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Hallo Wolfgang, in der Magdeburger Volksstimme ist unter folgendem Link
was zu lesen
(Jan Balzer-D, A-DX June 23)
Link works only with Java Script enabled at relaxed security level.
One of the two pipe masts at the Burg tx site has been brought down on
Thursday (June 22) at 2 PM with explosives. This was rather tricky because
the other pipe mast next-by had to be left untouched.
Reportedly the Magdeburger Volksstimme newspaper published an illustrated
article, probably available online. At present I can not get a connection
to their server, but an URL to check out would be
A copy of the Volksstimme report has been posted at
These pipe masts were originally meant for mediumwave txion, but one of
them (not sure if the now demolished or the kept one) had been modified
for longwave after the actual longwave mast collapsed in 1976. I assume
the other mast was after 1979 used for 657 kHz, from 1987 until 1990 with
an almost forgotten relay of DT64 (which is widely believed to made a
mediumwave debut in 1992, then on 1044 kHz via, you guessed it, the
Wilsdruff tx west of Dresden).
Three pictures with both pipe masts still standing:
Classical view from the station entrance
The deteriorated condition of the now removed mast is quite obvious
Station as seen from the town of Burg, with pipe masts, the new longwave
antenna ("recycled" mast originally used for a mediumwave Franklin
[Russian ARRT design]) and the 1575 kHz vertical incidence antenna
By the way: T-Systems engineering meanwhile confirmed the power for
Truckradio on 531 kHz as 10 kW.
(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 23)
VOICE OF RUSSIA VIA BURG?
The removal of a pipe mast at Burg was also covered by Mitteldeutscher
Rundfunk in a regional TV report. Herein they made an interesting
statement: "Soon" Voice of Russia will broadcast via Burg.
No freq was mentioned, so for the moment only the theoretical options can
be discussed. One is 261 kHz, silent since 2001. This frequency is
allocated to Europe 1 for a new German-language program, probably from the
Saarbruecken studios of Radio Salue, their FM station in Sarre. However,
there are no obvious preparations for a launch of this station, and
recently unconfirmed rumours spread about Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt