Aachen-Stolberg transmitter

Basic data

Place:

Donnerberg ( Stolberg )

Country :

North Rhine-Westphalia

Country:

Germany

Altitude :

285 m above sea level NN

Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 43.7 " N , 6 ° 14 ′ 37.1" E

Use:

Telecommunication system , radio transmitter

Owner :

West German Broadcasting Cologne

Mast data

Construction time :

1993

Client :	West German Broadcasting Cologne
Building material :	steel

Operating time:

Since 1993

Total height :

231 m

Operating rooms:

20 m , 60 m, 100 m, 120 m, 142 m, 182 m

Enclosed space :

358 m³

Data on the transmission system

Waveband :

FM transmitter

Radio :

VHF broadcasting

Send types:

DVB-T2, DAB +, directional radio

Position map

Aachen-Stolberg transmitter

The transmitter Aachen-Stolberg is a transmitter of the West German Radio (WDR) for radio and television in Stolberg district Donnerberg in the North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen region . After the station Kleve, it is the second westernmost WDR station location. The facility is located on a ridge approx. 1 km east of Stolberg city center at an altitude of 285 m above sea level. NN . The antenna carrier is a 231 m high guyed steel framework mast that was erected in 1993. This transmission mast replaced an antenna mast erected in 1951, but it was isolated from the ground, as the Aachen-Stolberg transmitter was also a medium-wave transmission location until 1993 and used it directly as an antenna ( self-radiating transmission mast ).

The transmission area includes the Euregio Maas-Rhine , the Voreifel , the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde and the northern part of the DG in East Belgium. Due to the comparable antenna height with the Langenberg transmitter , the VHF broadcasts of the Aachen-Stolberg transmitter can still be received in good quality in the Cologne Bay and in the Bergisches Land .

The frequency of the medium wave transmitter , the operation of which was discontinued on December 31, 1993, was 701 kHz, or after the entry into force of the Geneva Wave Plan 702 kHz with a transmission power of 5 kW. The digital radio standard DAB + is broadcast from here on channel 11D .

Current usage

Analog radio (FM)

The following radio programs are broadcast:

program	Frequency in MHz	RDS PS	ERP
1 live	106.40	_1LIVE__	20 kW
WDR 2	100.80	WDR_2___ or WDR_2_AC (regional)	20 kW
WDR 3	95.90	WDR_3___	20 kW
WDR 4	93.90	WDR_4___	20 kW
WDR 5	101.90	WDR_5___	20 kW
Antenna AC	107.80	Antenna_	0.4 kW

The frequency 107.80 MHz is also coordinated for 20 kW in omnidirectional radiation. However, the local station Antenne AC from the Radio NRW network only transmits with 400 W.

Digital radio (DAB +)

DAB or the successor standard DAB + is broadcast in vertical polarization and in single-frequency mode with other transmitters. On August 29, 2012 the change from DAB channel 12D to DAB channel 11D took place. The multiplex radio for North Rhine-Westphalia ( LfM ) with the programs of the WDR and the cathedral radio with an initial output of 2 kW ERP is transmitted via this . On July 25, 2019, the power was increased to 10 kW ERP.

block	Programs (data services)	ERP (kW)	Antenna diagram round (ND), directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)	Single frequency network (SFN)
11D radio for NRW (D__00236)	1 live (72 kbps) WDR 2 Cologne (K) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Aachen (AC) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Bielefeld (BI) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Dortmund (DO) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Münster (MS) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Rhine-Ruhr (RR) (72 kbps) WDR 2 victories (SI) (72 kbps) WDR 2 Wuppertal (W) (72 kbps) WDR 3 (96 kbps) WDR 4 (72 kbps) WDR 5 (64 kbps) WDRcosmo (64 kbps) 1 Live diGGi (72 kbps) WDR mouse (64 kbps) WDR event (48 kbps) WDR EPG (8 kbps) ARD TPEG (16 kbps)	10	D.	V	Aachen region: Aachen (Stolberg-Donnerberg) , Eifel (Dahlem-Bärbelkreuz) Bergisches Land: Gummersbach (Engelskirchen-Hohe Warte) , Wuppertal (Auf der Königshöhe) Rhineland: Bonn (Venusberg) , Cologne (Kölnturm) Rhine and Ruhr: Düsseldorf (Rheinturm) , Kleve (Bresserberg) , Langenberg (Hordtberg) Ruhr: Dortmund (Florian Tower) Münsterland: Münster (Nottuln-Baumberge) Ostwestfalen-Lippe: Bad Oeynhausen (P.Westf.-Wittekindsberg) , Herford (Eggeberg) , Ibbenbüren (Blomenkamp) , Oelde (Mackenberg) , Stemwede (Arrenkamp) , Teutoburg Forest (Bielstein) , Willebadessen (Eggegebirge) South Westphalia: Arnsberg (Schloßberg) , Ederkopf (Oberste Henn) , Hochsauerland (Hunau) , Nordhelle , Olsberg , Siegen (Giersberg)

