Pyongyang TV Tower | |
Status: | complete |
Completion Date: | 1968 |
Building Type: | Communication tower |
Location: | Pyongyang |
Map Type: | Pyongyang |
Coordinates: | 39.05°N 125.7586°W |
Roof: | 150 meters |
Hangul: | 평양텔레비죤탑 |
Hanja: | 平壤텔레비죤塔 |
Mr: | P'yŏngyang T'ellebijyon T'ap |
Rr: | Pyeongyang Tellebijyon Tap |
Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tower stands in Kaeson Park in Moranbong-guyok, north of Kim Il-sung Stadium. The tower broadcasts signals for Korean Central Television.
It was built in 1967[1] to enhance the broadcasting area, which was very poor at the time, and to start colour TV broadcasts.[2]
The Pyongyang TV Tower is chiefly based on the design of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, which was built at the same time.[3]
There are broadcast antennas and technical equipment at the height of 34.5,, located at circular platforms. An observation deck is located above the ground, and the tower is topped by a 50m (160feet) antenna. It uses its high-gain reflector antennas and panel antennas to produce a wide coverage of Analog and Digital TV reception, as well for radio reception.