Cholfirst Radio Tower Explained

Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96adj=midNaNadj=mid lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

The tower was built in 1973 by PTT on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570m (1,870feet) mountain near Flurlingen (47.6808°N 8.6467°W) after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a 40adj=midNaNadj=mid tower nearby. The construction of Cholfirst Radio Tower cost 7 million Swiss Francs. On request of Flurlingen community it was equipped with an observation deck, accessible for tourists by stairway (no elevator) in a height of 42 metres, of which additional costs were paid by PTT.

Transmitted programmes

ProgrammeFrequencyERPRemarks
DRS 1 90.3 MHz 0.45 kW
DRS 2 100.6 MHz 0.45 kW
DRS 3 105.7 MHz 0.45 kW
Radio Top 102.3 MHz 0.2 kW
Radio Munot 51.5 MHz 0.5 kW

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