Digital television (DVB-T2 HD)

The DVB-T2 HD broadcasts from the transmitter Aachen-Stolberg run in single-frequency operation (Single Frequency Network) with other transmitter sites. On May 31, 2016, the broadcast of the high definition DVB-T2 HD began in North Rhine-Westphalia. Since March 29, 2017, DVB-T2 HD has only been broadcast.

channel	Frequency (MHz)	Multiplex	Programs in multiplex	ERP (kW)	Antenna diagram round (ND) / directional (D)	Modulation method	FEC	Guard interval	Bit rate (Mbit / s)	SFN
E26	514	ARD Digital (WDR1-Süd HD)	The first HD WDR television Cologne HD WDR television Aachen HD WDR television Bonn HD arte HD ONE HD	40	D.	64-QAM (16k mode extended)	3/5	19/128	22.0	Aachen-Stolberg transmitter , Transmitter Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes) , Bonn (Venusberg) , Gummersbach (Kerberg) , Engelskirchen (Hohe Warte) , Cologne (Colonius)
E29	538	ZDFmobil	ZDF HD 3sat HD ZDFinfo HD zdf_neo HD KiKA HD	20th	D.	64-QAM (16k mode extended)	3/5	19/128	22.0	Aachen-Stolberg transmitter , Transmitter Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes), Sender Bonn-Venusberg, Dortmund (Florian Tower) , Düsseldorf (Rheinturm) , Essen (TV tower) , Gummersbach (Kerberg) , Hagen, Engelskirchen (Hohe Warte) , Cologne (Colonius) , Langenberg (Hordtberg) , Wesel , Wuppertal (Küllenhahn )
E35	586	ARD Digital (WDR2 HD)	PHOENIX HD tagesschau24 HD SWR Fernsehen Rheinland-Pfalz HD NDR television Lower Saxony HD MDR television Saxony-Anhalt HD	20th	D.	64-QAM (16k mode extended)	1/2	19/128	18.34	Aachen-Stolberg transmitter , Transmitter Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes), Bonn (Venusberg), Dortmund (Florian Tower), Düsseldorf (Rheinturm), Essen (TV tower), Gummersbach (Kerberg), Hagen, Engelskirchen (Hohe Warte), Kleve , Cologne (Colonius), Langenberg (Hordtberg), Wesel, Wuppertal (Küllenhahn)

Previous use

Before the switch to DVB-T2, the following television program was broadcast in the old DVB-T standard:

Digital television (DVB-T)

The following television programs have been broadcast since November 20, 2007 (each in vertical polarization):

channel	Frequency (MHz)	Multiplex	Programs in multiplex	ERP (kW)	Antenna diagram round (ND) / directional (D)	Modulation method	FEC	Guard interval	Bit rate (Mbit / s)	SFN
26th	514	ZDFmobil	ZDF 3 sat ZDFinfo KiKA / ZDFneo	20th	D.	16 QAM (8 k mode)	2/3	1/4	13.27	Colonius (Cologne-Ehrenfeld) , Bonn (Venusberg) , transmitter Aachen-Stolberg , Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes) , Gummersbach (Kerberg) , Engelskirchen (Hohe Warte)
37	602	ARD regional (WDR Aachen)	WDR television (Aachen) MDR television Saxony-Anhalt NDR television Lower Saxony , Mon. – Sat. 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: WDR television (Cologne) SWR television Rhineland-Palatinate	50	D.	64-QAM	1/2	1/4	14.93	Transmitter Aachen-Stolberg , Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes)
50	706	ARD Digital (WDR)	Das Erste (WDR) ARTE Phoenix One	50	D.	16 QAM (8 k mode)	2/3	1/4	13.27	Colonius (Cologne-Ehrenfeld), Bonn (Venusberg), transmitter Aachen-Stolberg , Aachen (Karlshöhe-Mulleklenkes), Gummersbach (Kerberg), Engelskirchen (Hohe Warte)