Vigra transmitter

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Vigra transmitter is a facility for mediumwave broadcasting near Vigra in Norway. The Vigra transmitter was inaugaurated in 1934. It was used until 1953 for transmission as a T-antenna. This antenna was replaced in 1952/53 by a guyed, steel-tube mast radiator insulated against the eartg with a height of 243 metres. In 1999, the height of the mast was reduced for air traffic safety reasons to 232 metres. The Vigra transmitter works on a 630 kHz bandwidth with a power of 100 kilowatts and can be received at night in much of Europe.

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• http://www.waniewski.de/id295.htm
• http://epos.stortinget.no/SpmDetalj.aspx?id=14214
• http://www.nrhf.no/nrhf-sendere-AM.html#vigra