Before 1940 they were used as transmission towers especially for short and medium wave, occasionally lattice towers consisting of wood were utilized. The tallest wooden lattice tower was at Mühlacker. It had a height of 190 metres and was built in 1934 and demolished in 1945. Most wood lattice towers were demolished before 1960. In Germany the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the Golm transmitter and the transmitter Ismaning. They were demolished in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle height |
Date of demolition |
Remarks |
| Transmission Tower Mühlacker |
1934 |
Germany |
Mühlacker |
190 m |
April 6th, 1945 |
|
| Odinstårnet |
1935 |
Denmark |
Odense |
177 m |
December 14th, 1944 |
blown up by nazi saboteurs |
| Transmitter Berlin-Tegel |
1933 |
Germany |
Berlin |
165 m |
December 16th, 1948 |
|
| Sendeturm Ismaning |
1932 |
Germany |
Ismaning |
163 m |
March 16th, 1983 |
|
| Sendeturm Langenberg |
1934 |
Germany |
Velbert-Langenberg |
160 m |
October 10th, 1935 |
destroyed by a tornado |
| Sendeturm Wiederau |
1935 |
Germany |
Wiederau |
150 m |
October 27th, 1953 |
|
| Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt |
1934 |
Germany |
Hamburg |
145 m |
September 1949 |
|
| Transmitter Żórawina |
1932 |
Germany |
Żórawina, Poland |
140 m |
Fall 1990 |
|
| Utbremen Radio Tower |
1933 |
Germany |
Bremen |
90 m |
? |
destroyed by lightning |
| Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth |
1935 |
Germany |
Nuremberg |
124 m |
July 12th, 1961 |
|
| Transmitter Koblenz |
1934 |
Germany |
Koblenz |
107 m |
1965 |
|
| Transmitter Heilsberg |
1935 |
Germany |
Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland |
115 m |
1940 |
|
| Transmitter Trier |
1935 |
Germany |
Trier |
107 m |
1948 |
|
| Transmitter Heilsberg |
1930 |
Germany |
Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland |
102 m |
1935 |
Two towers |
| Golm transmitter |
1948 |
Germany |
Golm |
100 m |
October 25th, 1979 |
|
| Flensburg Radio Tower |
1928 |
Germany |
Flensburg |
90 m |
demolished in 1957 |
|
| Pillar of Mittersill goods aerial tramway |
194? |
Austria |
Mittersill |
80 m |
Aerial tramway support pillar of goods aerial tramway, which never went in service. Demolished in the 1950s. |
| Stadelheim Transmitter |
1926 |
Germany |
Munich-Stadelheim |
75 m |
1930s |
Two towers |
| Chain Home Reception Towers |
1939 |
UK |
multiple locations |
73.15 m |
demolished after World War II |
| Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen |
1931 |
Germany |
Zeesen |
70 m |
1939 |
|
| Reception Tower Utlandshörn |
1935 |
Germany |
Utlandshörn |
65 m |
1977 |
|
| Wardenclyffe Tower |
1899 |
USA |
Shoreham |
57 m |
1917 |
|
| Wiesbaden Bismarck Tower |
1910 |
Germany |
Wiesbaden |
50 m |
demolished in 1918 |
|
| Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station |
1937 |
Germany |
Cuxhaven |
50 m |
1937 |
Three towers, two demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970 |
| Jelenia Góra transmitter |
1957 |
Poland |
Jelenia Góra |
47 m |
1967 |
|
| Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg |
1935 |
Germany |
Velbert-Langenberg |
45 m |
April 12th, 1945 |
Three towers |
| Heusweiler Mast 1 |
1935 |
Germany |
Heusweiler |
35 m |
March 17th, 1945 |
|
| Heusweiler Mast 2 |
1935 |
Germany |
Heusweiler |
31 m |
March 17th, 1945 |
|
