Heligoland radio tower explained

Heligoland radio tower is a 113m (371feet) high transmission tower on the island of Heligoland in Germany. It is owned by the Deutsche Telekom.^[1] It was constructed in 2000, replacing an older, lower mast that was subsequently demolished, and has some unusual characteristics. It uses a triangular base and, despite being a free-standing tower, is supported by guy wires as well. A few months after its 2000 installation, local authorities sought the sale of municipal land on the Düne area of Heligoland island for private building and operational purposes.^[2]

Besides its use as a microwave radio relay station, it is used for transmitting radio and TV stations as well. It serves the entire island of Helgoland and is a major landmark on the island, and plays a major role in maintaining connections to the mainland. In addition, the collective of Heligoland radio tower and two other towers on the island retain a military air.^[3]

Channels

• Analog radio:^[4]
  • NDR 1 Welle Nord - 88.9 MHz (10 W)
  • NDR 2 - 93.4 MHz (10 W)
  • NDR Kultur - 97.0 MHz (10 W)
  • NDR Info - 92.5 MHz (10 W)
  • N-Joy - 91.5 MHz (50 W)
  • Deutschlandfunk - 107.4 MHz (50 W)
  • Deutschlandradio Kultur - 103.0 MHz (50 W)
  • R.SH - 100.0 MHz (50 W)
  • delta radio - 104.5 MHz (50 W)
  • Radio NORA - 101.6 MHz (10 W)
  • Klassik Radio - 89.8 MHz (10 W)
• Analog television (no longer on air):^[5]
  • VHF 6 - ARD (2 W)
  • UHF 21 - ZDF (30 W)
  • UHF 23 - n-tv (30 W)
  • UHF 28 - 3sat (30 W)
  • UHF 34 - Premiere (30 W)
  • UHF 41 - Sat.1 (30 W)
  • UHF 47 - RTL Television (30 W)
  • UHF 52 - VOX (30 W)
  • UHF 54 - NDR Fernsehen (30 W)
  • UHF 56 - DSF (30 W)
  • UHF 60 - Pro7 (30 W)
• Digital television (DVB-T):^[6]
  • UHF 23 - ZDF bouquet (250 W)
  • UHF 39 - NDR bouquet (250 W)
  • UHF 47 - ARD bouquet (250 W)

References

1. Web site: A short trip of D-KFDI and D-KKGG to Helgoland, May 2009 . 2010-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719073222/http://www.powerglidertaifun.de/Helgoland/helgoland.htm . 2011-07-19 . dead .
2. News: D-Helgoland: sale of municipal land for specific purposes. Tenders Electronic Daily. Document number 000000150618-2000. December 5, 2000.
3. News: Atoll be the day. Andrew Billen. . September 18, 2000. A military air is retained by its three radar towers, which seem to say: "Never Again.".
4. Web site: Seite nicht gefunden!.
5. Web site: Wittsmoorliste . 2010-12-08 . 2008-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080623044905/http://www.irt.de/wittsmoor/ . dead .
6. Web site: Schleswig-Holstein - www.ukwtv.de - UKW/TV-Arbeitskreis e.V..

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