Bayan-Ölgii Province longwave radio broadcast mast

Bayan-Ölgii Province longwave radio broadcast tower (Mongolian: Баян-Өлгий аймгийн радио өргөн нэвтрүүлгийн урт долгионы цамхаг[1]) is a guyed mast, and the tallest structure in Mongolia at a height of 352.5 meters.[2] The mast serves as a radio antenna.

Bayan-Ölgii Province longwave radio broadcast tower
Баян-Өлгий аймгийн радио өргөн нэвтрүүлгийн урт долгионы цамхаг
General information
StatusCompleted
Typeradio mast
LocationÖlgii, Mongolia
Coordinates48°58′06″N 89°58′07″E
OpeningApril 1964
Height
Antenna spire352.5 m (1,156 ft)

The radio center and station's foundations were laid in 1961, with aid from Czechoslovakia, while the mast was constructed in April 1964.[1]

It is located in Ölgii in Bayan-Ölgii Province.[3] The radio tower has mast lights, lit with blue lights. On it radio advertisements and the local time are written in large letters.[4]

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