Cholfirst Radio Tower
The radio tower Cholfirst was built in 1973 by the PTT, after three years in the vicinity of 40 meters height, an experimental television station was operating on channel 47. The construction cost 7 million Swiss francs. At the request of the municipality Flurlingen he was provided with a viewing platform 42 meters high. The additional costs incurred were adopted by the PTT.
Rise
The observation deck is accessible via an outside of the tower attached spiral staircase of 191 steps.
Viewing platform
The observation deck at 42 meters height is kept very simple. Neither seat still panorama boards are to be found.
View
The north -west one sees Neuhausen Rhine Falls, in the north, large parts of Schaffhausen and Feuerthalen and to the northeast, the German exclave Büsingen. Otherwise, especially the forests are to be seen around the Cholfirstturm.
Around the tower
A fire pit with seating provided right next to the lookout tower.
Check-in
From Flurlingen from you tackle the well-developed roads in about 20 minutes, the 120 meters to the Cholfirst transmission tower.
Frequencies and programs
Analogue radio (FM )
Digital radio ( DAB)
DAB is broadcast in vertical polarization and single-frequency operation with other transmitters.
- Option Musique (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Rete Tre (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Espace 2 (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Eviva (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Top Two (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Life Channel (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Energy Zurich (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Energy Basel (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Swiss Mountain Holiday Radio ( 64 kbit / s DAB )
- Inside radio (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Maria (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Argovia (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Top Radio (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Central ( 64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Sunshine (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio 24 (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio 105 (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Horeb (64 kbit / s DAB )
- Aargau Baden, Kuettigen, Reuenthal
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden: Herisau
- Basel- Country: Grellingen, Sissach
- Basel City: Basel (St. Chrischona )
- Bern: Bern ( Bantiger ), Burgdorf ( Rothöhe ) Langnau im Emmental, courtyards at Thun, Orvin, Rütschelen ( Dornegg )
- Glarus: Braunwald, Engi
- Graubünden: Medels in the Oberland, Morissen, Trun, Valzeina, Versam
- Lucerne: Geuensee
- Schwyz: Rigi ( Kulm )
- St. Gallen: Ruthi, St. Gallen, Wattwil, Wild House ( Santis ), brick bridge
- Uri: ATTINGHAUSEN
- Zurich: Hinwil ( Bachtel ), Schaffhausen ( Cholfirst ), wine rings, Winterthur ( Brüel mountain ), Zurich ( Uetliberg ), Zurich ( Zurich Berg)
- Austria: Bregenz ( pledges )
- Radio SRF 1 (56 kbit / s / 80 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio SRF 2 Culture (96 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio SRF 3 (80 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio 4 News SRF (48 kbit / s / 64 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio SRF music wave (56 kbit / s / 80 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio SRF virus ( 80 kbit / s DAB )
- World Radio Switzerland (64 kbit / s DAB )
- RTS La Première (72 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Romansh (72 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Swiss Pop ( 72 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Swiss Jazz ( 72 kbit / s DAB )
- Radio Swiss Classic ( 96 kbit / s DAB )
- Aargau Baden, Frick, Kuettigen, Reuenthal, Riet Home, Wildegg
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden: Herisau
- Basel- Country: Läufelfingen, Grellingen, Sissach, Waldenburg, Ziefen
- Basel City: Basel (St. Chrischona )
- Bern Adelboden, Beatenberg (Low Horn ), Bern ( Bantiger ), Gstaad, Brienz, Burgdorf ( Rothöhe ) Diemtigen, Eggiwil, Gadmen, Guggisberg, Heimenschwand, courtyards at Thun, ins, Kandersteg, Köniz, Langnau im Emmental, Lauterbrunnen, steering im Simmental ( Hahnenmoospass ), Orvin, Rütschelen ( Dornegg ), Saanen, Wyssachen, Zweisimmen
- Fribourg: Fribourg ( Cordast )
- Glarus: Braunwald, Engi
- Graubünden: Valzeina
- Lucerne: Escholzmatt, Geuensee, Schüpfheim, Sören Berg, Willisau
- Obwalden Engelberg, Sarnen
- Schwyz: Einsiedeln, Oberiberg, Rigi ( Kulm )
- St. Gallen: Ruthi, St. Gallen, Wattwil, Wild House ( Santis ), brick bridge
- Thurgau: Mammern, Sirnach, Weinfelden ( Ottenberg )
- Uri Andermatt, ATTINGHAUSEN
- Wallis: Binn, Ferden, Feschel, Leukerbad, Saas Fee, Visperterminen ( Gebidem ), Zermatt, Zwischbergen
- Zurich: Bülach, Elgg, fish Thal, Hinwil ( Bachtel ), Schaffhausen ( Cholfirst ), wine rings, Winterthur ( Brüel mountain ), Zurich ( Uetliberg ), Zurich ( Zurich Berg)
- Germany: Bad Säckingen ( Eggberg ), Konstanz ( telephone exchange ), Hohentengen ( Wannberg )
- Austria: Bregenz ( pledges )
Digital TV (DVB -T)
Analog TV (PAL)
Before converting to DVB -T antenna site also served for analog TV: