4-729: Raichberg transmitter is a broadcast facility for various FM radio and television programs operated by the Südwestrundfunk (SWR, "Southwest Broadcasting") on the Raichberg mountain (elevation 956 meters (3,136 ft)) in Albstadt , Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It uses a 137 meter (449 ft) guyed steel tube mast as the antenna tower. There is also a free-standing lattice tower for microwave radio . The Raichberg station started broadcast service on 23 December 1950 (73 years ago) ( 1950-12-23 ) as an FM radio transmitter operating
8-547: Is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg , Germany , with an elevation of 956 meters (3,136 ft) above sea level. It is located in Zollernalbkreis close to the northwestern edge of the Schwäbische 'Alb' . Situated on the summit is Nägelehaus, a guesthouse, as well as a 22 meter high observation tower and the 137 meter high broadcast tower . In clear weather conditions, the observation tower offers an excellent panoramic view of
12-519: The Südwestfunks program SWF 1. The first transmitting antenna was installed at this time on the observation tower “Raichbergturm”, which is close to the current station. Since December 1954, a 57-meter (187 ft) high steel tube mast was used as an antenna support. As this tower could not carry TV broadcasting antennas, a new steel tube mast went into operation starting in 1971 (53 years ago) ( 1971 ) . Between September and November 2007,
16-472: The originally 147-meter (482 ft) high mast was converted to the upcoming digital DVB-T . The old analog VHF antenna was dismantled and a new 62-meter (203 ft) high UHF antenna segment for DVB-T was mounted on top, thereby shrinking the transmission tower from 147 to 137 meters (482 to 449 ft). 48°18′21.15″N 8°59′31.96″E / 48.3058750°N 8.9922111°E / 48.3058750; 8.9922111 Raichberg Raichberg
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