Brief History
| Year | Longwave | Mediumwave | Shortwave | FM | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 150 kW | - | - | - | Built of longwave transmitter with a transmitter of Chireix |
| 1938 | - | - | 6 kW | - | First shortwave transmissions |
| 1951 | 250 kW | - | - | - | Upgrade of longwave transmitter |
| 1952 | - | 150 kW | - | - | First mediumwave transmissions |
| 1953 | - | - | 50 kW | - | Second shortwave transmitter went in service |
| 1954 | 500 kW | - | - | - | Installation of second longwave transmitter |
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | Built of second antenna tower (height: 250 metres) |
| 1955 | - | 0 | - | - | Mediumwave transmission moved to Marnach transmitter |
| 1959 | - | - | - | 12 kW | First FM-transmitter went in service on 92.5 MHz |
| 1959 | - | - | - | - | Built of third 250 metre tower |
| 1960 | 750 kW | - | - | - | Inauguration of third longwave transmitter |
| 1964 | 1000 kW | - | - | - | Replacement of first longwave transmitter ny new 600 kW unit |
| 1970 | - | - | 250 kW | - | Installation of new shortwave transmitter, built by Telefunken. The two old shortwave transmitters were kept as spare units |
| 1971 | - | - | 500 | - | Installation of a second shortwave transmitter |
| 1971 | - | - | - | 0 | FM-transmissions moved to FM- and TV-Mast Hosingen |
| 1973 | - | - | 500 + 50 | - | The old 50 kW shortwave transmitter went in service for broadcasting on 15350 kHz |
| 1976 | - | - | 500 + 10 | - | Replacement of old 50 kW transmitter by a new 10 kW unit |
| 1983 | - | - | - | - | The height of the towers is reduced from 250 metres to 216 metres |
| 1987 | 1200 kW | - | - | - | Replacement of the 600 kW longwave transmitter from 1954 by a new 1200 kW transmitter from Thomson |
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