Bayan-Ölgii Province
longwave
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radio broadcast tower (
) is a
guyed mast
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, and the
tallest structure
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in
Mongolia
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at a height of 352.5 meters. The mast serves as a radio antenna.
The radio center and station's foundations were laid in 1961, with aid from
Czechoslovakia
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, while the mast was constructed in April 1964.
It is located in
Ölgii in
Bayan-Ölgii Province
Bayan-Ölgii ( ) is the westernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Islam in Mongolia, Muslim and Kazakh people, Kazakh-majority aimag, it was established in August 1940. Its capital is Ölgii (cit ...
. The radio tower has mast lights, lit with blue lights. On it radio advertisements and the local time are written in large letters.
Pass through the swept, Mongolia
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See also
*Media of Mongolia
The mass media in Mongolia refers to the print, broadcast and online media in Mongolia. Since the collapse of the Soviet style system in 1990, the media has undergone large reforms which have allowed greater diversity and freedom of the press wh ...
*Communications in Mongolia
Telecommunications in Mongolia face unique challenges. As the least densely populated country in the world, with a significant portion of the population living a nomadic lifestyle, it has been difficult for many traditional information and communi ...
References
1964 establishments in Mongolia
Ölgii (city)
Buildings and structures in Bayan-Ölgii Province
Infrastructure completed in 1964
Television in Mongolia
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