Caltanissetta Transmitter Station

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Transmitter in Sicily, Italy

37°29′52.89″N 14°04′3.98″E / 37.4980250°N 14.0677722°E / 37.4980250; 14.0677722Construction started1949Completed1951OpeningNovember 18, 1951HeightAntenna spire286 metres (938 ft)^[1]^[2]Design and constructionStructural engineerIng. Bertolotti, Materonzoli and SerangeloMain contractorCIFA (Compagnia Italiana Forme e Acciaio)

The Caltanissetta Transmitter Station (Italian: Trasmettitore di Caltanissetta or Antenna Rai di Caltanissetta)^[3] is a plant, now idle, for broadcast on longwave, mediumwave and shortwave; tipe guyed mast. The transmitter is insulated against ground.^[3]

Its main element is an omnidirectional antenna 286 meters high, which holds the record for the tallest structure in Italy; it stands on a hill 689m above sea level; The top antenna is placed at above sea level.^[2]

References

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^ "Caltanissetta Radio Mast, Caltanissetta | 1221558 |" (in Italian). EMPORIS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
^ ^a ^b Walter Guttadauria. "Così fu issata a Sant'Anna l'antenna più alta d'Europa inaugurata da un ministro" (pdf) (in Italian). centrocammarata.com. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
^ ^a ^b "Rai - Impianto Onde Corte Caltanissetta" (in Italian). mediasuk.org. Retrieved 2015-06-07.