Longwave transmitter Europe 1
The Longwave transmitter Europe 1 is the oldest privately owned radio station in Germany, situated at Felsberg-Berus, Germany. It graces its existence the special state of the Saar county in the fifties and it transmitts with a power of 2000 kilowatts a French speaking programme toward France. It is the largest radio broadcasting transmitter in Germany.
It uses as aerial a directional aerial of four guyed, insulated radio masts which are 270 metres, 276 metre, 280 metres and 282 metres high.
The building, in which the transmission devices are stored, is a concrete building without pillars and because of its unique very modern design under monumental protection. It has a length of 82, a width of 43 a height of 16 metres. Its surface is 2700 square metres amd its volume 31000 cubic metres.
In front of this building, there is a telecommunication tower, which should be used for broadcasting the programme of Telesaar.