RTCN Białystok (Krynice) (Radio and Television Broadcasting Center; , RTCN) is a tall guyed mast for FM and TV situated at
Krynice near
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Biał ...
in
Podlaskie Voivodeship
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,
Poland
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. The structure was built in 1996 by Mostostal Zabrze,
Katowice
Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...
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PL and is the seventh tallest structure in Poland (since the collapse of the communist-built
Warsaw radio mast). The mast is owned by TP EmiTel z o.o.
There is a second guyed mast at the same location which was manufactured by Mostostal Zabrze and erected by Białostockie Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Miejskiego between April and September, 1962. It commenced regular broadcasting on 23 December 1962. It was originally tall, but its height was reduced in 1996 to after the erection of the neighboring mast.
Major Transmitters
The licensed transmitters at this location are:
Antenna Configuration
* Circular antenna of type ADT 8015 at height of 313m, 16 floors high, on 4 sides, polarization horizontal, gain 15.46 dB, resistance 2.1 dB, transmitting at frequency of 479.25 MHz (
TVP2).
* Circular antenna of type EAP 303 at height of 282.8m, 8 floors high, on 4 sides, polarization horizontal, gain 12 dB, resistance 2.1 dB, transmitting at frequency of 191.25 MHz (
TVP1).
* Circular antenna of type ADB 4104 at height of 236 m, 4 floors high, on 6 sides, polarization vertical, gain 8.62 dB, resistance 1.02 dB, transmitting at frequency of 92.3 MHz (
Polskie Radio Program I
Polskie Radio Program I, known also as PR1 or radiowa Jedynka is a radio channel broadcast by the Polish public broadcaster, Polskie Radio. It is dedicated to information and easy listening music. Some of its broadcasts have decades-old traditi ...
)
* Circular antenna of type ADB 4210 at height of 213 m, 8 floors high, on 3 sides, polarization horizontal, gain 9.39 dB, resistance 0.96 dB, transmitting at frequency of 100.2 MHz (
RMF FM
RMF FM (abbreviation to ''Radio Muzyka Fakty FM'', translation: ''Radio Music Facts FM''; previously: ''Radio Małopolska Fun FM''; translation: ''Radio Lesser Poland Fun FM'') is the first commercial radio station in Poland, currently broadca ...
).
Gallery
Image:RTCN Krynice - Wieza kratownicowa.jpg, Lattice steel telecommunication tower; original mast (back, left); main mast (back, right)
Image:RTCN Krynice - Wieza kratownicowa i oryginalny maszt.jpg, Lattice steel telecommunication tower (right); original mast (left)
Image:RTCN Krynice - Maszt glowny - Szczyt - A313 i A282.jpg, Main mast, top antenna is TVP2 at ; lower antenna is TVP1 at
Image:RTCN Krynice - Maszt glowny - A236 i A216.jpg, Main mast, Polskie Radio Program I
Polskie Radio Program I, known also as PR1 or radiowa Jedynka is a radio channel broadcast by the Polish public broadcaster, Polskie Radio. It is dedicated to information and easy listening music. Some of its broadcasts have decades-old traditi ...
antenna at ; RMF FM antenna at
Image:RTCN Krynice - Maszt oryginalny - Anteny.jpg, Microwave radio relay antennas on the original mast
Image:RTCN Krynice - Maszt glowny - Kotwiczenia.jpg, Anchorages of the main mast's guy-wires
Image:Podlaskie_-_Dobrzyniewo_Duze_-_Krynice_-_RTCN_Krynice_-_Lattice_tower.jpg, Lattice steel communications tower
Image:Podlaskie - Dobrzyniewo Duze - Krynice - RTCN Krynice - Masts.jpg, Front, right: steel lattice, communications tower; Middle, left: „old”, second mast — 102m; Rear, center: main mast — 331m
See also
*
List of masts
References
External links
Zakłady Elektroniczne WAREL S.A.
* http://emi.emitel.pl/EMITEL/obiekty.aspx?obiekt=DODR_E1A
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46202
* http://www.mostostal.zabrze.pl/index.php?p=bigtmpl&src=html_pl%2Fzakres_dzialalnosci005_big.html&item=1107
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* http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/pokaz_lokalizacja.php?pid=99
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Radio masts and towers in Poland
Białystok County
Buildings and structures in Podlaskie Voivodeship