Longwave transmitter Europe 1

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Coordinates: 49°16′49″N, 6°40′41″E

Transmitter building of Europe 1 with one of the radio masts in the background
Transmitter building of Europe 1 with one of the radio masts in the background

The Longwave transmitter Europe 1 is the oldest privately owned radio station in Germany, situated at Felsberg-Berus, Germany. It transmits with a power of 2000 kilowatts a French speaking programme, Europe 1 toward France. It is the largest radio broadcasting transmitter in Germany.

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The transmitter uses directional aerials of four guyed, insulated radio masts which are 270, 276, 280, and 282 metres high. Furthermore there is a backup aerial, which consists of two guyed insulated radio masts with a height of 234 metres.

The building, in which the transmission devices are stored, has a length of 82 metres, a width of 43 metres, and a height of 16 metres. Its surface area is 2700 square metres and its volume 31000 cubic metres. In front of this building, there is a telecommunication tower, which was used for broadcasting the programme of Telesaar.

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The longwave transmitter graces its existence to the special state of the Saar territory in the fifties: self-governed, but economically linked to France. It was reintegrated to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1957 after a referendum of the Saar people. The transmitter was built in 1954, broadcasting since January 1, 1955. That's why it is nowadays located inside German borders.

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