Gliwice Radio Tower
{{short description|Wooden lattice tower in Gliwice, Poland}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Gliwice Radio Tower
| building_type = Wooden lattice tower
| location = Gliwice, Poland
| image = Gliwice_Radiostacja_DSC_9386.jpg
| coordinates = {{coord|50|18|48|N|18|41|20|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}
| status = Completed
| completion_date = 1935
| destroyed =
| height = {{convert|111|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}
| architect =
| main_contractor = Deutsche Reichspost
| embedded = {{designation list | embed = yes
| designation1 = Historic Monument of Poland
| designation1_date = 2017-03-15
| designation1_number = Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 654{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Gliwice - radiostacja"|year=2017|number=654}}
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The Gliwice Radio Tower is a transmission tower in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland. Nazi Germany staged a false flag attack on the tower in 1939, which was used as a pretext for invading Poland, beginning World War II.
File:Gliwice Wieza antenowa wieczorem.jpg
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Structure
The Gliwice Radio Tower is {{cvt|111|m}} tall,{{Cite web |title=Radiostacja Gliwice |url=http://muzeum.gliwice.pl/pl/zwiedzaj/radiostacja-gliwice |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Muzeum w Gliwicach |language=pl |archive-date=2022-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018220421/http://muzeum.gliwice.pl/pl/zwiedzaj/radiostacja-gliwice |url-status=live }} with a wooden framework of impregnated siberian larch{{Cite web |title=Radiostacja Gliwice |url=https://www.zabytkitechniki.pl/poi/1705/radiostacja-gliwice |access-date=2022-10-18 |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210074638/https://www.zabytkitechniki.pl/poi/1705/radiostacja-gliwice |url-status=live }} linked by brass connectors. It was nicknamed "the Silesian Eiffel Tower" by the local population. The tower has four platforms, at {{cvt|40.4|m}}, {{cvt|55.3|m}}, {{cvt|80|m}} and {{cvt|109.7|m}} above ground. The top platform measures {{cvt|2.13|m}} square. A ladder with 365 steps provides access to the top.
File:Gliwice Drewniana wieza Radiostacji.JPG
The tower is the tallest wooden structure in Europe. The tower was originally designed to carry aerials for medium wave broadcasting, but that transmitter is no longer in service because the final stage is missing. Today, the Gliwice Radio Tower carries multiple transceiver antennas for mobile phone services and a low-power FM transmitter broadcasting on 93.4 MHz.
History
The tower was erected from 1 August 1934 as Sendeturm Gleiwitz (Gleiwitz Radio Tower), when the territory was part of Germany. It was operated by the Reichssender Breslau (former Schlesische Funkstunde broadcasting corporation) of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft radio network. The tower was modeled on the Mühlacker radio transmitter, it replaced a smaller transmitter in Gleiwitz situated nearby on Raudener Straße and went in service on 23 December 1935.
On 31 August 1939, the German SS staged a 'Polish' attack on Gleiwitz radio station, which next morning was used as justification (Seit 5 Uhr 45 wird jetzt zurückgeschossen! / We are now, since 5.45, returning fire!) for the invasion of Poland. The transmission facility was not demolished in World War II. From 4 October 1945 until the inauguration of the new transmitter in Ruda Śląska in 1955 the Gliwice transmitter was used for medium-wave transmissions by the Polish state broadcaster Polskie Radio. After 1955, it was used to jam medium-wave stations (such as Radio Free Europe) broadcasting Polish-language programmes from Western Europe.
Transmitted programmes
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| Program
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| Radio CCM | 93.40 | 2 | Vertical | ND |
See also
{{Commons category|Radio station in Gliwice}}
Impact
The shape of the Pope Cross of Zabrze was inspired by Gliwice Radio Tower [https://www.swwojciech-zabrze.pl/nasza_parafia,26] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022075650/https://www.swwojciech-zabrze.pl/nasza_parafia,26 |date=2023-10-22 }}.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051110014215/http://www.muzeum.gliwice.pl/en/news_fullpage.php?nid=677&ret_top=%2Fen%2Findex.php Museum on Radio History and Visual Arts] {{in lang|pl}}
- {{Structurae|id=20012024|title=Gliwice Transmission Tower}}
- [http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/archam.php?pid=13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704040533/http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/archam.php?pid=13 |date=2014-07-04 }} {{in lang|pl}}
- [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b40682 SkyscraperPage.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319020422/http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b40682 |date=2006-03-19 }}
- [https://maps.google.com/?t=h&om=0&ll=50.31339,18.688892&spn=0.001456,0.003659 Tower on Google Maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204170426/http://maps.google.com/?t=h&om=0&ll=50.31339,18.688892&spn=0.001456,0.003659 |date=2012-02-04 }}
- http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/pokaz_lokalizacja.php?pid=356 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194925/http://radiopolska.pl/wykaz/pokaz_lokalizacja.php?pid=356 |date=2007-09-27 }}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130417065346/http://nadaje.com/nadajniki/138/gliwice-wieza-radiostacji
- [https://archive.today/20121221064835/http://maps.geoportal.gov.pl/webclient/default.aspx?crs=EPSG:2180&bbox=477468,272029,478205,271679&variant=TOPO Site on GeoPortal]
Category:Broadcast transmitters
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Category:Radio masts and towers in Poland
Category:Towers completed in 1935