| Transmitter Site Marnach |
| Historical overview of the site up untill 1982. |
| This is a cut & paste from a former BCE website. |
| MW power | ||
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December 1955 |
200 kW | Start of medium wave transmissions with two 100 kW transmitters |
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1956 |
350 kW | A third 150 kW MW transmitter from Junglinster arrives |
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November 1962
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Start of FM transmissions on 97 MHz | |
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Summer 1964
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Construction of an house extension | |
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Spring 1965
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Installation of a second AEG generator of 600 kW | |
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September 1965
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600 kW | Installation of a new 300 kW THOMSON transmitter |
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May 1967
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Start of FM-transmissions on 88,9 MHz |
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November 1967
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Installation of a new 300 kW TELEFUNKEN medium wave transmitter | |
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October 1968
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1200 kW |
Installation of a new 600 kW TELEFUNKEN medium wave transmitter |
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17 January 1969
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FM-tower breaks down and falls on the house. Both FM frequencies are interrupted |
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23 January 1969
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97 MHz again on the air | |
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28 February 1969
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88.9 MHz again on the air | |
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14 January 1970
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Installation of a quarter-wave night-aerial | |
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Spring 1970
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Construction of a new FM-site at Hosingen | |
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December 1970
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88,9 MHz is moved to Hosingen | |
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January 1971
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97 MHz is moved to Hosingen | |
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June 1971
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92,5 MHz is moved to Hosingen | |
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August 1972
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Dismantling of FM-tower at Marnach | |
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03 December 1976
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Installation of a reflector for the night-aerial | |
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1981
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Dismantling of 300 kW TELEFUNKEN transmitter (from November 1967) | |
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1982
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Dismantling of 300 kW THOMSON transmitter (from September 1965) | |
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1982
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Installation of two new 600 kW TELEFUNKEN S 4006 transmitters with pulse width modulation |