Monte Penice transmitter

Monte Penice, far left is the RAI transmission mast

Basic data

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1310 m slm

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Transmission system not accessible to the public

Data on the transmission system

150 m

Construction time:

1953

Operating time:

since 1954

Send type:

DVB-T

Position map

Monte Penice transmitter

The transmitter Monte Penice is a transmitter of the RAI for television and FM broadcasting on the district of the municipality Menconico in the southern tip of the Lombardy .

The location was created in 1953 out of the desire to supply as much of northern Italy as possible . The Monte Penice , a 1460 m slm high mountain on the northwestern edge of the Apennines , offered ideal conditions for this, because from here there is a wide view over the entire Po Valley , from Cuneo on the western edge of Piedmont via Milan to Veneto and Emilia. Romagna . A 150 meter high freestanding steel lattice tower is used as the antenna carrier .

If the conditions are good, the stations on Monte Penice can be heard as far as German-speaking Switzerland .

Frequencies and Programs

Frequency (MHz)	program	RDS PS	RDS PI	Regionalization	ERP (kW)	Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)
94.2	Rai Radio 1	_RADIO1_	5701 (regional), 5201	Lombardy	120	ND	circular
97.4	Rai Radio 2	_RADIO2_	5202	-	120	ND	circular
99.9	Rai Radio 3	_RADIO3_	5203	-	120	ND	circular
103.0	Rai Radio 1	_RADIO1_	5501 (regional), 5201	Piedmont	120	ND	H

Digital TV muxes are broadcast from this location on six channels: 22, 23, 24, 26, 30 and 34.

Before the switch to DVB-T, the broadcasting location was still used for analog television.

channel	Frequency (MHz)	program	ERP (kW)	Transmission diagram round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)
B.	62.25	Rai Uno	100	D.	H
23	487.25	Rai Due	2000	D.	H
35	583.25	Rai Tre Lombardy	2000	D.	H
36	591.25	Rai Tre Piedmont	250	D.	H