Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96-metre-tall (315 ft) lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
The tower was built in 1973 by PTT on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570-metre (1,870 ft) mountain near Flurlingen (47°40′51″N 8°38′48″E / 47.68083°N 8.64667°E) after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a 40-metre-tall (130 ft) 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.
Transmitted programmes edit
| Programme | Frequency | ERP | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRS 1 | 90.3 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| DRS 2 | 100.6 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| DRS 3 | 105.7 MHz | 0.45 kW | |
| Radio Top | 102.3 MHz | 0.2 kW | |
| Radio Munot | 51.5 MHz | 0.5 kW |
External links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070702124426/http://www.flurlingen.ch/Information_Antennenturm.htm
- Cholfirst Radio Tower at Structurae
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