Longwave transmitter Raszyn
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The longwave transmitter Raszyn is a longwave broadcasting transmitter near Raszyn
, Poland
. It was built in 1949. Until 1962, its radio mast was, with a height of 335 metres, the tallest structure in Europe.
The longwave transmitter Raszyn was until the inauguration of Warsaw radio mast
in Konstantynów the central longwave broadcasting of Poland.
Since 1978 from this facility during daytime a second program in the longwave range is transmitted on 198 kHz (currently the frequency is used by Radio Parlament).
After the collapse of Warsaw radio mast
in 1991 this facility was used until the inauguration of the new longwave-transmitter Solec Kujawski
for transmissions of the first program of the Polish Broadcasting Service on 225 kHz. Because it is not possible to transmit from Raszyn on both longwave frequencies of the Polish Broadcasting Company simultaneously, no transmissions on the second longwave frequency of the Polish Broadcasting Company (198 kHz) took place between 1991 and 1999.
The radio mast of the longwave transmitter Raszyn is since the collapse of the Warsaw radio mast
the sixth tallest structure in Poland.
The place was actually used for transmitting purposes from 1931 when the then Polish Radio Co. opened their new, modern 120 kW transmitter that was using two 280 m tall guyed steel lattice masts to support a T-shaped antenna. In the late 1930s works started to increase the output power to 600 kW but the works were not completed before start of the World War II
. One of the masts was destroyed by the Polish Army engineers to prevent the Germans from using the station.
Trivia: for a very short time after opening their new transmitting facility in 1931 the official Polish Radio Co. announcement was 'Halo, tu Polskie Radio Raszyn' ('This is the Polish Radio Raszyn'), but because Polish pronunciation of 'Raszyn' is nearly identical to English pronunciation of 'Russian' and therefore was confusing foreign listeners, the announcement was promptly changed back to 'Halo, tu Polskie Radio Warszawa' ('This is the Polish Radio Warsaw') (source: Maciej Józef Kwiatkowski 'Tu Polskie Radio Warszawa', Warsaw 1980).
Raszyn
Raszyn is a village in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Raszyn. It lies approximately east of Pruszków and south-west of Warsaw. The village has a population of 6,700.Raszyn has been the site of two battles...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It was built in 1949. Until 1962, its radio mast was, with a height of 335 metres, the tallest structure in Europe.
The longwave transmitter Raszyn was until the inauguration of Warsaw radio mast
Warsaw radio mast
The Warsaw radio mast was the world's tallest structure until its collapse on 8 August 1991. It is the second tallest land-based structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010....
in Konstantynów the central longwave broadcasting of Poland.
Since 1978 from this facility during daytime a second program in the longwave range is transmitted on 198 kHz (currently the frequency is used by Radio Parlament).
After the collapse of Warsaw radio mast
Warsaw radio mast
The Warsaw radio mast was the world's tallest structure until its collapse on 8 August 1991. It is the second tallest land-based structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010....
in 1991 this facility was used until the inauguration of the new longwave-transmitter Solec Kujawski
Longwave-transmitter Solec Kujawski
The Longwave transmitter Solec Kujawski is a longwave broadcasting facility of the Polish broadcasting company for the 225 kHz frequency. Its construction was necessary after the collapse of the Warsaw radio mast on August 8, 1991 and the resistance of the local population to its reconstruction.The...
for transmissions of the first program of the Polish Broadcasting Service on 225 kHz. Because it is not possible to transmit from Raszyn on both longwave frequencies of the Polish Broadcasting Company simultaneously, no transmissions on the second longwave frequency of the Polish Broadcasting Company (198 kHz) took place between 1991 and 1999.
The radio mast of the longwave transmitter Raszyn is since the collapse of the Warsaw radio mast
Warsaw radio mast
The Warsaw radio mast was the world's tallest structure until its collapse on 8 August 1991. It is the second tallest land-based structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010....
the sixth tallest structure in Poland.
The place was actually used for transmitting purposes from 1931 when the then Polish Radio Co. opened their new, modern 120 kW transmitter that was using two 280 m tall guyed steel lattice masts to support a T-shaped antenna. In the late 1930s works started to increase the output power to 600 kW but the works were not completed before start of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. One of the masts was destroyed by the Polish Army engineers to prevent the Germans from using the station.
Trivia: for a very short time after opening their new transmitting facility in 1931 the official Polish Radio Co. announcement was 'Halo, tu Polskie Radio Raszyn' ('This is the Polish Radio Raszyn'), but because Polish pronunciation of 'Raszyn' is nearly identical to English pronunciation of 'Russian' and therefore was confusing foreign listeners, the announcement was promptly changed back to 'Halo, tu Polskie Radio Warszawa' ('This is the Polish Radio Warsaw') (source: Maciej Józef Kwiatkowski 'Tu Polskie Radio Warszawa', Warsaw 1980).
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