Pyongyang TV Tower
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox building Template:Infobox Korean name Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of Template:Convert in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] The tower stands in Kaeson Park in Moranbong-guyok, north of Kim Il-sung Stadium. The tower broadcasts signals for Korean Central Television.
History
It was built in 1967[1] to enhance the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and to start colour TV broadcasts.[2]
The Pyongyang TV Tower is chiefly based on the design of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow,[1] which was built at the same time.[3]
Features
There are broadcast antennas and technical equipment at the height of Template:Convert, located at circular platforms. An observation deck is located Template:Convert above the ground, and the tower is topped by a Template:Convert antenna. It uses its high-gain reflector antennas and panel antennas to produce a wide coverage of Analog and Digital TV reception, as well for radio reception.
Broadcasts
It publicly broadcasts 4 known channels, KCTV (Korean Central Television), Sports TV, Ryongnamsan TV, an educational channel, and Mansudae Television, an education channel, with Mansudae only being broadcast on Weekends.
See also
References
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