Wolfersberg water tower

The Wolfersberg water, radio and transmission tower

The Wolfersberg water tower is a water, radio and transmission tower on the summit of the 322 meter high Wolfersberg in the 14th district of Penzing in Vienna .

The water tower with a height of approx. 12 meters and a container volume of 63 cubic meters was built in 1950. On its roof there is a steel lattice tower with a triangular cross-section, which serves as a transmission tower insulated from earth and emits NDB radio beacon STE on the frequency 293 kHz with 100 W power . This radio signal serves as a radio beacon for the aircraft landing in Schwechat . There is also a VHF transmitter antenna on the roof for broadcasting the radio program from Radio 88.6 on 90.5 MHz.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Wolfersberg in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
↑ Siedlerverein Wolfersberg: History of the settlements on the Wolfersberg and the Bierhäuselberg ; accessed on April 9, 2018
↑ Radiomap.eu: radio station in Vienna ; accessed on April 9, 2018

48.210616 16.247136Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 38.2 " N , 16 ° 14 ′ 49.7" E

[1] Wolfersberg in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

[2] Siedlerverein Wolfersberg: History of the settlements on the Wolfersberg and the Bierhäuselberg ; accessed on April 9, 2018

[3] Radiomap.eu: radio station in Vienna ; accessed on April 9, 2018