Kékestető TV Tower

Kékestető TV Tower (Hungarian: Kékes TV-torony) is a 176-metre (577 ft) tall[1] multifunctional transmitter built of reinforced concrete on the 1,014-metre (3,327 ft) high Kékes mountain, Hungary. It is also an observation tower,[1] including a restaurant.[2]

Kékestető TV Tower
Kékes TV-torony
General information
StatusIn use
TypeTV tower
LocationGyöngyös, Heves County, Hungary
Coordinates47°52′22″N 20°0′33″E
Construction started1978
Completed1981
Height178 m
Design and construction
Civil engineerÚt- és Vasúttervező Vállalat (Uvaterv, "Road and Railway Planner Company")
Main contractorMagyar Posta

History

The Hungarian Carpathian Association built a 20 m high wooden watchtower at east of the Kékes summit in 1889, what was rebuilt and named after József Vass in 1926, but demolished in 1938. The first 65-meter TV tower, made of andesite, was handed over in 1960. A new 178-meter-high TV tower was built in 1980, and the older one was converted into a hotel (later closed). The new TV tower also functions as a lookout point.[3]

Transmitted channels

Radio FM Frequency ERP
Bartók Rádió90.7 MHz30 kW
Kossuth Rádió95.5 MHz20 kW
Dankó Rádió99.8 MHz0.32 kW
Petőfi Rádió102.7 MHz30 kW
Retro Rádió104.7 MHz30.2 kW
Television Channel ERP
Multiplex E (DVB-T2)E3472.4 kW
Multiplex B (DVB-T)E3674.1 kW
Multiplex A (DVB-T)E3977.6 kW
Multiplex C (DVB-T2)E4483.2 kW
Multiplex D (DVB-T2)E4683.2 kW

Source:[4]

References

  1. Antal Papp: Magyarország (Hungary), Panoráma, Budapest, 1982, ISBN 963 243 241 X, p. 860, pp. 299-300
  2. Kékestető TV tower, observation tower and restaurant (Hungarian)
  3. Berki, Zoltán (2015). The resort places of the mountain range: Kékestető. In.: Mátra tursitakaluz (in Hungarian). Budapest: Cartographia. p. 20-21. ISBN 978-963-353-143-3.
  4. Kékes TV Tower, transmitted channels


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