| Gettysburg National Tower(observation tower) |
1974 |
USA |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
393 Feet |
July 3rd, 2000 (controlled demolition) |
|
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle |
Remarks |
| Kiev TV Tower |
1973 |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
385 m |
Tallest lattice tower in the world |
| WITI TV Tower |
1962 |
USA |
Shorewood, Wisconsin |
329 m |
|
| WSB TV Tower |
1957 |
USA |
Atlanta, Georgia |
327.6 m |
|
| WHDH-TV Tower |
1994 |
USA |
Newton, Massachusetts |
323.8 m |
| KCTV-Tower |
1956 |
USA |
Kansas City, Missouri |
317.6 m |
|
| Atlanta Turner Broadcasting Tower |
1980 |
USA |
Atlanta, Georgia |
314.3 m |
|
| Yerevan TV Tower |
1977 |
Armenia |
Yerevan |
311.7 m |
|
| St. Petersburg TV Tower |
1962 |
Russia |
Saint Petersburg |
310 m |
|
| Mumbai Television Tower |
? |
India |
Mumbai |
300 m |
| Star Tower |
1991 |
USA |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
291 m |
|
| Sutro Tower |
1973 |
USA |
San Francisco, California |
295 m |
|
| Dudelange Radio Tower |
1957 |
Luxembourg |
Dudelange |
285 m |
|
| Moscow Octod Tower |
2006 |
Russia |
Moscow |
258 m |
|
| Grodno TV Tower |
1984 |
Belarus |
Grodno |
254 m |
|
| Towers of Lafayette transmitter |
1920 |
France |
Marcheprime |
250 m |
8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953 |
| Longwave transmitter Junglinster |
1932 |
Luxembourg |
Junglinster |
250 m |
3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m |
| NSS Annapolis |
1936 |
United States |
Annapolis |
243.8 m |
destroyed |
| Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) |
1925 |
Germany |
Koenigs Wusterhausen |
243 m |
collapsed on November 15, 1972 |
| Kharkiv TV Tower |
? |
Ukraine |
Kharkiv |
242.5 m |
|
| FM/TV-Tower Wavre |
? |
Belgium |
Wavre |
232 m |
| WOR TV Tower |
1949 |
USA |
North Bergen, New Jersey |
231,65 m |
dismantled |
| Crystal Palace Transmitter |
1950 |
United Kingdom |
London |
222 m |
| Torre TV Bandeirantes |
1997 |
Brazil |
Sao Paulo |
212 m |
|
| TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée |
? |
Belgium |
Bol d'Air-Ougrée |
210 m |
|
| VRT Zendmast Genk |
? |
Belgium |
Genk |
200 m |
|
| Kherson TV Tower |
? |
Ukraine |
Kherson |
200 m |
|
| Mulhouse-Belvédère Transmission Tower |
1997 |
France |
Mulhouse-Belvédère |
194 m |
|
| Transmitter Sottens |
1989 |
Switzerland |
Sottens |
188 m |
Mediumwave |
| Santa Palomba transmitter, Main tower |
? |
Italy |
Santa Palomba |
186 m |
Free-standing lattice tower equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting |
| Criggion VLF transmitter |
1941 |
UK |
Criggion, Powys |
182.9 m |
3 towers, demolished |
| Transmission tower of Moscow Radio Centre 13 |
? |
Russia |
Balashikha |
176 m |
|
| TV Tower Namur-Profondville |
? |
Belgium |
Namur-Profondville |
163 m |
|
| Shukhov radio tower |
1922 |
Russia |
Moscow |
160 m |
Hyperboloid structure. Currently under threat of demolition. |
| TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont |
? |
Belgium |
Tournai-Froidmont |
157 m |
|
| Mesquite Tower |
1990 |
United States |
Mesquite, Texas |
155.3 m |
|
| Croydon Transmitter |
1962 |
UK |
London, Surrey |
152 m |
|
| RKS Mělník-Chloumek |
? |
Czech Republic |
Mělník |
152 m |
Mediumwave |
| RKS Dobrochov |
? |
Czech Republic |
Dobrochov |
152 m |
Mediumwave |
| Longwave transmitter Lahti |
