Sud Radio Transmitter Pic Blanc is a facility for high power medium wave broadcasting located on Pic Blanc, a mountain at 1°43'1"E and 42°32'5"N in

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. Whilst in operation, it was the highest medium wave transmitting station in Europe. It was built in 1972 by

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and uses a

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consisting of two free-standing 86 metre tall lattice towers. One of these towers is insulated against ground, while the other one is grounded and carries a

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. The transmitter worked on 819 kHz with a power of 900 kilowatts. It was shut down in November 1981. As replacement, a small transmitter at

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near

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was built. Now the facility is abandoned and one of the two towers has been partly dismantled.

References

External links

* http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tvignaud/galerie/etranger/and-sudradio.htm * http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b58031 * http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b58032 Radio masts and towers in Europe Buildings and structures in Andorra Towers in France Transmitter sites in France Towers completed in 1972 1972 establishments in Andorra {{Europe-mast-stub