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Lost building or monument · 1941

The Türi mast, tallest in the North

To fix poor radio reception across Estonia, the state broadcaster built a new medium-wave station at Türi, near the country's centre. Its self-supporting tower antenna, made in Ohio and stacked from 28 sections, stood 196.6 metres tall, then the highest structure in the Baltic and Nordic countries. Regular broadcasts began on 18 December 1937 and were heard as far as Hungary and Czechoslovakia. On 10 July 1941 a Soviet destruction battalion blew up the station building and, unintentionally, the tower too.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Et parandada raadio halba kuuldavust, ehitas Riigi Ringhääling uue kesklainejaama Türile, Eesti geograafilise keskpunkti lähedale. Ohios valmistatud ja 28 sektsioonist kokku pandud vabalt seisev tornantenn oli 196,6 meetrit kõrge, tollal kõrgeim ehitis Balti riikides ja Põhjamaades. Regulaarsed saated algasid 18. detsembril 1937 ja neid kuulati isegi Ungaris ja Tšehhoslovakkias. 10. juulil 1941 õhkis Nõukogude hävituspataljon saatejaama hoone ja teadmatusest ka torni.

Map of the area around The Türi mast, tallest in the North
58.80393° N, 25.44261° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Türi raadiosaatejaam ↗

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