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Eifel-Bärbelkreuz Transmitter

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Eifel-Bärbelkreuz Transmitter

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    July 31, 2020

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    The WDR broadcaster "Eifel-Bärbelkreuz" is located on the forested plateaus of the Zitterwald at an altitude of 652 m above sea level. NN. The highest peak of the Zitterwald is at the Weißen Stein (692 m; with ski area) southwest of Udenbreth; further surveys of the Zitterwald include Bärbelkreuz (662.8 m), Hühnerhöhe (659.9 m), Kamberg (637.8 m). The Eifel-Bärbelkreuz is located in Neuhaus in the municipality of Hellenthal.

    The Hellenthal villages and settlements - such as Giescheid, Miescheid, Neuhaus, Ramscheid and Udenbreth - in the northern part of the Zitterwald are among the highest church villages in the Rhineland.
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    July 30, 2020

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    The Eifel-Bärbelkreuz transmitter is a broadcasting system of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk. It lies at an altitude of 652 m above sea level. NN. The transmission tower was built in 1985 and has a total height of 167 m.
    From here, the WDR broadcasts its radio programs both in analogue and in the DAB + standard.
    Before the switch to DVB-T, the broadcasting location was also used for analog television. Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Eifel-B%C3%A4rbelkreuz
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    April 30, 2023

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    The WDR transmitter "Bärbelkreuz" is named after the "Bärbelkreuz" summit, which is 1.1 km away.
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