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All Germany Überherrn Europe 1 Transmitter

Europe 1 Transmitter

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.

Überherrn, Germany

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Masts of backup antenna at dawn   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
New transmitter building   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Backup antenna, Mast East   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Backup antenna, Mast West   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmitter building and tower used for transmitting Telesaar in the 1950ies   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Masts of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Top part of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Top part of director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Huge insulator in the feeder guy level of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Insulators in the lowest guys of the eastern mast of the backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Insulator in the upmost guy of the eastern mast of the backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Detail of the radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Tower of the radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Tower of the radio transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Tower used for transmitting Telesaar in the 1950ies   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Entrance to the new transmitter building   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Top of Mast East of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of Mast East of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of anchor of rope for capacitive enlengthening of Mast East of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchor of upmost guy level of Mast East of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchors of inner guy levels of Mast East of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Angle tower of radio power transmission line   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmitter building and tower used for transmitting Telesaar in the 1950ies   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Masts of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchor of upmost guy level of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchor of lowest guy levels of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchor of second topmost guy level of transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchors of upmost guy levels of director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchors of lowest guy levels of director mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Relicts of the basement of a radio mast of the main antenna, whose pinnacle fell down on August 8th, 2012 and which was later demolished completely   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Masts of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Masts of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Backup antenna, Mast West   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Backup antenna, Mast West   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Backup antenna, Mast West   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Base of Mast West of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of anchor of rope for capacitive enlengthening of Mast West of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Pinnacle of Mast West of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Basement of guy anchor of upmost guy level of Mast West of backup antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Radio power transmission line near transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Radio power transmission line running to transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
Transmission mast of main antenna   ThomasSchneider62 / Atlas Obscura User
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Curiously, the most powerful transmitter in Germany, which reaches most parts of the country, only broadcasts a program for French-speaking listeners. Because of this, it is unknown to most people in Germany.

Founded in 1952, the Europe 1 Transmitter was planned as a large facility for long-wave broadcasting. As the transmitter, which was only allowed in Saarland at the time as laws prohibited privately-owned broadcasting stations from being constructed in either Germany or France, planned to broadcast both radio and television programs, it is outfitted with several antennas and a concrete tower.

The maiden transmission was made on January 1, 1955.

When Saarland was reintegrated into Germany in 1957, authorities debated whether or not to allow the station to continue broadcasting. It was decided that it could - but only in French. Two years later, one of the large masts of the main antenna was moved in order to send a better signal toward France.

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  • Wikipedia: Longwave Transmitter Europe 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwave_transmitter_Europe_1
  • Europe 1 Transmitter Building: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_1_Transmitter_Building
  • Wikimapia: Transmitter of Europe 1: http://wikimapia.org/1826130/pl/Transmitter-of-Europe-1
Europe 1 Transmitter
Überherrn, 66802
Germany
49.280957, 6.679838

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