Transmitter Magdeburg (city)

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Transmitter Magdeburg (city)
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Basic data
Place: Magdeburg
Country: Saxony-Anhalt
Country: Germany
Altitude : 44  m above sea level NHN
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 11.5 ″  N , 11 ° 39 ′ 52.5 ″  E
Use: Broadcasting station
Accessibility: Transmission tower not open to the public
Tower data
Building material : steel
Total height : 160  m
Data on the transmission system
Waveband : FM transmitter
Send type: DVB-T
Position map
Transmitter Magdeburg (city) (Saxony-Anhalt)
Transmitter Magdeburg (city)
Transmitter Magdeburg (city)
Localization of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany

The Magdeburg (city) transmitter is a transmission tower built directly in the city of Magdeburg on the Langen Lake for the purpose of broadcasting DVB-T . At 160 meters high, the transmitter mast is Magdeburg's tallest structure. The transmission tower supplies the entire Magdeburg city area and the surrounding area with digital terrestrial television. The pilot broadcast of DVB-T2 HD programs began on May 31, 2016 .

On March 29, 2017, the broadcasting of DVB-T programs ended and regular operation of DVB-T2 HD began. Since then, the programs of the ARD ( MDR -Mux), the ZDF and the commercial offer of freenet TV ( encoded in Irdeto ) have been broadcasting in the DVB-T2 standard using the HEVC video coding process and in Full HD resolution.

Frequencies and Programs

Digital television (DVB-T2)

The DVB-T2 HD -Ausstrahlungen of public programs from Magdeburg are simulcast (Single Frequency Network) with other transmitter sites.

All channels shown in italics are encrypted and can only be received via the DVB-T2 HD platform freenet TV .

channel Frequency (  
MHz)
Multiplex Programs in multiplex ERP  
(kW)
Antenna pattern
/ round (ND)
directed (D)
Polarization
horizontal (H) /
vertical (V)
Modulation method FEC Guard interval Bit rate  
(Mbit / s)
Single frequency network (SFN)
45 666 MDR 1 (ARD) 100 ND V 64-QAM 3/5 19/256 23.6 Brocken , Magdeburg
34 578 MDR 2 (ARD) 100 ND V 64-QAM 3/5 19/256 23.6 Brocken , Magdeburg
37 602 Substream 0:

ZDF

( ZDFmobil )

Substream 1: MEDIA BROADCAST

Substream 0:

Substream 1:

50 ND V 64-QAM 3/5 19/128 22nd Brocken , Wittenberg , Magdeburg
46 674 MEDIA BROADCAST

( RTL Group )

50 ND V 64-QAM 2/3 1/16 27.6 -
29 538 MEDIA BROADCAST

( ProSiebenSat.1 Media )

50 ND V 64-QAM 2/3 1/16 27.6 -
48 690 MEDIA BROADCAST Substream 0:

Substream 1:

  • freenet.TV info
  • ssu (System Software Update service)
50 ND V 64-QAM 2/3 1/16 27.6 -

 1) To receiveARD-alpha HD (Internet)andSWR BW HD (Internet), anhbb-TV capabledevice is required.

Digital television (DVB-T)

The DVB-T broadcasts from Magdeburg (city) running since 9 October 2007 and were in the single-frequency operation (Single Frequency Network) with other transmitter sites. They were discontinued on March 29, 2017.

channel Frequency (  
MHz)
Multiplex Programs in multiplex ERP  
(kW)
Antenna pattern
/ round (ND)
directed (D)
Polarization
horizontal (H) /
vertical (V)
Modulation method FEC Guard interval Bit rate  
(Mbit / s)
Single frequency network (SFN)
E29 538 ARD Digital (MDR) 100 ND V 64-QAM 2/3 1/4 19.91 Brocken ( Harz ), Magdeburg (city)
E34 578 ARD regional (MDR Saxony-Anhalt) 100 ND V 64-QAM 2/3 1/4 19.91 Brocken, Magdeburg (city) , Dequede (Osterburg) TV / VHF tower
E30 546 ZDFmobil 50 ND V 16 QAM 
(8 k mode)
2/3 1/4 13.27 Brocken, Magdeburg (city) , Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Individual evidence

  1. Peter Ließmann: DVB-T television remains a domain of the public broadcasters in Magdeburg. In: www.volksstimme.de. Volksstimme , February 16, 2012, accessed on July 15, 2012 (newspaper article).