Sender Freiburg-Schönberg, Communication tower on Schönberg mountain, Freiburg, Germany.
Sender Freiburg-Schönberg is a transmission site of the Südwestrundfunk on the Schönberg, a 645-metre-high hill in the municipality of Ebringen, southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau. Since March 2013 its antenna carrier has been a 58-metre steel lattice mast, which replaced a free-standing 40-metre tubular mast. The site broadcasts DAB+ radio in vertical polarisation and, since 8 November 2017, DVB-T2 television.
The current structure was completed in 2013 and replaced a previous 40-meter tubular mast that had served until March of that year. An important technological shift occurred in 2017 when the facility transitioned from analog television broadcasting to modern DVB-T2 technology.
The tower is a recognizable landmark on Schönberg that many people in the region listen to daily without giving it much thought. The facility shapes the mountain's skyline and remains visible from many parts of Freiburg.
The mountain is easily accessible and provides sweeping views of the surrounding landscape from the summit, with the transmission facility being a notable feature of the site. Visitors should be prepared for the elevation and changeable weather conditions, which are often cooler and windier than the town below.
The 40-metre tubular mast that carried the antennas until March 2013 was replaced by a 58-metre steel lattice mast. The site stands on the Schönberg, a 645-metre hill in the municipality of Ebringen, southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau. Television transmission stopped with the launch of DVB-T in 2007 and resumed with DVB-T2 on 8 November 2017.
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