| Kékestető TV Tower | |
| Native Name: | Kékes TV-torony |
| Building Type: | TV tower |
| Location: | Gyöngyös, Heves County, Hungary |
| Coordinates: | 47.8728°N 20.0092°W |
| Status: | In use |
| Start Date: | 1978 |
| Completion Date: | 1981 |
| Height: | 178 m |
| Civil Engineer: | Út- és Vasúttervező Vállalat (Uvaterv, "Road and Railway Planner Company") |
| Main Contractor: | Magyar Posta |
Kékestető TV Tower (Hungarian: Kékes TV-torony) is a 176m (577feet) tall multifunctional transmitter built of reinforced concrete on the 1014m (3,327feet) high Kékes mountain, Hungary. It is also an observation tower,[1] including a restaurant.[2]
The built a 20 m high wooden watchtower at east of the Kékes summit in 1889, what was rebuilt and named after József Vass in 1926, but demolished in 1938. The first 65-meter TV tower, made of andesite, was handed over in 1960. A new 178-meter-high TV tower was built in 1980, and the older one was converted into a hotel (later closed). The new TV tower also functions as a lookout point.[3]
| Radio | FM Frequency | ERP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90.7 MHz | 30 kW | ||
| 95.5 MHz | 20 kW | ||
| 99.8 MHz | 0.32 kW | ||
| 102.7 MHz | 30 kW | ||
| 104.7 MHz | 30.2 kW | ||
| Television | Channel | ERP | |
| Multiplex E (DVB-T2) | E34 | 72.4 kW | |
| Multiplex B (DVB-T) | E36 | 74.1 kW | |
| Multiplex A (DVB-T) | E39 | 77.6 kW | |
| Multiplex C (DVB-T2) | E44 | 83.2 kW | |
| Multiplex D (DVB-T2) | E46 | 83.2 kW |