France - A26 Services
This repeater mast was photographed today at a service station on the A26 about 40km from Calais. It is part of the network of transmitters bring traffic information to motorists on the motorway network from Radio France. Like the others it broadcasts on 107.7 FM.
Reims
This is the lovely mast in Reims captured on the way down the A26 from Calais.
This transmitter carries the main digital services from TNT ( the French Freeview service)
Click below for a List of TV services in France from Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_France
Mulhouse
This great specimen spotted as we speed along the A36 towards Basle in Switzerland.
I presume that the full digital French TNT package is transmitted from this high power transmitter.
Stuttgart
This is Justyn Robert's favourite mast. It is in Stuttgart, Germany. Certainly very impressive. TV and radio probably. I love the red and white paint which is very typical of continental masts. It's basic design is very similar to the Emley Moor Transmitter in Yorkshire.
The tower is still known as Fernsehturm but today only broadcasts several public FM radio stations. Transmission of the ARD TV network's analogue service stopped in 2006. The digital television services have moved to nearby Fernmeldeturm Stuttgart, which also broadcasts private FM radio stations in the area.
Thanks Justyn for sending this in.
Pyongyang - North Korea
This is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of 150 metres in Pyongyang, North Korea.
The tower stands in Kaeson Park in Moranbong-guyok, north of Kim Il-sung Stadium. It was built in April 1967 to enhance the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and to start colour TV broadcasts.
The Tower is chiefly based on the design of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, which was built at the same time. There are broadcast antennas and technical equipment at the height of 34.5 m, 65 m, 67.5 m and 85 m, located at circular platforms. An observation deck is located at 94 metres high. The tower is topped by a 50-metre tall antenna.
There are four major television stations: Korean Central TV, Mansudae Television (a cultural station only available in the capital), Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television (targets South Korea). State television is always off air until its 5:00 pm evening news broadcast, except on Sundays which start at 6:00 am, and in emergency events or live events.
Radio is the most widely-used medium. In 2006, there were 16 AM, 14 FM and 11 shortwave radio broadcast stations. The main radio stations are Pyongyang Radio and the Korean Central Broadcasting Station.
Thanks to Mark Bennet for sending me the photo.