Brumath transmitter

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The transmitter Brumath in the municipality of Brumath near Strasbourg in Alsace was the first broadcast transmission system of the former broadcaster Radio Strasbourg PTT . The plant went into operation on November 11, 1930; the date was not chosen by chance. November 11 is the anniversary of the Armistice of Compiègne , the admission of the defeat of Germany in World War I . The powerful transmitter was supposed to spread French culture to Germany. The system with a transmission power of 12 kilowatts used a T-antenna as a transmission antenna , which was stretched between two free-standing steel towers. The towers were 100 meters high and 120 meters apart. The transmission power was increased in the following years to 16, then to 30 kilowatts. In 1938, the transmitter, which now had an output of 125 kilowatts, received a new antenna in the form of a 200-meter-high transmitter mast , but the station was blown up by the French military on June 15, 1940 when they withdrew to allow the German occupying forces to use it prevent.

In July 1948, a long-wave transmitter was set up in Brumath, this time for the broadcaster Strasbourg II . In 1950 this system transmitted with an output of 30 kilowatts on a frequency of 182 kHz. On September 21, 1952, operations were finally closed.

Today the location of the former transmitter is marked by a sign.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Histoire de la Radio en Alsace. In: 100 ans de radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  2. ^ Histoire Radio Strasbourg PTT. 1930. In: 100 ans de Radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  3. ^ Histoire Radio Strasbourg PTT. 1938. In: 100 ans de Radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  4. ^ Histoire Radio Strasbourg PTT. 1940. In: 100 ans de Radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  5. ^ Radio Strasbourg Années 40. In: 100 ans de Radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  6. ↑ Et si l'on parlait Histoire. In: www.achdr.eu. Association du Center Historique de la Diffusion Radiophonique (ACDHR), accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  7. ^ Radio Strasbourg Années 50. In: 100 ans de Radio. Jean-Marc Printz, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).
  8. ↑ Le Sentier de l'Aflow. (pdf; 1.1 MB) In: brumath.fr. City of Brumath, accessed November 18, 2012 (French).

Coordinates: 48 ° 43 ′ 57 "  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 36.8"  E