FM- and TV-mast Hosingen, the tallest structure of Luxemburg

The FM- and TV mast Hosingen is a 300 metre high guyed radio mast with a diameter of 2 metres for FM and TV broadcasting, which was built in 1970. Hosingen (Housen is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The FM- and TV-mast Hosingen is the tallest construction of Luxemburg and property of RTL. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by RTL Group ( is Europe's largest TV radio and production company and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann.

The FM- and TV-mast Hosingen carries in a height of 285 metre the antennas, which are pointed toward Germany. These antennas are used for transmitting the German speaking program of RTL on 97,0 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. The antennas for the transmission of the native radio program on 92,5 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW are mounted in a height of 237 metres. As transmission device for both frequencies a Telefunken S 3217 transmitters with an output power of 10 kW is used. For both frequencies there is also a backup transmitter with an output power of 10 kW, a Telefunken S 3152, installed.

See also

• List of masts

External links

• Hosingen Transmission Tower in the Structurae database
• http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b45491
• http://members.aon.at/wabweb/radio/rtl.htm