The Savièse transmitter

Switched off in December 2005.

Transmitter data

Location:	E 7° 21' 16.63" / N 46° 14' 34.90"
Frequency:	Transmitter is off (used to be 1485 kHz).
Wavelength:	Transmitter is off (used to be 202 m).
Power:	Transmitter is off (used to be 1 kW).
Call-sign:	Used to be "Option Musique".
Transmission type:	Used to be a medium wave AM broadcast station.

This transmitter has been switched off and dismantled in December 2005. It started transmitting in 1948.

Main antenna

Tower type:	Telecom tower (shared).
Antenna type:	Top fed sloper, isolated from ground.
Feed point:	Top of tower, top of sloper.

This antenna was dismantled in 2006 (of course, the telecom tower is still in place).

Main antenna simulation.

West view of the main antenna (the wire diagonally descending on the right).	South view of the main antenna.
East view of the main antenna.	South-East view of the main antenna.
Feed point and match box.
Aug. 2003.

Spare antenna

Tower type:	Guyed mast.
Antenna type:	Short cage vertical, isolated from ground.
Feed point:	Base of the vertical cage.

This antenna was dismantled in 2006.

Spare antenna simulation.

View of both antennas (main and spare).	South view of the spare antenna.
West view of the spare antenna.	Spare antenna viewed from it's base.
Vertical cage and guy insulators.	Base of the antenna and guys.
Match box, feed point and surge protection.	Match box and feed point.
Aug. 2003.