Astara TV Tower

Astara Television Tower (Azerbaijani: Astara televiziya qüllə), is a steel 243.9 m (800 ft) tall Azerbaijani lattice television tower located in the city of Astara, in the southeastern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The tower is used for transmitting FM Radio and TV-broadcasting as well as a mobile repeater.^[1][3][4]

Astara Television Tower
Astara televiziya qüllə
Location within Azerbaijan
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Steel lattice television tower
Location	Astara, Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	38°29′3.24″N 48°50′11.39″E
Construction started	1981
Completed	1981
Height
Architectural	244 m (801 ft) (approximate estimate)[1][2]
Antenna spire	243.84 m (800 ft)[3]
References
[3][1][4]

The tower is 200 m (656 ft), excluding the antenna and a total height of 243.84 m (800 ft) with the antenna.

Design

The tower is a lattice tower with a horizontal cross and a guyed antenna at the tower's pinnacle.

Transmission

The Astara TV Tower transmits FM-/TV-broadcasting throughout the city of Astara. For more information, see the table below.^[4]

Frequency (MHz)	Polarization	Program	Year	Language	HMax (Maximum Effective Relative Height)	PMax (Maximum Effective Power)
90	Vertical	AzTV	1926-present	Azerbaijani	56	.31
99.75	Horizontal	ORT	1938-present			3.9
104.3	Mixed	Araz FM[4]

See also

• Lattice tower
• Astara
• AzTV
• TRT
• ORT