Fernsehturm Heidelberg
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The Fernsehturm Heidelberg is a transmission tower for FM and DVB-T on the Königstuhl hill of Heidelberg at . It is the property of the City of Heidelberg and used by the SWR. Because of its exposed location on the crest of the hill the tower itself is only 82 metres high.
The Heidelberg TV tower has an open-air observation deck 30 metres up its height, which can be reached by an elevator. The observation deck is closed for visitors due to safety concerns.
In the first years of its existence the tower was also used as a water tower. The water tank is located within the main body behind the observation deck.
11 digital TV channels on the 3 Multiplexes are broadcast from the TV tower. DVB-T has up to 5 channels per Multiplex. DVB-T Frequencies are channel 27 (522Mhz), 50 (706Mhz) and 53 (730Mhz). TV channels broadcast are ARD, ZDF, SWR, HR, WDR, BR, 3Sat, Doku/Kika, Phoenix, Arte and EinsPlus. Each Multiplex is broadcast with 50kw.
3 analog FM radio channels are broadcast from this tower. SWR1 97.8 Mhz, SWR2 88.8 Mhz, SWR3 99.9 Mhz and SWR4 104.1 Mhz. Also one digital radio multiplex (DAB) is broadcast from this tower on DAB channel 12A. Available channels on that digital channel are SWR 1 Baden–Württemberg, SWR 2, SWR 3, DASDING and SWR cont.ra.
The Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg and Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg are located close by. Both are off limits to the public.
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