Allouis
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Allouis
|commune status = Commune
|image = F-18500-Allouis-église.jpg
|caption = The church in Allouis
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Vierzon
|canton = Mehun-sur-Yèvre
|INSEE = 18005
|postal code = 18500
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Terres du Haut Berry
|coordinates = {{coord|47.1661|2.2272|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 129
|elevation min m = 126
|elevation max m = 129
|area km2 = 35.59
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Allouis ({{IPA|fr|alwi}}) is a commune in the Cher department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of France in the valley of the river Yèvre, about {{convert|10|mi|km}} northwest of Bourges.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-18005#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |551
|1975 |562
|1982 |639
|1990 |706
|1999 |771
|2007 |908
|2012 |973
|2017 |1071
}}
Radio transmitter
{{Main|Allouis longwave transmitter}}
Since 1939, the town of Allouis has housed the central transmitter station for long and short wave broadcasts of French national radio France Inter. In 1944, retreating German troops destroyed its four-latticed mast antenna system.
On 19 October 1952 a new long wave transmitter with an output of 250 kW was put into service at Allouis. Transmitting power was increased to 600 kW in 1957, to 1,000 kW in 1974 and to 2,000 kW in 1981.
Since 1977 the Allouis transmitter also transmits standard time signals for AMDS.
The radio channel France Inter discontinued the longwave transmitting (162 kHz) end of 2016.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1iOqxcx5M Installation of ALLISS modules at the TDF SW relay station]
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