The Mediumwave transmitter Lopik was a medium wave

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facility near

Lopik Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river. History Lopik lies within the Lopikerwaard region, which used to be occupied by swamps and forests until the area was cultivated in th ...

in the

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. It was constructed in 1938 and closed down on 1 September 2015. Its last use was to transmit the

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edition of

Radio Maria Radio Maria (formally known as The World Family of Radio Maria; es, link=no, Radio María, pt, Rádio Maria, hr, Radio Marija, mt, Radju Marija, lt, Marijos Radijas, hu, Mária Rádió, russian: Радио Мария, uk, Радіо Ма� ...

on 675 kHz. The aerial consisted of a 196-metre (643') guyed steel framework mast, which was insulated against ground. On 24 July 2015, Radio Maria Netherlands announced the closedown of its transmissions on 675 kHz Medium wave as of 1 September 2015. Originally, there was also a second, 165 metre (541') guyed steel framework mast for the mediumwave frequency 1332 kHz, but this was taken down on 21 August 2004. On 4 September 2015, the remaining 196 metre (643') mast was also taken down, marking the end of 75 years of Medium wave transmissions from the Lopik site.Zendmast Lopik neergehaald
NOS Nieuws, 4 September 2015 (Dutch) This mast should not be confused with the Gerbrandy tower in the nearby town of

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, which is used for FM- and TV-broadcasting. The Gerbrandy Tower used to be in the

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of Lopik as well before an administrative change, and is often referred to as the "Lopik tower".

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External links

Lopik on www.waniewski.de
* http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b30108 * http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b30110 * * https://web.archive.org/web/20050301000032/http://www.xs4all.nl/~okznet/Other/nozema/index.htm (''dead link'') Radio masts and towers in Europe Communication towers in the Netherlands Towers in Utrecht (province) Lopik {{Netherlands-struct-stub

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