Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete

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with an

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and a panorama restaurant at a height of in

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. The tower stands in Kaeson Park in

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, north of

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. The tower broadcasts signals for

Korean Central Television Korean Central Television (KCTV; ) is a North Korean television service operated by the Korean Central Broadcasting Committee, a state-owned broadcaster in North Korea. It is broadcast terrestrially via the Pyongyang TV Tower in Moranbong-g ...

History

It was built in 1967 to enhance the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and to start colour TV broadcasts. The Pyongyang TV Tower is chiefly based on the design of the

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, which was built at the same time.

Features

There are broadcast antennas and technical equipment at the height of , located at circular platforms. An observation deck is located above the ground, and the tower is topped by a antenna. It uses its high-gain reflector antennas and panel antennas to produce a wide coverage of Analog and Digital TV reception, as well for radio reception.

Broadcasts

It publicly broadcasts 4 known channels, KCTV (Korean Central Television), Sports TV, Ryongnamsan TV, an educational channel, and Mansudae Television, an education channel, with Mansudae only being broadcast on Weekends.

References

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