Gaisberg transmitter

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Gaisberg transmitter
SALZBURG 1
Image of the object
Basic data
Place: Gaisberg near Salzburg
State: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Altitude : 1287  m above sea level A.
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 18.8 "  N , 13 ° 6 ′ 43.3"  E
Use: Broadcasting station
Accessibility: Transmission tower not open to the public
Owner : Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH
Tower data
Construction time : 1956
Operating time: since 1956
Last renovation (tower) : 1981
Total height : 100  m
Data on the transmission system
Waveband : FM transmitter
Radio : VHF broadcasting
Send type: DVB-T , DAB +
Position map
Gaisberg transmitter (State of Salzburg)
Gaisberg transmitter
Gaisberg transmitter
Localization of the state of Salzburg in Austria

The transmitter Gaisberg is a basic network transmitter of the ORS GmbH for radio and TV , which stands on the 1287 m high Gaisberg near Salzburg .

The internal name is: SALZBURG 1 .

history

The transmitter Gaisberg uses a 100 meter high steel tower as antenna carrier and transmission tower, which went into operation on August 22, 1956 and replaced a temporary transmission antenna used since 1953. In 1981 the transmission tower was supplemented by a UHF television antenna and directional antenna, which increased its height from 73 to 100 meters.

Reception area of ​​the transmitter Gaisberg

The transmitter Gaisberg has the largest transmitter area in Austria due to its exposed northern location. You can receive the signals of the Gaisberg in the east almost as far as St. Pölten, sometimes with RDS . The southwestern Czech Republic is also reached. To the south he can be received as far as the Tennengebirge. Because the Gaisberg is relatively close to the Austrian-Bavarian border, as far as the greater Munich area , as well as the Upper Palatinate Jura or the southern foothills of the Altmühltal . The location at 1287 m above sea level also enables smooth reception as far as the Lower Bavarian Danube Valley , the Bavarian Forest and the southern Upper Palatinate. However, this only applies to the (40) or 100 kW frequencies.

Filmography

In 1957, the station was also the subject of a film: In the homeland film The Princess of St. Wolfgang (director: Harald Reinl ) the establishment of the station is celebrated. The two main roles were played by Marianne Hold and Gerhard Riedmann .

Lightning measuring station

One is at the transmitter tower Blitzmesstation which under ALDIS ( Austrian Lightning Detection & Information System ) together with the Technical University of Vienna is operated and the flash of research. The measuring station is not used to locate lightning, but has been recording direct lightning strikes in the tower since 1998 and measuring and systematically recording certain parameters such as the temporal lightning current curve with a high-current-resistant shunt . Since the station is only one of a few in the world, it is also used for basic research, which is increasingly being used by wind turbine manufacturers, for example.

Frequencies and Programs

Analog radio (VHF)

Program name frequency ERP Compass direction polarization RDS PS
Ö1 90.9 MHz 100 kW Omnidirectional radiation horizontal __OE_1__
Energy Salzburg  1) 94.0 MHz 0.267 kW west mixed _ENERGY _ / __ 94.0__
Radio Salzburg 94.8 MHz 100 kW Omnidirectional radiation horizontal Radio_S_
Ö3 99.0 MHz 100 kW Omnidirectional radiation horizontal HITRADIO / __OE_3__
Radio Upper Austria 101.2 MHz 7 kW Northeast horizontal * RADIO * _ / ** OOE ** _
Radio Austria  3) 101.8 MHz 10 kW Omnidirectional radiation horizontal _ / AUSTRIA_
FM4 104.6 MHz 100 kW Omnidirectional radiation horizontal __FM4___
Wave 1 106.2 MHz 2 kW  2) Northeast, South mixed WELLE_1_
1) ENERGY Salzburg has been broadcasting on the old Kronehit frequency since July 15, 2009.
2)According to the Geneva wave plan, the frequency 106.2 MHz is coordinated with 10 kW in the north-east direction. It is sent from the auxiliary building of the PTA platform and not from the main mast.
3) Radio Austria has been broadcasting on the old antenna Salzburg frequency since October 26, 2019.

