 KM tower is 180 metres tall and has in 140 and 148 metres height a deck for antenna

Antenna (radio)

An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric currents into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver...

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