Cholfirst Radio Tower
Encyclopedia
Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96 metres tall lattice tower
on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen
, Canton of Zurich
, Switzerland
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The tower was built in 1973 by PTT
on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570 metres high mountain near Flurlingen (47°40′51"N 8°38′48"E) after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a 40 metres high tower nearby. The construction of Cholfirst Radio Tower cost 7 millions Swiss Francs. On request of Flurlingen community it was equipped with an observation deck, accessible for tourists by stairway (no elevator) in a height of 42 metres, whose additional costs were paid by PTT.
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....
on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen
Flurlingen
Flurlingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Flurlingen has an area of . Of this area, 18.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.6% is forested...
, Canton of Zurich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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The tower was built in 1973 by PTT
Swisscom
Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Along with Swiss Post, it is a successor company to the former state-owned PTT. Its headquarters are located at Worblaufen near Bern...
on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570 metres high mountain near Flurlingen (47°40′51"N 8°38′48"E) after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a 40 metres high tower nearby. The construction of Cholfirst Radio Tower cost 7 millions Swiss Francs. On request of Flurlingen community it was equipped with an observation deck, accessible for tourists by stairway (no elevator) in a height of 42 metres, whose additional costs were paid by PTT.
Transmitted programmes
| Programme | Frequency | ERP | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRS 1 | 89.3 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| DRS 2 | 99.6 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| DRS 3 | 104.7 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| Radio Top | 103.3 MHz | 0.2 kW | |
| Radio Munot | 91.5 MHz | 0.5 kW |
External links
- http://www.flurlingen.ch/Information_Antennenturm.htm