Raichberg Transmitter

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The mast of Raichberg Transmitter until 2007

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 Script error: No such module "convert".) 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.

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Raichberg mountain with broadcast transmitter

History

The Raichberg station started broadcast service on December 23, 1950; Template:Time ago (1950-Error: Invalid time.-23)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". as an FM radio transmitter operating 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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; Template:Years or months ago (1971)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Between September and November 2007, the originally Script error: No such module "convert". high mast was converted to the upcoming digital DVB-T. The old analog VHF antenna was dismantled and a new Script error: No such module "convert". high UHF antenna segment for DVB-T was mounted on top, thereby shrinking the transmission tower from Script error: No such module "convert"..

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