VRT Zendstation Egem
{{Short description|Mast}}
{{one source|date=December 2013}}
File:Vrt zendmast - egem - belgië.jpg
The VRT Zendstation Egem is a {{convert|305|m}} tall guyed mast used as a broadcast antenna. It broadcasts the radio and TV programs of the VRT and Q-Music, JOE fm, and Nostalgie Vlaanderen. There are also a number of antennas for mobile communications (Base, Mobistar and Proximus) attached to the mast.
It was built in 1973 and is located in Egem in Pittem, West Flanders, Belgium. It was the tallest structure in Belgium, the Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower beats it with its 302 meters in height. Since 2008 the tower is owned and operated by Norkring België.{{cite web |url=http://en.norkring.be/transmitter-park/all-transmision-masts-charted/ |title=All transmission masts charted |publisher=Norkring |access-date=9 March 2013}}
Radio services broadcast from the site (particularly those of the VRT) can be received in parts of neighbouring countries. Reception of the VRT services can regularly be received in the southern provinces of the Netherlands, Nord-Pas-de-Calais in Northern France and Kent in Southeast England.{{Cite web|url=https://southborough-news.com/fm-radio/|title=FM Radio|date=24 August 2019}}
Services Broadcast
Analogue Radio (FM)https://fmscan.org/transmitter.php?i=800074 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Frequency !kW !Service |
| 90.4 MHz
|50 |
| 94.0 MHz
|6.3 |
| 95.7 MHz
|50 |
| 98.2 MHz
|16 |
| 98.6 MHz
|50 |VRT Radio 2 Oost-Vlaanderen |
| 100.1 MHz
|50 |VRT Radio 2 West-Vlaanderen |
| 101.5 MHz
|40 |
| 102.1 MHz
|50 |
| 103.0 MHz
|20 |
| 104.1 MHz
|50 |Joe |
Digital Radio (DAB){{Cite web|url=http://www.wohnort.org/dab/belgium.html#Vlaanderen|title = DAB Ensembles Worldwide | Belgium}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Block !Multiplex |
| 5A
|DAB+ Vlaanderen 2 |
| 11A
|DAB+ Vlaanderen 1 |
References
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- [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9055 VRT Zendstation Egem at Skyscraperpage]
{{Tallest buildings and structures in Belgium}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in West Flanders
Category:Radio masts and towers in Europe
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