Weinsberg transmitter
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Weinsberg transmitter
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View from the end of the quarry path in Weinsberg west towards the Weinsberg transmitter in September 2013
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| Basic data | ||
| Place: | Galgenberg between Heilbronn and Weinsberg | |
| Country: | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Altitude : | 295 m above sea level NHN | |
| Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '52 " N , 9 ° 15' 44.3" E | ||
| Use: | Broadcasting station | |
| Accessibility: | Transmission tower not open to the public | |
| Owner : | Südwestrundfunk | |
| Tower data | ||
| Construction time : | 1976 | |
| Operating time: | since 1976 | |
| Total height : | 70 m | |
| Data on the transmission system | ||
| Last modification (transmitter) : | October 24, 2018 | |
| Waveband : | FM transmitter | |
| Radio : | VHF broadcasting | |
| Send types: | DVB-T2 HD , DAB | |
| Position map | ||
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The Weinsberg transmitter in the Heilbronner Mountains in the urban area of Weinsberg in the Baden-Württemberg district of Heilbronn is a broadcasting system of the Südwestrundfunk (formerly the Süddeutscher Rundfunk ) for broadcasting radio and television signals that was put into operation on July 1, 1976 . A 70 meter high reinforced concrete tower serves as the antenna carrier.
Geographical location
The Weinsberg transmitter is located on the north summit ( 301.7 m above sea level ) of the Galgenberg , a 312 m high elevation of the Heilbronn Mountains between Weinsberg in the east and Heilbronn in the west as part of its south summit . The transmitter is located in the Weinsberg area around 250 m east of the north summit in Gewann Bürg with the adjacent Gewann Schnarrenberg to the east at an altitude of around 295 m .
Frequencies and Programs
Analog radio (VHF)
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Frequency (MHz) |
program | RDS PS | RDS PI | Regionalization |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.1 | THE THING | THE THING_ | D3A5 | - | 0.15 | D (70–0 °) | H |
| 99.5 | SWR4 Baden-Württemberg | SWR4_HN_ | DD04 | Franken radio | 2 | D (10–350 °) | H |
| 104.7 | bigFM | _big_FM_ | D3A9 | - | 0.2 | D (80-60 °) | H |
Digital radio (DAB)
DAB is broadcast in vertical polarization and in single- frequency mode (SFN) with other transmitters.
| block | Programs (data services) |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna diagram round (ND), directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
Single frequency network (SFN) |
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| 9D SWR BW N (D__00234) |
DAB + block of the SWR
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3 | ND | V |
Aalen , Baden-Baden (Merkur) , Bad Mergentheim (Am Kettenwald) , Buchen (Odenwald) , Heidelberg-Königstuhl , Heilbronn-Weinsberg , Langenbrand , Mühlacker , Murgtal (Draberg) , Oberböhringen , Stuttgart-Degerloch , Stuttgart (Funkhaus) , Waldenburg -Friedrichsberg , Wattkopf (Ettlingen) , Wertheim
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Digital television (DVB-T)
Until the switch to DVB-T2, the following bouquets were broadcast in single-frequency mode:
| channel |
Frequency (MHz) |
Multiplex | Programs in multiplex |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna diagram round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
Modulation method |
FEC |
Guard interval |
Bit rate (Mbit / s) |
Single frequency network (SFN) |
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| 23 | 490 | ZDFmobil | 5 | ND | H | 16 QAM (8 k mode) |
2/3 | 1/4 | 13.27 |
Heilbronn , Löffelstelzen , Waldenburg , Aalen , Oberböhringen |
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| 26th | 514 | ARD digital | 5 | ND | H | 16 QAM (8 k mode) |
2/3 | 1/4 | 13.27 |
Heilbronn , Löffelstelzen , Waldenburg |
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| 50 | 706 | SWR bouquet 2 Baden-Württemberg | 5 | ND | H | 16 QAM (8 k mode) |
2/3 | 1/4 | 13.27 |
Heilbronn , Löffelstelzen , Waldenburg , Aalen , Oberböhringen |
Digital television (DVB-T2)
Regular operation of DVB-T2 HD began on October 24, 2018 . Since then, the programs of ARD ( SWR -Mux) and ZDF have been broadcasting in the DVB-T2 standard in HEVC video coding and in Full HD resolution. The operator Freenet TV broadcasts three multiplexes.
The DVB-T2 HD -Ausstrahlungen are simulcast (Single Frequency Network) with other transmitter sites.
Analog television (PAL)
Until the switch to DVB-T on October 14, 2009, the Weinsberg transmitter continued to serve analog television:
| channel |
Frequency (MHz) |
program |
ERP (kW) |
Transmission diagram round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
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| 49 | 695.25 | The First (SWR) | 10 | ND | H |
Web links
- Sender Weinsberg , photos and data on senderfotos-bw.de