Schöckl Transmitter
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Schöckl Transmitter is a facility for FM
- and TV-transmission on the Schöckl Mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It uses as an antenna tower
, a 100 metre high lattice tower
, which was built in 1956.
The tower of Schöckl transmitter was originally completely free-standing, but it was in recent times additionally guyed.
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
- and TV-transmission on the Schöckl Mountain in Steiermark, Austria. It uses as an antenna tower
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
, a 100 metre high lattice tower
Lattice tower
A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding framework tower. They can be used as electricity pylons especially for voltages above 100 kilovolts, as a radio tower or as an observation tower....
, which was built in 1956.
The tower of Schöckl transmitter was originally completely free-standing, but it was in recent times additionally guyed.