Sölvesborg medium wave transmitter

The station most recently transmitted on 1179 kHz, used by Radio Sweden International (until October 30, 2010), and is owned by Teracom.

The station is situated outside Sölvesborg, far out on the peninsula Listerlandet, right on its outer point Björkenabben at the seaboard of the Baltic Sea.

The antenna currents are phase offset to achieve the directionality that has been decided by international law.

Prior to Sölvesbörg, a 100 kW site in Hörby had been in use since 1947, but its equipment had aged significantly.

To save money, a 10 kW Marconi-transmitter was moved down from the closed mediumwave station in Sundsvall.

Two 350-metre-long feeder cables isolated by compressed air go from the station building to each of the antennas.

Some people have written to the County Administration Board in Blekinge about preserving the station as a listed building.