Caltanissetta Transmitter Station Explained

Caltanissetta Transmitter Station
Location:Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy
Coordinates:37.498°N 14.0678°W
Status:Complete
Start Date:1949
Completion Date:1951
Opening:November 18, 1951
Building Type:Transmitter
Antenna Spire:286m (938feet)
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Accessdate:2015-06-07

The Caltanissetta Transmitter Station (Italian: Trasmettitore di Caltanissetta or Antenna Rai di Caltanissetta)[1] is a plant, now idle, for broadcast on longwave, mediumwave and shortwave; tipe guyed mast. The transmitter is insulated against ground.[1]

Its main element is an omnidirectional antenna 286 meters high, which holds the record for the tallest structure in Italy; it stands on a hill 689m above sea level; The top antenna is placed at above sea level.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rai - Impianto Onde Corte Caltanissetta . mediasuk.org. it. 2015-06-07.
  2. Web site: Così fu issata a Sant’Anna l’antenna più alta d’Europa inaugurata da un ministro. Walter Guttadauria. pdf . centrocammarata.com . it . 2015-06-07.