Ederkopf transmitter
Ederkopf transmitter
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Basic data | ||
Place: | Berg Oberste Henn near Netphen | |
Country : | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Country: | Germany | |
Altitude : | 675.9 m above sea level NHN | |
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 38.4 " N , 8 ° 12 ′ 46" E | ||
Use: | Broadcasting station | |
Accessibility: | Transmission tower not open to the public | |
Owner : | West German Broadcasting Cologne | |
Tower data | ||
Construction time : | 1981 | |
Operating time: | since 1982 | |
Total height : | 161 m | |
Data on the transmission system | ||
Waveband : | FM transmitter | |
Radio : | VHF broadcasting | |
Send type: | DAB + | |
Position map | ||
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The Ederkopf transmitter near Netphen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Siegen-Wittgenstein is a transmitter for radio and television on the Oberste Henn mountain in the Rothaargebirge ( 675.9 m above sea level ) and is after its southern foothills, the Ederkopf ( 648.8 m ), named. It is operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).
Geographical location
The Ederkopf transmitter is located in the southern part of the Rothaargebirge in the urban area of Netphen , a few meters west of the border with Erndtebrück ; About 200 m north of this border meets that of Netphen to Hilchenbach . The facility is located in an extensive forest area near the summit on the Obersten Henn, about 1 km north of the Eder spring ( 621 m ) near the Ederkopf . The site height of (around) “ 676 m ” is shown on a board on your transmission tower .
General
The Ederkopf transmitter started operating on November 25, 1982. A 161 m high, slim, free-standing transmission tower, which was erected in 1981 in reinforced concrete construction, is used as the antenna carrier . Originally the VHF coverage of the WDR in this region was carried out by the Wittgenstein / Biedenkopf transmitter of the Hessian broadcasting company . On July 1, 1987, the WDR's VHF programs (with the exception of WDR 3 ) changed to this location, and the WDR also changed some frequencies. The radio program WDR 2 will continue to be broadcast by Wittgenstein. The VHF programs are supplied by receiving a ball from the Nordhelle transmitter . DAB is fed in via radio relay from Siegen.
Frequencies and Programs
Analog radio ( VHF )
From the transmitter Ederkopf are FM - radio programs 1 Live , WDR 2 , WDR 4 and WDR 5 aired.
In the case of directed radiation, the main radiation directions are given in degrees in the antenna diagram.
Frequency (MHz) |
program | RDS PS | RDS PI | Regionalization |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
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95.8 | WDR 5 | WDR_5___ | D395 | - | 20th | ND | H |
100.7 | WDR 4 | WDR_4___ | D394 | - | 15th | ND | H |
101.8 | WDR 2 |
WDR_2_SI WDR_2___ |
DB92 (regional), D392 |
Wins | 15th | ND | H |
107.2 | 1 live | _1LIVE__ | D391 | - | 15th | ND | H |
Digital radio (DAB +)
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 NRW with the programs of the WDR with an output of 10 kW (until August 26, 2020 only 1.5 kW) ERP is currently transmitted via this ; until 2015 Radio Impala and until summer 2020 domradio were also broadcast. The nationwide DAB packages are distributed with the same transmission power from the Eisernhardt telecommunications tower (Siegen-Süd).
block | Programs (data services) |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna diagram round (ND), directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
Single frequency network (SFN) |
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11D radio for NRW (D__00236) |
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10 | D. | V |
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This package is also broadcast by the neighboring station Siegen, the higher station Siegen-Süd has been switched off. Digital radio can now be distributed almost everywhere in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district. Only in parts of Burbach, Bad Berleburg and Bad Laasphe are there gaps in reception that will only be closed with the planned activation of the bagpipe transmitter.
Analog television (PAL)
Its use as a basic network transmitter for Das Erste ended on November 12, 2007 with the shutdown of analog television in Siegerland. Since then, DVB-T has been broadcast by the Siegen (Giersberg) transmitter and the broadcasting systems on Nordhelle. The Ederkopf broadcasting location, which would have guaranteed a good range in the Wittgenstein valleys, was therefore dispensed with when DVB-T was introduced.
The UHF channel 50 was initially reused for DVB-T in the Aachen region. The Cologne / Bonn region was later also switched to this channel. The next transmitter in North Rhine-Westphalia that now uses this frequency is the Engelskirchen transmission tower .
channel |
Frequency (MHz) |
program |
ERP (kW) |
Transmission diagram round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
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50 | 703.25 | Das Erste (WDR) | 50 | ND | H |
Transmitters in the area
Neighboring stations are:
- Wittgenstein transmitter : WDR 2, WDR 3, as well as hr programs
- Siegen-Giersberg transmitter : WDR 1Live, WDR 2, WDR 3, WDR 4, Radio Siegen, DVB-T, DAB (filling transmitter), Kindelsberg: WDR 5
- Telecommunication tower Eisernhardt : DAB +
- Transmitter Nordhelle : WDR 1Live, WDR 2, WDR 3, WDR 4, WDR 5, Deutschlandfunk, DAB, DVB-T
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
- ↑ Leafed back ... , Siegener Zeitung from December 4, 2010.
- ↑ Forecast map for DAB reception , on digitalradio.de