The Hum Tower ( Bosnian: ''Toranj Hum / Predajnik Hum'') is a tall

telecommunication tower Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...

located on Mount Hum in the periphery of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

. The original tower was finished in the 1960s, rebuilt in the 1980s. During the Bosnian war, on 2 May 1992 it was partly destroyed by the JNA and VRS.

History

Hum Tower become one of the most important

landmarks A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...

of Sarajevo, capital of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

TV transmitter A television transmitter is a transmitter that is used for terrestrial (over-the-air) television broadcasting. It is an electronic device that radiates radio waves that carry a video signal representing moving images, along with a synchronized au ...

was built in the 1980s at an

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of 812

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s. It consists of a constructed object and the reinforced concrete

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height of 78.5 meters. On the antenna pole were installed UHF TV antenna system, VHF TV antenna system and VHF FM antenna system which broadcast analog radio and television signal. The facility was primarily used by

RTV Sarajevo TVSA or Televizija Kantona Sarajevo (Sarajevo Canton Television) is a public TV channel founded by Assembly of Sarajevo Canton. Headquarters of TVSA is located in capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo (along with national and entity ...

(''Radio Televizija Sarajevo'') which broadcast four radio and three television programs until 1992 (TVSA, TVSA 2, TVSA 3; Radio Sarajevo 1, Sarajevo 202, Radio Sarajevo 2 and Radio Sarajevo 3). During the Bosnian war, in 1992, antenna tower and the building suffered major damage, which are partially repaired after the war. The building and emission devices are under constant surveillance of duty technicians from national public broadcaster,

BHRT BHRT (Bosnian-Herzegovinian Radio Television) ''Bosanskohercegovačka radiotelevizija''/ ''Босанскохерцеговачка радиотелевизија'') formerly known as PBSBiH (Public Broadcasting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

. According to international obligations,

is planned to switch to

digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital signals rather than analogue signals for broadcasting over radio frequency bands. Digital television broadcasting (especially satellite television) is widespread. Digital audio broadcasting i ...

in April 2014, but that deadline is breached. Within the first phase of digitalisation in BiH at the facility Hum installed DVB-T transmitter 1 KW, UHF antenna system, digital RR links and parabolic antenna. Installed DVB-T transmitter will broadcast programs of public broadcasters: BHT 1, FTV and

RTRS Radio Television of Republika Srpska (Serbian: ''Радио Телевизија Републике Српске'' / Radio Televizija Republike Srpske or RTRS) is the entity-level public broadcaster which operates radio and television services i ...

. Commissioning of this equipment is expected in the mid-2016.

Radio and TV frequencies

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RTVFBiH The Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (locally known as Radiotelevizija Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine or RTVFBiH for short) is entity level public broadcaster which operates own radio and television services in the F ...

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Federalni Radio Federalni Radio ("Federal Radio") is a Bosnian entity-level public radio station operated by Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTVFBiH). The program is broadcast on a daily basis in Bosnian and Croatian. This radio ...

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Federalna televizija Federalna televizija ("Federal television"; locally known as Federalna TV ("Federal TV") or FTV) is a public mainstream TV channel operated by RTVFBiH. The program is broadcast on a daily basis, 24 hours from RTVFBiH headquarters located in S ...

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