 the fernsehturm dresden-wachwitz is a tv tower in dresden, germany. it is situated on the wachwitzer elbhÃ¶hen and serves as a transmitting tower for television and radio broadcasts. due to its visibility over large distances and its unusual form, it has become a landmark of dresden and the elbe valley. its address is 37 oberwachwitzer way, dresden. ==construction== the architects of the dresdner tv tower were kurt nowotny, hermann rÃ¼hle and johannes braune. built between 1963 and 1969, its cup-like design was inspired by a sparkling wine glass. it is 252 metres high and is the second highest building in the former gdr after the berlin tv tower, which is 368 metres high. the tip of the building towers approximately 373 metres above the elbe river level and the foot is 230 metres above sea level. the shank of the building consists of reinforced concrete and has a diameter of 21 metres, which is buried underground to a depth of six metres in lausitzer granite. the total weight of the tower amounts to 7300 tonnes. ==radio engineering== on september 18, 1969, radio transmissions were started from the tower. it possesses four transmission mechanisms for vhf broadcasts and three transmitters for television. in 2003, a small fire occurred in the transmitting rooms, which was quickly brought under control. ===list of channels=== ====analogue radio (fm)==== *89.2 mhz: r.sa *90.1&nbsp;mhz: mdr jump *92.2&nbsp;mhz: mdr radio 1 sachsen *93.2&nbsp;mhz: deutschlandradio kultur *95.4&nbsp;mhz: mdr figaro *97.3&nbsp;mhz: deutschlandfunk *100.2&nbsp;mhz: energy sachsen *102.4&nbsp;mhz: radio psr *103.5&nbsp;mhz: radio dresden *105.2&nbsp;mhz: hitradio rtl sachsen *106.1&nbsp;mhz: mdr info ====digital radio (dab)==== *block 12a (223.936&nbsp;mhz): **deutschlandfunk **deutschlandradio kultur **mdr klassik ====analog television (pal)==== *uhf 59 (visual 775.25&nbsp;mhz, aural 781.25&nbsp;mhz): dresden fernsehen =====historical broadcasts===== thumb|left|dresden, located in the bottom-right black area, could not receive television from west germany due to its location in a valley. this valley earned the nickname "the valley of the clueless" ("tal der ahnungslosen"). east german television (dff) was transmitted from the tower between 1969 and 1990. the first programme (dff/ddr-fs/ddr1/dff1) was on channel 10, with the second programme (dff2/ddr2) broadcasting on channel 29 from 1972. dff
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