David's Transmitters
Europe and Beyond
San Salvatore - Lugano - Swiss
The Monte San Salvatore transmitter is the most important FM transmitter in Ticino . It is located on Monte San Salvatore , 901 meters above sea level. He uses an 80 meter high, free-standing steel lattice tower that was erected in 1957 as the antenna carrier.
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The Monte San Salvatore transmitter went into operation for the first time on November 29, 1958 and initially broadcast the television program and the second radio program on VHF of the RSI . On October 7, 1960, a second VHF transmitter followed for the first program. The Italian RAI has been using the site since November 28, 1960, in particular to supply the Campione exclave and the northern shore of Lake Lugano from the Swiss border to Porlezza .
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It does not transmit TV signals anymore but still carries FM radio and Digital Radio.
FM Radio:
Rete Uno 88.1 - Rete Due 91.5 - DRS 1 93.6 - RSR La Premiere 104 - Rete Tre 106 Mz
Digital Radio 12 A:
Rete Uno - Rete Due - Rete Tre - Radio SRF 1 (GR) - Radio SRF 3 - Radio SRF 4 News - Radio SRF Musikwelle - RTS La Première - Color 3 - Option Musique - Radio Rumantsch - Radio Swiss Pop - Radio Swiss Classic - Radio Swiss Jazz - Radio 3 - Radio Fiume Ticino - Radio Southeast Switzerland
Benidorm
There are several masts on the hill adjacent to the famous Benidorm Cross which is to the north of the town. It looks as though most of the transmissions are for fm and digital radio. I am doing more research on this. I visited this on a warm day in March 2019. The road up to it is steep but, the view from the site is magnificent. Nearby and a little higher is the famous Benidorm Cross which is well worth a visit.
Saleve - Swiss/ France
The Salève is a mountain of the French Prealps located in the departement of Haute-Savoie. It is also called the "Balcony of Geneva". The view from the top over the city of Geneva is spectacular.
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Radio and TV signals for France and Switzerland are broadcast from the main and auxiliary towers on the site. The main cylindrical tower is also used for microwave and other signals both for France and Switzerland. Historically this site has been used for a number of TV and Radio developments such as the French 819 system and digital standards such as DVB T 2.
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There are a number of masts on the summit of the mountain which rises to over 1300 metres.
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Transmitted from the Saleve and the Telepherique site:
SRF 1 87.8 – Option Musique 90.8 – Yes FM 91.8 – Radio Cite 92.2 – La Premiere 94.9 – Rete Uno 97.1 – Espace 2 100.7 – WRS 101.7 – Couleur 3 104.4 fm – LFM 88.4 – Virgin Radio 90.1 – Radio Lac 91.80 – Radio City 92.2 – Radio Orient 92.7 – Radio Zones 93.8 – Red FM 97.60 – Radio Plus 98.9 – NRJ Geneva 103.6 – RTS Color 3 104.4 – Nostalgia 105.0 – One FM 107.0
Digital Radio: 10B
Rigi Kulm - Luzern
Not far from Luzern where we are staying for a few days is the impressive Mount Rigi. On the top is the most powerful transmitter in Switzerland broadcasting a large number of TV and Radio Channels.
It stands on the highest part of the mountain known as Rigi-Kulm and as you can see in the picture it is mounted on a circular building.
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Rigi is also known as the "Queen of the Mountains." The highest peak is the Rigi-Kulm at 1,797.5 meters, with Rigi-Hochflue, Dossen and Rotstock and Rigi-Scheidegg being slightly less high. The mountain is easily accessible by public transportation. It offers many activities such as skiing or sledging in the winter, and hiking in the summer.
​Digital TV: Ch 6 SRF 1 – Ch 29 TSI 1 – Ch 32 SRF zwei
Analogue Radio: Radio Central 90.5 – Radio SRF 1 90.9 – Radio Sunshine 93.2 – Radio Pilatus 95.7 – Radio SRF 2 Kultur 96.6 – Radio SRF 3 103.8 – Rete Uno 106.2
Digital Radio: Block 7A – Block 7D – Block 12C