| Nador transmitter, Mast 1 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mast radiator |
| Location | Nador, Morocco |
| Height | 380 m (1,246.72 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Medi 1[1] |
| Nador transmitter, Mast 2 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mast radiator |
| Location | Nador, Morocco |
| Height | 380 m (1,246.72 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Medi 1[2] |
| Nador transmitter, Mast 3 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mast radiator |
| Location | Nador, Morocco |
| Height | 380 m (1,246.72 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Medi 1[3] |
Nador transmitter is the main transmission facility for longwave and shortwave of Medi 1 Radio, a privately owned broadcasting company of Morocco. It is situated approximately 18 kilometres south of the city of Nador and a few kilometres south of Selouane at 35°2'29"N and 2°55'7"W.
The longwave transmitter of Nador transmitter, which works on 171 kHz. has a transmission power of 2000 kilowatts. It is also the FM transmitter for the Nador-region on 99,9 Mhz[4] As antenna, a directional antenna consisting of three guyed masts, each 380 metres tall, is used. These masts are arranged in a row, which points approximately to north northwest.. Following the demolition of the OMEGA Navigation System in Paynesville, Liberia in 2011,[5] the Nador transmitter became (again) the tallest structure in Africa.[6]
Besides the high masts there is also a complex of lower masts with horizontal antenna wires on the site for mediumwave transmissions.