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In 1994, the facility's transmitters were replaced with Thomson-Csf TRE 2175 units, which in turn were replaced by a new Transradio TRAM/P 1500 LS solid-state transmitter in 2011 that could support [[Digital Radio Mondiale|DRM digital radio]] broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zank |first=Harald |date=2011-07-27 |title=Transradio Delivers System to RTL |language=en-US |work=[[Radio World]] |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/transradio-delivers-system-to-rtl |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> The maximum power of the site is 1500 kW (reduced to 1000 kW at night);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pa3fwm.nl/signals/rtl234kHz-power|title=RTL 234 kHz power, April 2018 / August 2020}}</ref> since 2020, the output power has been set to 750 kW daytime or 375 kW at night.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East - 234 kHz|url=http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=1&kHz=234|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> |
In 1994, the facility's transmitters were replaced with Thomson-Csf TRE 2175 units, which in turn were replaced by a new Transradio TRAM/P 1500 LS solid-state transmitter in 2011 that could support [[Digital Radio Mondiale|DRM digital radio]] broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zank |first=Harald |date=2011-07-27 |title=Transradio Delivers System to RTL |language=en-US |work=[[Radio World]] |url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/transradio-delivers-system-to-rtl |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> The maximum power of the site is 1500 kW (reduced to 1000 kW at night);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pa3fwm.nl/signals/rtl234kHz-power|title=RTL 234 kHz power, April 2018 / August 2020}}</ref> since 2020, the output power has been set to 750 kW daytime or 375 kW at night.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East - 234 kHz|url=http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=1&kHz=234|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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In 2019, RTL Group and Luxembourgish energy company {{ill|Enovos|lb}} began work on an extensive solar generation facility at Beidweiler.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-16 |title=Beidweiler et Junglinster: RTL Group et Enovos à l'initiative du plus grand parc photovoltaïque du pays |language=fr |trans-title=Beidweiler and Junglinster: RTL Group and Enovos at the initiative of the largest photovoltaic park in the country |work=RTL: 5 minutes |url=https://5minutes.rtl.lu/actu/luxembourg/a/1377238.html |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> The first phase of the project, consisting of 16,100 [[photovoltaic]] solar panels, was connected to the national energy grid in 2020. |
In 2019, RTL Group and Luxembourgish energy company {{ill|Enovos|lb}} began work on an extensive solar generation facility at Beidweiler.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-16 |title=Beidweiler et Junglinster: RTL Group et Enovos à l'initiative du plus grand parc photovoltaïque du pays |language=fr |trans-title=Beidweiler and Junglinster: RTL Group and Enovos at the initiative of the largest photovoltaic park in the country |work=RTL: 5 minutes |url=https://5minutes.rtl.lu/actu/luxembourg/a/1377238.html |access-date=2022-10-25}}</ref> The first phase of the project, consisting of 16,100 [[photovoltaic]] solar panels, was connected to the national energy grid in 2020. A second group of panels went online in 2021. Together with a similar solar generation facility at Junglinster, the transmission sites make up the largest solar facility in Luxembourg, generating almost 10.5 gigawatt-hours of energy per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Du Murr |first=Irene |date=2022-02-24 |title=Focus on the country’s large-scale photovoltaic installations |url=https://www.spuerkeess.lu/en/blog/lets-talk-business/focus-on-the-countrys-large-scale-photovoltaic-installations/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Spuerkeess |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:20, 1 December 2022
The Beidweiler longwave transmitter is a high-power broadcasting transmission site owned by RTL Group and operated by RTL company Broadcasting Center Europe. It is used to transmit the French-speaking programme of RTL on longwave frequency 234 kHz. Based in Beidweiler, Luxembourg, the transmission site is situated at 49°43'58" N and 6°19'08" E and went into service in 1972 as replacement of the old Junglinster Longwave Transmitter. Junglinster remained in use as a backup site and for additional broadcast services.
The facility uses a directional antenna consisting of three 290-meter (950 ft) tall guyed masts, each equipped with a cage antenna. The output of this array is mostly directed toward Paris. When the site was inaugurated in 1972 it operated with a transmission power of 1400 kilowatts, which was pushed up to 2000 kW in 1974, making it one of the most powerful broadcasting stations in the world at the time.[1]
In 1994, the facility's transmitters were replaced with Thomson-Csf TRE 2175 units, which in turn were replaced by a new Transradio TRAM/P 1500 LS solid-state transmitter in 2011 that could support DRM digital radio broadcasting.[2] The maximum power of the site is 1500 kW (reduced to 1000 kW at night);[3] since 2020, the output power has been set to 750 kW daytime or 375 kW at night.[4]
In 2019, RTL Group and Luxembourgish energy company Enovos began work on an extensive solar generation facility at Beidweiler.[5] The first phase of the project, consisting of 16,100 photovoltaic solar panels, was connected to the national energy grid in 2020. A second group of panels went online in 2021. Together with a similar solar generation facility at Junglinster, the transmission sites make up the largest solar facility in Luxembourg, generating almost 10.5 gigawatt-hours of energy per year.[6]
References
- ^ Engle, Steve. "Competing in the Ether — Building transmission sites". H-Europe.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Zank, Harald (2011-07-27). "Transradio Delivers System to RTL". Radio World. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "RTL 234 kHz power, April 2018 / August 2020".
- ^ "MWLIST quick and easy: Europe, Africa and Middle East - 234 kHz". Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Beidweiler et Junglinster: RTL Group et Enovos à l'initiative du plus grand parc photovoltaïque du pays" [Beidweiler and Junglinster: RTL Group and Enovos at the initiative of the largest photovoltaic park in the country]. RTL: 5 minutes (in French). 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ Du Murr, Irene (2022-02-24). "Focus on the country's large-scale photovoltaic installations". Spuerkeess. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
External links
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7751
- Langwellensender Beidweiler at Structurae
- https://theantennasite.com/countries/luxembourg/beidweiler-ruedelastation.html
49°43′49″N 6°19′14″E / 49.73033°N 6.32058°E
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