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Felsenegg-Girstel Transmission Tower

Felsenegg-Girstel Transmission Tower

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Felsenegg-Girstel Transmission Tower

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Paul

November 8, 2021

Felsenegg-Girstel transmission tower
The Felsenegg-Girstel transmission tower, also known as the Felsenegg tower, is a 51 meter high directional tower on the Albis chain at the Felsenegg mountain station in the canton of Zurich
With the completion of the directional tower in 1963, radio and television broadcasting began in Switzerland. The Felsenegg station was the most important national technical center for television broadcasting. It was the control center for many private Swiss television stations and allowed national and international distribution. With the introduction of the REAL system, several transmission systems were distributed to 27 other Swisscom towers. As a result, the tower lost its originally outstanding central importance. The Felsenegg transmission tower is now integrated in the general network of transmission towers. Since fiber optics became popular, conventional broadcasting of radio programs has also declined. The tower broadcast FM radio from Radio Zürisee until December 10, 2009, before it was switched to the Üetliberg. The Skyguide air traffic control company has had a radar station on the tower since 2005. In 2020 the Felsenegg Tower was removed from the canton's inventory of historical monuments. In 2021 the dilapidated Felsenegg tower will be replaced by a 73 meter high lattice mast tower. The old concrete tower is to be dismantled by the end of 2022.
Text / Source: Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendeturm_Felsenegg-Girstel

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Paul

November 8, 2021

Felsenegg-Girstel transmission tower
The Felsenegg concrete tower will not be removed until 2022 - but a second one will adorn the Albis silhouette
Over the next two years, the Albis silhouette will undergo a significant change. Swisscom will build a new lattice mast tower in 2021 and demolish the old one in 2022.
The mast tower in the slim half-timbered construction will be located on the Felsenegg directly next to the previous massive directional tower made of concrete. Image montage: Swisscom Broadcast AG.
Text / source: Limmattalerzeitung
limmattalerzeitung.ch/limmattal/zuerich/der-felsenegg-betonturm-kommen-erst-2022-weg-trotzdem-ziert-ein-zweiter-die-albis-silhouette-ld.1232840

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