The Huizen transmitter was one of the first large-scale radio transmitting stations to be built in the

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History

It was opened in 1923 as an experimental 500-watt transmitter, and its power was increased to 5000 watts in 1926. The original Huizen transmitter towers were well-known local landmarks, frequently depicted on postcards. In 1935, however, they were demolished following the erection of a mast radiator near

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. In 1937 what were possibly the world's first rotating shortwave transmission antennas were erected at Huizen, consisting of two wooden 60-metre high towers. They were demolished in 1940 by retreating Dutch troops during the

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. A replica of the shortwave antennas today stands on a

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in Huizen.

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* https://www.flickr.com/photos/47603290@N00/291683123/ * http://www.terras.tv/pages/tvmuseum/tvmuseumantennes/antennes02.html * http://www.terras.tv/pages/tvmuseum/tvmuseumnsf/nsf02.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Huizen Transmitter Broadcast transmitters Communication towers in the Netherlands Huizen Demolished buildings and structures in the Netherlands Buildings and structures demolished in 1940 Towers in North Holland