1927 |
Finland |
Lahti |
150 m |
Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| RKS Liblice 1 |
? |
Czech Republic |
Liblice |
150 m |
Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| Mannesmann Tower Vienna |
1954 |
Germany |
Vienna |
150 m |
|
| TV Tower Leglise-Anlier |
? |
Belgium |
Leglise-Anlier |
150 m |
|
| Zendstation Ugchelen |
1959 |
Netherlands |
Ugchelen |
142 m |
|
| Monte Mario Tower |
? |
Italy |
Rome |
140 m |
|
| Frémont Point Transmitter |
? |
UK |
Fremont Point, Jersey |
139 m |
|
| Hohenstadt Transmission Tower |
? |
Germany |
Hohenstadt |
137 m |
|
| St. Chrischona, old tower |
1962 |
Switzerland |
St. Chrischona |
136 m |
|
| Mount Ślęża transmitter |
1972 |
Poland |
Mount Ślęża |
136 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Transmission Tower Hardberg |
1951 |
Germany |
Hardberg |
135 m |
|
| Trollhättan TV Tower |
? |
Sweden |
Trollhättan |
135 m |
|
| Transmission Tower Emley Moor |
1956 |
UK |
Emley Moor, Yorkshire |
135 m |
dismantled |
| Soelvesborg transmitter |
1985 |
Sweden |
Sölvesborg |
135 m |
Mediumwave, 2 towers |
| Lezarsk TV Tower |
? |
Poland |
Lezarsk |
130 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Armstrong Tower |
1938 |
USA |
Alpine, New Jersey |
129.6 m |
|
| Piatkowo transmitter, Tower 2 |
1993 |
Poland |
Poznań |
128 m |
|
| VLF transmitter Grimeton |
1923 |
Sweden |
Grimeton |
127 m |
VLF, 6 towers |
| HBG Prangins |
1931 |
Switzerland |
Prangins |
125 m |
Two towers carrying a longwave antenna |
| Craigkelly TV Tower |
? |
UK |
Craigkelly |
125 m |
|
| Longwave transmitter Motala |
1927 |
Sweden |
Motala |
120 m |
Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| Mannesmann Tower Hannover |
1955 |
Austria |
Hannover |
120 m |
|
| Transmitter Kalundborg |
1927 |
Denmark |
Kalundborg |
118 m |
Two towers carrying an antenna for longwave |
| Nordschwarzwaldturm |
1974 |
Germany |
Schömberg-Langenbrand |
118 m |
|
| Kvitsøy Tower |
1981/82 |
Norway |
Kvitsøy |
117.5 m |
Mediumwave |
| Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau |
1973 |
Germany |
Berlin |
117 m |
|
| Helgoland Radio Tower |
2000 |
Germany |
Helgoland |
115 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Jagodnik transmitter |
? |
Poland |
Jagodnik |
115 m |
|
| Transmission Tower La Dole |
1958 |
Switzerland |
La Dole |
112 m |
|
| Swingate Transmitter |
? |
UK |
Swingate, Kent |
111 m |
3 towers |
| Fleckendorf Radio Tower |
1955 |
Austria |
Ansfelden |
110 m |
|
| Radio Tower of School for Radiotechnology Nuremberg |
? |
Germany |
Nuremberg |
108 m |
|
| Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site |
? |
Japan |
Yokosuka |
106.7 m |
demolished |
| Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter |
? |
Poland |
Zakopane |
102 m |
|
| Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station |
1925 |
Austria |
Dutsch-Altenburg |
100 m |
demolished |
| Schöckl Transmitter |
1956 |
Austria |
Schöckl Mountain |
100 m |
|
| Gaisberg Transmitter |
1956 |
Austria |
Gaisberg Mountain |
100 m |
|
| Osmolin Radio Tower |
? |
Poland |
Osmolin |
100 m |
|
| Torii-Tower |
1972 |
Germany |
Gusborn |
97 m |
Double Tower |
| Directional Radio Tower Solec Kujawski |
1999 |
Poland |
Solec Kujawski |
? |
| Medium Wave Transmitter Romainville |
1934 |
France |
Romainville |
? |
two towers |
| Pfänder Transmitter |
1958 |
