Sender Landshut, Radio and television transmission tower in Landshut, Germany.
Sender Landshut comprises two distinct towers, with the original 53-meter structure completed in 1937 and a newer 123-meter steel-tube tower added in 1973. Together they form a broadcast facility serving television and radio signals across the region.
The older tower was built between 1936 and 1937 specifically for television transmission and later served as a radar facility during World War II. The taller second tower was added after the war as broadcasting technology expanded.
The facility marks a turning point when broadcasting became central to how people across the region received news and entertainment. Generations have relied on the signals transmitted from this location without ever seeing the tower itself.
The location sits prominently at the edge of the city and can be viewed from the ground, especially from higher vantage points around town. You can approach the site, but access to the facility itself is restricted.
The older tower has an unusual square cross-section that makes it look more like a building than a typical transmission tower. This design includes an elevator system that was originally installed for maintenance work.
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