Hum Tower, Television tower on Mount Hum, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Hum Tower is a 78.5-meter concrete structure that stands on Mount Hum at an altitude of 812 meters and carries antennas for radio and television transmission. The facility transmits signals to the Sarajevo region and forms a central part of the local broadcasting network.
The tower was first constructed in the 1960s and underwent reconstruction in the 1980s before sustaining significant damage in May 1992 at the start of the Bosnian War. Rebuilding efforts after the conflict restored the site's broadcast functions.
The tower's shape is so important to the city that it appears on the official coat of arms of Novo Sarajevo municipality. For residents, it serves as an everyday landmark that defines the skyline from many angles.
The tower stands at 812 metres on Mount Hum, northwest of Sarajevo in Novo Sarajevo municipality. The site is a working broadcast facility watched over by BHRT technicians, so the building and equipment are not open to visitors. The concrete shaft and its white circular emblem are best seen from a distance, from the city or the slopes below.
The tower's drum-shaped metal head, holding white dish antennas, sits on a ribbed concrete shaft marked with a white circular emblem. The slender lattice mast above it is banded red and white and guyed by thin cables. The site stands at 812 metres on Mount Hum, and the tower appears on the coat of arms of Novo Sarajevo municipality, on whose territory it stands.
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