Pyongyang TV Tower

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StatusCompleted
TypeCommunication tower
LocationPyongyang
Coordinates39°3′0″N 125°45′31″E / 39.05000°N 125.75861°E / 39.05000; 125.75861
Pyongyang TV Tower
Pyongyang TV Tower
Pyongyang TV Tower is located in Pyongyang
Pyongyang TV Tower
Location within Pyongyang
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StatusCompleted
TypeCommunication tower
LocationPyongyang
Coordinates39°3′0″N 125°45′31″E / 39.05000°N 125.75861°E / 39.05000; 125.75861
Completed1968, c. 2024 (renovation)
Height
Roof150 meters
Pyongyang TV Tower
Hangul
평양텔레비죤탑
Hanja
平壤텔레비죤塔
Revised RomanizationPyeongyang Tellebijyon Tap
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngyang T'ellebijyon T'ap

The Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of 150 metres (490 ft) in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] 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,[1] which was built at the same time.[3]

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