Vännäs TV Tower explained

Vännäs Television Tower
Native Name:Vännäsmasten
Native Name Lang:sv
Status:Complete
Start Date:1958
Completion Date:1960
Location:Vännäs, Vännäs Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Coordinates:63.8403°N 19.8225°W
Map Type:Sweden
Map Size:250
Height:3230NaN0 (rounded-off)
Building Type:Partially guyed concrete television tower

Vännäs TV Tower (Swedish: '''Vännäsmasten''') is a Swedish concrete television tower that has a mast on top. It is used for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting.[1]

The Vännäs TV Tower resembles the Gerbrandy Tower in IJsselstein, the Netherlands. They both are a concrete tower with a steel mast on top that is guyed to the ground. The Gerbrandy Tower is 3670NaN0 tall, while the Vännäs Tower is shorter at 3230NaN0 tall.

Vännäs TV Tower was close to collapsing due to heavy icing in 1988. They managed to save the tower by spraying hot water and glycol from a helicopter.

Geography

Vännäs TV Tower lies in the statistical-designated place of Vännäs, which in turn, is the seat of the municipality of Vännäs, in the county of Västerbotten, situated in the northern part of the Kingdom of Sweden.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GPS coordinates of Vännäs TV Tower, Sweden. Latitude: 63.8375 Longitude: 19.8202. Latitude.to. Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion.. en. 2018-03-31.