Digital radio ( DAB + )

The Austrian Federal Mux has been broadcasting on channel 5B since December 11, 2019. DAB is broadcast in vertical polarization and in single-frequency mode with other transmitters.

block Programs ERP
(in kW) 		Antenna
diagram
round (ND),
directional (D) 		Single frequency network (SFN)
5B

DAB + Austria

DAB block of the Austrian federal mux: 5.6 D
(270-110 °)

Digital television (DVB-T2)

As part of the conversion to the new DVB-T2 standard, MUX B was converted on April 19, 2016 and MUX A on April 20, 2017. The reception of all multiplexes is only possible with the appropriate simpliTV hardware due to the basic encryption. ORF 1 , ORF 2 Vienna , ATV2 , Puls 24 , and all radio stations are broadcast unencrypted in the (H.264) MPEG-4 AVC standard.

Multiplex channel Programs in the bouquet ERP polarization Antenna pattern
round (ND) / directional (D)
MUX A K32 (562 MHz) Watch TV:

Radio:

HbbTV:

40 kW horizontal ND (round)
MUX B K29 (538 MHz) Watch TV:

HbbTV:

40 kW horizontal ND (round)
MUX D K47 (682 MHz) Watch TV: 32 kW horizontal ND (round)
MUX E K38 (610 MHz) Watch TV: 40 kW horizontal ND (round)
MUX F K42 (642 MHz) Watch TV:

Radio:

HbbTV:

25 kW horizontal ND (round)

The range of the MUXe corresponds roughly to the technical range of the earlier, analog ORF 2 signal in Germany. This means that both the Bavarian areas near the border and the greater Munich area are supplied terrestrially with the ORF programs with a corresponding roof antenna. As early as 1998, at the instigation of German private broadcasters, the broadcasting power of channel ORF Eins was reduced in a westerly direction, as it competed directly with them for TV film premieres and had no commercial breaks.

The Mux C distributed the subsequently discontinued Salzburg Plus program until January 31, 2012 . The license holder was "Mediahaus OG". An application to operate RTS - Regionalfernsehen Salzburg was rejected in February 2010.

Former frequencies

Analog television (PAL)

Until the switch to DVB-T on June 4, 2007, the following programs were broadcast in analogue PAL :

channel Frequency  
(MHz) 		program ERP
(kW) 		Antenna pattern
round (ND) /
directional (D) 		Polarization
horizontal (H) /
vertical (V)
8th 196.25 ORF 1 100 D. H
29 535.25 ATV 800 D. H
32 559.25 ORF 2 (Salzburg) 800 D. H
36 591.25 ORF 2 (Upper Austria) 1) 300 D. H
1)The station Gaisberg only broadcast the "Federal State Today" version of ORF 2 Upper Austria from 19:00 to 19:25. During the rest of the time, the program Salzburg TV (today Servus TV ) was broadcast on channel 36 by the nearby Untersberg station with 5 kW transmission power.

Digital television (DVB-T)

Before the switch to DVB-T2 , the following programs were broadcast via DVB-T :

Multiplex channel Programs in the bouquet ERP polarization Antenna diagram
MUX A K32 (562 MHz) ORF eins , ORF 2 Salzburg , ORF 2 Upper Austria , ATV 80 kW H ND (round)
MUX B K29 (538 MHz) Puls 4 , ORF III , ORF SPORT + , 3sat , ServusTV 80 kW H ND (round)

On April 19, 2016, MUX B and ATV were switched off on MUX A in favor of DVB-T2. On April 20, 2017, DVB-T was finally switched off.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gaisberg lightning research project
  2. ↑ Sender Gaisberg - Eldorado for lightning researchers on ORF from July 24, 2o018, accessed on July 24, 2018
  3. ↑ Station table Salzburg (UKW)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f RTR - Open Data - Frequency book radio and television. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Antenna television: All ORF programs in HD. In: salzburg.orf.at. April 19, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Antenna television: HD conversion on April 20. In: Salzburg State Studio. Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
  7. ↑ http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/ORF-reduziert-am-Montag-Ausstrahl-in-Richtung-Deutschland.news_170265.0.html
  8. ↑ Terrestrial frequencies in Austria - ORS