Jülich radio transmitter

The shortwave center Jülich was a site of several transmitter systems in the areas of short wave and medium wave between Jülich and Mersch.

In 1956 the West German Broadcasting Built on the height Merscher the first short -wave transmitter. In subsequent years, the facility has been greatly expanded. On September 1, 1961 she was handed over to the then German Federal Post Office in the course of the formation of Deutsche Welle. Over time, ten stations were installed with an output of 100 kilowatts, with huge Dipolwände were stretched between free-standing steel lattice towers up to 103 meters in height as transmitting antennas. At times, these stations were leased to foreign suppliers.

In the 1990s, a transmitter for medium wave was on the site of shortwave Jülich installed, consisting of a guyed tower to a long wire antenna of the transmitting station. It should be used for the dissemination of the program of Radio Viva 702 kilohertz, but this unit was never used for regular broadcast of the program of Radio Viva.

From December 2004 until its setting in mid-May 2008, the German commercial broadcasters TruckRadio his program sent through this system on 702 kilohertz.

2006 acquired the British multi-millionaire Bob Edmiston from West Bromwich the entire transmitter. The car dealer and founder of the Missions Christian vision is considered creationist and had bought six years earlier, inter alia, a transmission plant in Darwin more. On 1 January 2008, the transmission system from T-Systems to the religious broadcaster CVC / Christian vision was passed. After the broadcasting on October 24, 2009 has been set, there is a recreational area with camping and hotels arise. Owner is now a company from the Ruhr.

On September 21, 2010 32 of 34 transmission towers were demolished. First had been planned two of the masts to obtain as a monument, but these were 8 November 2010 also demolished because its preservation would have been too costly.