The Junglinster Longwave Transmitter is a

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broadcasting facility used by

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near

Junglinster Junglinster () is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Grevenmacher. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a national monument. History The oldest mention of ''Lincera'' (the "linster" part of the place name) is in docu ...

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, which went into service in 1932. Its aerial consists of three free-standing steel-framework towers, which are ground fed

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s. These towers formed a directional aerial for the frequency 234 kHz and until 1980 were 250 metres high. Since 1980 their height has been 215 metres. Junglinster longwave transmitter was at time of inauguration one of the most powerful transmitters in the world. It was discovered that its signal can under some conditions show cross modulation with other radio stations by

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. This phenomenon was named " Luxembourg effect" after the circumstance that it was first detected at the signal of this transmitter in Luxembourg. Since the inauguration of the

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the Junglinster longwave transmitter has been only a spare. Also at the site of Junglinster Longwave Transmitter are the

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transmitters of RTL, at the frequencies 6090 kHz and 15350 kHz were used. Transmitting on 6090 kHz, it is of special interest as it was (until the 80s) one of the best known radio stations in Germany and several radio sets had a special switch for its reception, the so-called "Luxembourg"-switch. Today this transmitter works in DRM mode. From 1951 on the site of Junglinster Longwave transmitter was also the

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transmitter. It moved to

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in 1955.

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Transmitter sites in Luxembourg

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