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| Transmitter Solt | |
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Solti rádióadó | |
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| General information | |
| Status | In use |
| Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
| Location | Solt, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary |
| Construction started | 6 September 1974 |
| Completed | 10 January 1977 |
| Height | 303.6 m |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) |
The Transmitter Solt (Hungarian: Solti rádióadó) is a radio transmission facility for 540 kHz MW (Medium Wave) near Solt, Hungary, serving as the primary transmitter site for Kossuth Rádió.[1] With an output power of 2000 kW (2 MW), it is the most powerful radio transmitter in Europe and is among the most powerful radio transmitters in the world.[2][3] Its intended broadcast area covers the Hungarian-speaking territories of Central- and Eastern Europe, however successful reception of the Kossuth Rádió was reported from as far as Michigan, United States[4] ,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in Jeddah ,Saudi Arabia.[5][6] It uses a 303.6-metre tall guyed mast.[3] The transmitter site (including all its original equipment) has been a preserved industrial monument since 2013.[7]
- ^ Fucskó Lajos: A magyar középhullámú műsorszórás (History of the Hungarian medium wave broadcasting, 1924-1975), Híradástechnika, 1975 (Hungarian)
- ^ List of medium wave transmitters worldwide, MWLIST - longwave, mediumwave, tropical bands and shortwave radio database (English)
- ^ a b Hlatky Béla: Egy évforduló nyomában – 30 éves a solti adó (Solt Transmitter is 30 years old), Híradástechnika, 2008 (Hungarian)
- ^ 540 kHz MR1 Kossuth Rádió Hungary Medium Wave DX Heard in Michigan. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
- ^ "SOUTH EAST ASIA DXING: MTVA / MR1-Kossuth Radio (Solt, Hungary on Medium-Wave)". 27 October 2012.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMNmuOyT1jE
- ^ Műemlék lett a solti rádióadó (Transmitter Solt became a monument), Kecskeméti hírhatár (Hungarian)