Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower

The radio tower Felsenegg Girstel is a 73 -meter-high radio tower on the mountain of the same Felsenegg in the canton of Zurich. Owner of the tower is not publicly Swisscom Broadcast AG.

History

With the completion of the transmission tower 1959, the radio and television broadcasting began in Switzerland. The station Felsenegg Girstel was the most important national technical center for television broadcasting. She was also a control center for many Swiss private television stations and allowed the national and international distribution. With the introduction of the REAL system, many transmitters were distributed to 27 other Swisscom towers; so that the tower lost its original outstanding importance. Today, the Tower Felsenegg in general network of the towers is integrated. Since then, the optical waveguides have prevailed, and the conventional broadcasting of radio programs declined. The tower is still shining from the FM radio of Radio Zürisee. Since 2005, the Society for air traffic control Skyguide maintains a radar station on the turret.

Description

The radio tower consists of a 51 meter high reinforced concrete shaft with a triangular base, the corners are rounded. There is a 22 meter high steel dipole antenna on its top. The tower has 16 floors and one underground floor, which houses the operating rooms. The antennas are mounted on the upper five platforms and the roof; This information can include parabolic and directional antennas. The radiation power of 111.3 km as the crow remote transmitter Nods Chasseral is 10 watts maximum.