Tipaza Longwave Transmitter is a

Broadcast transmitter A broadcast transmitter is an electronic device which radiates radio waves modulated with information content intended to be received by the general public. Examples are a radio broadcasting transmitter which transmits audio (sound) to broadca ...

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Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore The Entreprise nationale de radiodiffusion sonore (''ENRS'', the National Sound Broadcasting Company, Algerian Radio, or Radio Algérienne; in ar, المؤسسة العمومية للبث الإذاعي) is Algeria's state-owned public radio broa ...

. It broadcasts the French-speaking station ''Alger Chaîne 3'' on the

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. Tipaza Longwave Transmitter, which is situated near

Tipaza Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called '' Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and i ...

at 36°33'58" N and 2°28'50" E, has a transmission power of 1500 kW during the day and 750 kW at night. Tipaza Longwave Transmitter antenna is a 355-meter tall guyed mast, which is the second-tallest structure of Algeria.

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* http://www.sia-enna.dz/PDF/AIP/ENR/ENR5/ENR5.4.pdf * http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0038754 Buildings and structures in Algeria Broadcast transmitters Buildings and structures in Tipaza Province {{Algeria-media-stub