Vännäs TV Tower
Vännäs TV Tower (Swedish: Vännäsmasten) is a Swedish concrete television tower that has a mast on top. It is used for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting.[1]
| Vännäs Television Tower | |
|---|---|
Vännäsmasten | |
  Location within Sweden | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Partially guyed concrete television tower |
| Location | Vännäs, Vännäs Municipality, Västerbotten County,  |
| Coordinates | 63°50′25″N 19°49′21″E |
| Construction started | 1987 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Height | 323 m (1,060 ft) (rounded-off) |
The Vännäs TV Tower resembles the Gerbrandy Tower in IJsselstein, the Netherlands. They both are a concrete tower with a steel mast on top that is guyed to the ground. The Gerbrandy Tower is 367 m (1,204 ft) tall, while the Vännäs Tower is shorter at 323 m (1,060 ft) tall.
Vännäs TV Tower was built in 1988 as replacement for a previous tower destroyed by ice accumulation in the winter of 1987. It is operated by Teracom.
Geography
Vännäs TV Tower lies in the statistical-designated place of Vännäs, which in turn, is the seat of the municipality of Vännäs, in the county of Västerbotten, situated in the northern part of the Kingdom of Sweden.
See also
- Vännäs
- Gerbrandy Tower,
- List of tallest towers in the world
- List of tallest structures in Sweden
References
- Latitude.to. "GPS coordinates of Vännäs TV Tower, Sweden. Latitude: 63.8375 Longitude: 19.8202". Latitude.to, maps, geolocated articles, latitude longitude coordinate conversion. Retrieved 2018-03-31.