Transmitter Pohorje

The Pohorje transmitter is a radio and television broadcasting facility owned by Radiotelevizija Slovenija on the Bacher Mountains (Pohorje in Slovenian), a mountain range near Maribor and Hoče-Slivnica . A 72 meter high steel lattice tower is used as the antenna carrier .

history

Installation

The Pohorje transmitter went into operation on October 11, 1963. It initially broadcast two radio programs on the frequencies 88.5 MHz and 96.9 MHz and a television program on channel 11.

First extension

In 1966 the transmission tower was refurbished for the first time, a new VHF antenna was installed, making the tower 16 meters higher. At the same time, new TV channels were installed.

Second extension

The second expansion followed as early as 1973: In order to be able to transmit another VHF program, the transmission tower was raised by 15 meters. In the same year, the 93.1 MHz frequency began broadcasting.

Third extension

In 1983 the transmission tower was renovated and reinforced for the third time. Two years later, the 102.8 MHz frequency was put into operation for Radio SI .

Fourth extension

In 1996 a new transmitter was put into operation in order to be able to broadcast the ARS program on the frequency 105.3 MHz . A year earlier, a new television station for the private program Pop TV was put into operation.

particularities

Although it is designed as a free-standing steel lattice tower and stands in the middle of a forest area, it is guyed on two levels in six directions. Such an additional structural security measure is very unusual in a relatively low tower.

Frequencies and Programs

Analog radio (VHF)

Frequency (MHz)	program	RDS PS	RDS PI	Regionalization	ERP (kW)	Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)
88.5	Slovenija 1	__PRVI__	9201	-	5	D (70–250 °)	H / V
93.1	Radio Maribor	MARIBOR_	9426	-	3	D (110–220 °)	H
96.9	VAL 202	VAL_202_	9202	-	3	D (70–250 °)	H / V
102.8	Radio SI	RADIO_SI	933A	-	8th	D (70–250 °)	H / V
105.3	ARS	__ARS___	9203	-	2	D (70–250 °)	H / V

Digital television (DVB-T)

DVB-T is broadcast in single- frequency mode (SFN) with other transmitter locations:

channel	Frequency (in MHz)	Multiplex	Programs in multiplex	ERP (in kW)	Antenna diagram round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)
27	522	MUX-A / Vzhod	SLO1 SLO2 SLO3 TELE M SLO1 HD SLO2 HD	100	ND	H
37	602	MUX-C / Vzhod	POP TV CHANNEL A PLANET TV TV3 MEDIAS GOLICA TV SPONKA GOLD TV OBVESTILO C	100	ND	H

A Mux B from the Norwegian operator Norkring was also broadcast on channel 67 by mid-2012, but the operator has withdrawn from the Slovenian market.

Analog television (PAL)

Until the switch to DVB-T on November 22, 2010, the transmitter location continued to be used for analog television:

channel	Frequency (MHz)	program	ERP (kW)	Transmission diagram round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)
11	215.25	TV SLO 1	30th	D (90 °)	H
56	751.25	TV SLO 2	800	ND	H
59	775.25	pop TV	1000	ND	H

Transmitters nearby

Below the free-standing steel lattice tower are two free-standing tubular masts , which are sold under the names Maribor 4 and Maribor 5 . Two VHF programs are broadcast via these transmission masts :

Frequency (MHz)	program	RDS PS	RDS PI	Regionalization	ERP (kW)	Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D)	Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V)	Broadcast by
100.6	Radio City	__CITY__	9415	-	1	D (20-160 °)	H / V	Maribor 5
103.7	Radio center	_CENTER_	9314	-	1	D (20–90 °)	V	Maribor 4

Web links

Info page at Radio Televizija Slovenija (Slovenian)
Information and pictures from the Pohorje transmitter (German)
Information and pictures from the transmitter Pohorje (Maribor 4) (German)
Information and pictures from the transmitter Pohorje (Maribor 5) (German)

Individual evidence

^ Slovenian Multiplex B Transport Stream Analysis. In: IgorFuna.com . Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[1] Slovenian Multiplex B Transport Stream Analysis. In: IgorFuna.com . Retrieved December 5, 2013.