Fernsehturm Angelburg, Communication tower in Schelder Wald, Germany
Fernsehturm Angelburg is a 171-metre reinforced concrete transmission tower of the FMT 3 type on the 609-metre Angelburg in the Schelder Wald, about 1 km east of Hirzenhain-Bahnhof in Eschenburg. Its operating floor sits roughly 48 m up on the lowest and largest of four platforms, reached by lift or 678 steps. The tower is not open to the public.
The tower began transmitting in 1968 and served for decades as the region's primary broadcast facility. Technological changes led to modifications of its upper section in 2020 when outdated equipment was removed.
The structure broadcasts twelve public television channels and one FM radio program, serving as a central communication point for the Hesse region.
The tower is closed to public access but can be viewed from the surrounding area. The hilltop location offers views across the landscape and is reachable by local pathways.
On 21 October 2020 the Swiss firm Heliswiss International removed the tower's top with a Kamow Ka-32 transport helicopter. The two dismantled glass-fibre-reinforced plastic cylinders had become redundant after the DVB-T transmitter shut down on 24 April 2018, and their removal cut the structure's height by about 15 metres.
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