Riga LVRTC Transmitter

The Riga LVRTC Transmitter was a mediumwave transmitter in Ulbroka near Riga, Latvia, which broadcast on 945 kHz a music program in DRM-simulcast mode, which was receivable at night time in wide parts of Europe. It used as an antenna two guyed mast radiators. One of them was a 125 m-tall (410 ft) guyed lattice mast. The other smaller tower stays a Blaw-Knox Radiator. It is one of the few existing Blaw-Knox Radiators in Europe. Other towers of this type exist at Lisnagarvey, Northern Ireland, Lakihegy, Hungary, Vakarel, Bulgaria and Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Riga LVRTC Transmitter in 2006

Several masts were razed on 16 May 2010.[1]

The tallest mast of the station, which has a height of 205 metres, is still standing and used for FM-broadcasting [1].

Transmitted programmes

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Station Frequency Power
LR 5 93.1 MHz 10 kW
Radio Marija Latvija 97.3 MHz 2.6 kW
EHR Latviešu Hiti 101 MHz 2.3kW

References

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  1. ^ Ālīte, Barbara (17 May 2010). "Abi torņi un masts Ulbrokā uzspridzināti" [Both towers and mast blown up in Ulbroka]. Diena (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 2016-01-11.
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56°56′16.8″N 24°16′56.7″E / 56.938000°N 24.282417°E / 56.938000; 24.282417