The Lahti longwave transmitter was a facility for
longwave transmission on the
Radio Hill
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in
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
,
Finland
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on 252 kHz. It was inaugurated in 1927 and used a T-type
aerial strung between two freestanding steel framework towers. The Lahti longwave transmitter was shut down in 1993. Nowadays the facility is used as a
museum
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. The red-and-white towers are still standing and form a local landmark. Nearby is
lake Mytäjäinen.
See also
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List of towers
Several extant building fulfill the engineering definition of a tower: "a tall human structure, always taller than it is wide, for public or regular operational access by humans, but not for living in or office work, and are ''self-supporting' ...
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Towers completed in 1927
Communication towers in Finland
Transmitter sites in Finland
Lahti
Museums in Päijät-Häme
1927 establishments in Finland
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