Kékestető TV Tower

Kékestető TV Tower (Hungarian: Kékes TV-torony) is a 176-metre (577 ft) tall^[1] multifunctional transmitter built of reinforced concrete on the 1,014-metre (3,327 ft) high Kékes mountain, Hungary. It is also an observation tower,^[1] including a restaurant.^[2]

Kékestető TV Tower
Kékes TV-torony
General information
Status	In use
Type	TV tower
Location	Gyöngyös, Heves County, Hungary
Coordinates	47°52′22″N 20°0′33″E
Construction started	1978
Completed	1981
Height	178 m
Design and construction
Civil engineer	Út- és Vasúttervező Vállalat (Uvaterv, "Road and Railway Planner Company")
Main contractor	Magyar Posta

History

The Hungarian Carpathian Association [de] built a 20 m high wooden watchtower at east of the Kékes summit in 1889, what was rebuilt and named after József Vass in 1926, but demolished in 1938. The first 65-meter TV tower, made of andesite, was handed over in 1960. A new 178-meter-high TV tower was built in 1980, and the older one was converted into a hotel (later closed). The new TV tower also functions as a lookout point.^[3]

Transmitted channels

Radio	FM Frequency	ERP
Bartók Rádió [de]	90.7 MHz	30 kW
Kossuth Rádió	95.5 MHz	20 kW
Dankó Rádió [de]	99.8 MHz	0.32 kW
Petőfi Rádió	102.7 MHz	30 kW
Retro Rádió [hu]	104.7 MHz	30.2 kW
Television	Channel	ERP
Multiplex E (DVB-T2)	E34	72.4 kW
Multiplex B (DVB-T)	E36	74.1 kW
Multiplex A (DVB-T)	E39	77.6 kW
Multiplex C (DVB-T2)	E44	83.2 kW
Multiplex D (DVB-T2)	E46	83.2 kW

Source:^[4]