Kaliakra transmitter

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The Kaliakra transmitter is a huge, never-in-service transmission system for medium wave broadcasting , which was planned by the Soviet Union at Cape Kaliakra in Bulgaria as a relay station for Southeastern Europe from 1988 onwards. After the collapse of the communist regime in Eastern Europe in 1989, there was no longer any need for the plant and work was stopped. At this point in time, 9 of the 10 planned antenna masts had already been completed, all of which were equipped as earthed guyed steel framework constructions with a triangular cross-section to accommodate a fish trap antenna . Its height is between 145 and 172 meters. It should be possible to switch the masts as a directional antenna with 2 masts or as a highly bundling directional antenna using 8 masts. The construction of the 10th mast had already started at the time of the setting. Some of the masts were already equipped with trap antennas, others were not.

The Bulgarian radio showed no interest in the system, as it has numerous powerful medium-wave transmission systems (including in Wakarel , Pleven , Vidin ). 1993/94 unsuccessful negotiations about the use of the system by foreign services such as Voice of America , the BBC and Deutsche Welle were conducted.

Voice of America, the BBC and Deutsche Welle managed to rent some channels, but until the channel was used. Goal is never achieved. On May 7th, 2005 new VHF transmitters of the program Horizon and Radio Varna of the Bulgarian national radio, which are on two of the non-equipped masts, were officially opened. On July 21, 2005, a Darik Radio transmitter went into operation. Radio programs broadcast from here can be heard in Eastern Dobrogea along the entire northern Black Sea coast and in parts of Romania, Ukraine and Moldova.

In 2001 the station was used on a trial basis as a long wave transmitter for Bulgarian radio. In 2005, transmitting antennas for VHF radio were installed on 2 masts , which broadcast the program of Radio Warna with 500 W ERP on 98.2 MHz and that of Dalik Kaliakra with 1 kW ERP on 99.3 MHz.

Radio programs broadcast from here can be heard in Dobruja , along the entire northern Black Sea coast and in parts of Romania, Ukraine and Moldova.

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