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Huizen transmitter

Coordinates: 52°17′15.04″N 5°14′32.38″E / 52.2875111°N 5.2423278°E / 52.2875111; 5.2423278
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1:5 Pohi monument: replica of the Phohi (Philips Broadcasting Holland Indonesia) transmitters used in Huizen(nl) between 1920 and 1940
Huizen transmitter is located in North Holland
Huizen transmitter
Huizen transmitter (North Holland)
Huizen transmitter is located in Netherlands
Huizen transmitter
Huizen transmitter (Netherlands)
LocationRotonde Blaricummerstraat - Randweg Midden, Huizen
Coordinates52°17′15.04″N 5°14′32.38″E / 52.2875111°N 5.2423278°E / 52.2875111; 5.2423278
Built1923
Demolished1940

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

History

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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 Hilversum.

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 German invasion of the Netherlands. A replica of the shortwave antennas today stands on a traffic roundabout in Huizen.

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