Çamlıca TRT Television Tower

Çamlıca TRT Television Tower
TRT Çamlıca Verici İstasyonu
Çamlıca TRT Television Tower (concrete structure on the left half) with steel communications masts around on Çamlıca Hill.
Çamlıca TRT Television Tower (Istanbul)
Location Çamlıca Hill, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Mast height 18 m (59 ft)
Tower height 166 m (545 ft)
Coordinates 41°01′55″N 29°04′09″E / 41.03194°N 29.06917°E / 41.03194; 29.06917Coordinates: 41°01′55″N 29°04′09″E / 41.03194°N 29.06917°E / 41.03194; 29.06917
Built 1976

Çamlıca TRT Television Tower (Turkish: TRT Çamlıca Verici İstasyonu) is a communication tower in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned and operated by the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).

The tower is located on Büyük Çamlıca Hill (literally:Big Çamlıca Hill) at 268 m (879 ft) above main sea level. The construction of the tower began by March 1972, and it was completed in July 1976. The tower has a total height of 166 m (545 ft) with the 148 m (486 ft) highconical concrete tower and a steel mast atop. A revolving restaurant is situated at 77 m (253 ft) height.[1] Test broadcasting for single-frequency network (SFN) from the transmitter began on February 3, 2006.[2] On May 21, 2010, a fire broke out at the tower's 80 m (260 ft) height. The fire caused damage to the transmitter, and the broadcasting was interrupted until the damage was removed.[3]

With the completion of the Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower on the neighborung hill, the steel transmitter masts, which cause visual pollution and are considered to be harmful to health, will be removed and integrated in both towers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Çamlıca televizyon kulesi" (in Turkish). RadiaMap. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. ↑ "TRT'nin verici kurduğu yerler ve DVB-T2(Genel Konu)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  3. ↑ "TRT'nin vericisinde yangın çıktı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  4. ↑ "Başbakan Yıldırım, Küçük Çamlıca TV-Radyo Kulesi inşaatını inceledi". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-06.


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