Torrespaña (literally "Spain Tower") is a steel-and-concrete television tower located in

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. National terrestrial television channels

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and Antena 3, as well as the autonomous channel

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, along with a few radio stations, broadcast from the tower. The tower was built in 1982, commemorating the

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played in Spain that year. The building was administered by RTVE until 1989 when control over radio and television emissions in Spanish territory was given to

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. It is generally known in Madrid as the " Pirulí", given the similarity between the tower and a particular type of

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of conical shape very popular in Spain in the eighties. Located in a depression, next to the M30 highway, the tower is not open to the public.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrespana Buildings and structures in Salamanca District, Madrid Towers completed in 1982 Communication towers in Spain 1982 establishments in Spain