Nordkirchen transmitter
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The Nordkirchen transmitter is a medium-wave broadcasting facility of Deutsche Telekom
near Nordkirchen
in Northrhine-Westphalia. It was built in 1979 and 1980 after the 549 kHz frequency was again made available in that location.
It transmits at a power of 100 kW and uses a directional antenna, aimed at the Northeast, consisting of two ground-fed, guyed, lattice steel masts 136 metres apart. The power opposite the antenna's focal point is approximately one-third the total radiated power. This avoids conflicting with the nearby Wavre transmitter
in Belgium, which works on the neighbouring 540 kHz frequency. OFF AIR in 2007
In 2004, a second medium-wave transmitter with a power of 5 kW for transmitting the privately owned radio programme Truckradio was installed at Nordkirchen transmitter, which uses the same antenna as the transmitter of Deutschlandfunk
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Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....
near Nordkirchen
Nordkirchen
Nordkirchen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nordkirchen's most famous site is Schloss Nordkirchen, built in the 18th century for a local bishop and known as the Versailles of Westphalia, as it is the largest residence in that part of Germany...
in Northrhine-Westphalia. It was built in 1979 and 1980 after the 549 kHz frequency was again made available in that location.
It transmits at a power of 100 kW and uses a directional antenna, aimed at the Northeast, consisting of two ground-fed, guyed, lattice steel masts 136 metres apart. The power opposite the antenna's focal point is approximately one-third the total radiated power. This avoids conflicting with the nearby Wavre transmitter
Wavre Transmitter
The Wavre radio transmitter is a facility for mediumwave, shortwave, FM and TV broadcasting near Wavre in Belgium. For the mediumwave transmissions it uses a grounded 250-metre high guyed mast. Furthermore there is a backup mast for medium wave transmissions, which is 90 metres high. For shortwave...
in Belgium, which works on the neighbouring 540 kHz frequency. OFF AIR in 2007
In 2004, a second medium-wave transmitter with a power of 5 kW for transmitting the privately owned radio programme Truckradio was installed at Nordkirchen transmitter, which uses the same antenna as the transmitter of Deutschlandfunk
Deutschlandfunk
Deutschlandfunk is a German public broadcasting radio station, broadcasting national news and current affairs.-History:Broadcasting in the Federal Republic of Germany is reserved under the Basic Law to the states. This means that all public broadcasting is regionalised...
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External links
- http://www.asamnet.de/~bienerhj/0549-NW.html
- Entry of Mast 1 at Skyscraperpage
- Entry of Mast 2 at Skyscraperpage
- http://www.waniewski.de/id540.htm
- Nordkirchen transmitter on Google Maps