Golm transmitter
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Golm transmitter was a mediumwave broadcasting facility on the area of a former military high school at Golm near Potsdam
. It was inaugurated in 1948 as central transmitter for Brandenburg
state.
Golm transmitter used from 1948 to 1979 a 100 metre tall wooden lattice tower with a horizontal wooden cross on its top.
Between the end of the beams of this cross wires were spun. From the middle of each horizontal wire, a vertical wire run down to the helix building, which was situated under the feet of the tower construction.
The antenna of Golm transmitter consisted therefore of 4 parallel-switched T-antennas, which were carried by the crossd atop the wooden tower.
The wooden tower of Golm transmitter was not a new construction. It was built at 1936 at Rehmate, the today area of Zehlendorf transmitter
as tower for carrying shortwave antennas. It was the only antenna structure there not dismantled by Soviet troops after World War II. As materials for structural engineering were nearly not available in former Eastern Germany after World War II, it was decided to dismantle this structure and rebuild it as an antenna tower at Golm, although the erection of wooden radio towers was already not state of time any more.
The tower of Golm transmitter remained after the demolition of the wooden radio tower of Wiederau transmitter
in 1953 until 1979 the tallest wooden structure in former Eastern Germany and was a well-known landmark of the Potsdam area. On October 25, 1979 it was demolished with explosives because of its bad structural state.
As replacement two 51 metre tall guyed mast radiator
s were built, from which one served as main and the other as backup antenna.
After German Reunification Golm transmitter was shut down in 1993 and the whole facility dismantled.
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
. It was inaugurated in 1948 as central transmitter for Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
state.
Golm transmitter used from 1948 to 1979 a 100 metre tall wooden lattice tower with a horizontal wooden cross on its top.
Between the end of the beams of this cross wires were spun. From the middle of each horizontal wire, a vertical wire run down to the helix building, which was situated under the feet of the tower construction.
The antenna of Golm transmitter consisted therefore of 4 parallel-switched T-antennas, which were carried by the crossd atop the wooden tower.
The wooden tower of Golm transmitter was not a new construction. It was built at 1936 at Rehmate, the today area of Zehlendorf transmitter
Sender Zehlendorf
Sender Zehlendorf is a radio transmission facility that has existed since 1936, when a short wave transmitter was built in Zehlendorf as part of the establishment of permanent radio services...
as tower for carrying shortwave antennas. It was the only antenna structure there not dismantled by Soviet troops after World War II. As materials for structural engineering were nearly not available in former Eastern Germany after World War II, it was decided to dismantle this structure and rebuild it as an antenna tower at Golm, although the erection of wooden radio towers was already not state of time any more.
The tower of Golm transmitter remained after the demolition of the wooden radio tower of Wiederau transmitter
Wiederau transmitter
The Wiederau transmitter is the oldest broadcasting facility in Saxony. It is located near Wiederau, a village which is part of the municipality of Pegau, and is used for medium-wave, FM and Television broadcasting....
in 1953 until 1979 the tallest wooden structure in former Eastern Germany and was a well-known landmark of the Potsdam area. On October 25, 1979 it was demolished with explosives because of its bad structural state.
As replacement two 51 metre tall guyed mast radiator
Mast radiator
A mast radiator is a radio mast or tower in which the whole structure itself functions as an antenna. This design is commonly used for transmitting antennas operating at low frequencies, in the VLF, LF and MF ranges, in particular those used for AM broadcasting. The metal mast is electrically...
s were built, from which one served as main and the other as backup antenna.
After German Reunification Golm transmitter was shut down in 1993 and the whole facility dismantled.