Austria |
Pfänder Mountain |
94.7 m |
|
| Transmitter Santa Maria di Galeria |
? |
Italy |
Santa Maria di Galeria |
94 m |
exclave of Vatican City, Mediumwave |
| Directional Radio Tower Stuttgart-Möhringen |
1975 |
Germany |
Stuttgart |
93 m |
|
| Directional Radio Tower Mühlacker |
2004 |
Germany |
Mühlacker |
93 m |
|
| Grünten Transmission Tower |
1951 |
Germany |
Grünten Mountain |
92 m |
|
| Zendstation Zwollerkerspel |
1985 |
Netherlands |
Zwollerkerpsel |
90 m |
|
| TV Tower Słupsk |
1991 |
Poland |
Słupsk |
90 m |
|
| Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc |
1972 |
Andorra |
Pic Blanc |
86 m |
two towers |
| Transmission Tower Les Ordons |
? |
Switzerland |
Les Ordons |
80 m |
|
| Directional Radio Tower Konstantynow |
1974 |
Poland |
Gabin-Konstantynow |
76 m |
|
| Radio Tower Colmar |
? |
France |
Colmar |
72 m |
|
| Radio Tower Bonhoure |
? |
France |
Toulouse |
72 m |
|
| Pohorje transmitter |
? |
Slovenia |
Maribor |
72 m |
Additionally guyed |
| Ionosonde Juliusruh |
1961 |
Germany |
Juliusruh |
70 m |
|
| Transmission Tower Engelskirchen |
1992 |
Germany |
Engelskirchen |
70 m |
|
| Brookmans Park Transmitter |
1929 |
UK |
Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire |
60.96 m |
|
| Transmitter Turners Hill |
? |
United Kingdom |
Turners Hill, West Midland |
? |
| The Wrekin Transmitter |
? |
UK |
The Wrekin, Shropshire |
52 m |
|
| Beacon Hill Transmitter |
? |
UK |
Beacon Hill, Devon |
? |
| Patscherkofel Transmitter |
1958 |
Austria |
Patscherkofel Mountain |
50 m |
|
| TV Tower Henley on Thames |
? |
UK |
Henley on Thames, Berkshire |
50 m |
|
| Hidden Radio Tower |
2002 |
Germany |
Stuttgart |
42 m |
|
| Tower |
Year |
Country |
Town |
Pinnacle |
Remarks |
| Orfordness transmitting station |
? |
United Kingdom |
Orfordness |
? |
Insulated against ground, multiple lattice towers |
| Longwave transmitter Junglinster |
1932 |
Luxembourg |
Junglinster |
250 m |
3 towers, insulated against ground, height since 1980 216 m |
| Blosenbergturm |
1937 |
Switzerland |
Beromünster |
216 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Novosemejkino transmitter |
1943 |
Russia |
Novosemejkino |
205 m |
Multiple towers, insulated against ground |
| LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach |
? |
USA |
Carolina Beach |
190.5 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower |
1948 |
Switzerland |
Sottens |
190 m |
demolished in 1989, insulated against ground |
| Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower |
1948 |
Cambridge Bay |
Canada |
189 m |
Operates as NDB with callsign CB |
| Transmitter Beromünster, backup transmission tower |
1937 |
Switzerland |
Beromünster |
126 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Transmitter Sottens, backup transmission tower |
1931 |
Switzerland |
Sottens |
125 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Puckeridge DECCA tower |
194? |
UK |
Puckeridge |
100 m |
Insulated against ground |
| Camphin en Carembault Transmitter, Reserve Transmission Tower |
? |
France |
Camphin en Carembault |
? |
Insulated against ground |
| Florence, Old Radio Tower |
? |
Italy |
Florence |
? |
Insulated against ground, [1] |
| Ashton Moss Transmitter |
? |
UK |
Ashton-under-Lyne |
? |
3 towers, insulated against ground |
| NKR |
197? |
Germany |
Leimen |
20 m |
Insulated against ground |
