Cholfirst Radio Tower is a

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on Cholfirst Mountain at

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. The tower was built in 1973 by PTT on Cholfirst Mountain, a mountain near Flurlingen () after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a tower nearby. The construction of Cholfirst Radio Tower cost 7 million Swiss Francs. On request of Flurlingen community it was equipped with an observation deck, accessible for tourists by stairway (no elevator) in a height of 42 metres, of which additional costs were paid by PTT.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20070702124426/http://www.flurlingen.ch/Information_Antennenturm.htm * {{Zurich-geo-stub Towers in Switzerland 1973 establishments in Switzerland Buildings and structures in the canton of Zürich Towers completed in 1973