Astara TV Tower

Steel lattice television tower in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan
38°29′3.24″N 48°50′11.39″E / 38.4842333°N 48.8364972°E / 38.4842333; 48.8364972Construction started1981Completed1981HeightArchitectural244 m (801 ft) (approximate estimate)[1][2]Antenna spire243.84 m (800 ft)[3]References[3][1][4]

Astara Television Tower (Azerbaijani: Astara televiziya qüllə), is a steel 243.9 m (800 ft) tall Azerbaijani lattice television tower located in the city of Astara, on the southeastern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The tower is used for transmitting FM Radio and TV-broadcasting as well as being used as a mobile repeater.[1][3][4]

The tower is 200 m (656 ft), excluding the antenna and a total height of 243.84 m (800 ft) with the antenna.

Design

The tower is a lattice tower with a horizontal cross and a guyed antenna at the tower's pinnacle.

Transmission

The Astara TV Tower transmits FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the city of Astara. For more information, see the table below.[4]

Frequency (MHz) Polarization Program Year Language HMax (Maximum Effective Relative Height) PMax (Maximum Effective Power)
90 Vertical AzTV 1926-present Azerbaijani 56 .31
99.75 Horizontal ORT 1938-present 3.9
104.3 Mixed Araz FM[4]

See also

  • Lattice tower
  • Astara
  • AzTV
  • TRT
  • ORT

References

  1. ^ a b c "Astara TV Tower - SkyscraperPage Forum". Forum.skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. ^ List of tallest towers in the world
  3. ^ a b c "Astara TV Tower, Astara - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  4. ^ a b c d "Astara/TV Tower FM transmitter info". Fmscan.org. Retrieved 2012-12-16.[permanent dead link]
  • Astara TV Tower - SkyscraperPage Forum
  • "Astara TV Tower". SkyscraperPage.
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