Longwave transmitter Europe 1

It transmitted on 183 kHz with a power of 2,000 kilowatts a French speaking programme, Europe 1 toward France.

The transmitter used directional aerials of four guyed, insulated radio masts which are 270, 276, 280, and 282 metres (886', 905', 919' and 925') high.

Due to the strong south-west directional characteristic of the antenna, reception to the northeast of the transmitter (i.e. in the largest part of Germany) is poor or distorted.

The longwave transmitter traces its existence to the special state of the Saar Protectorate in the 1950s: Occupied by France in 1946, the French military authorities allowed the people to organize elections and govern themselves, becoming a Protectorate using the French Franc as money.

The transmitter was built in 1954, broadcasting since 1 January 1955, on land which is now located inside German borders.