Rostov TV tower
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rostov TV tower | |
|---|---|
| Native name Ростовская телебашня (Russian) | |
 | |
| Location | Barrikadnaya Street Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Built | 1958 |
| Architect | Moscow institute of steel structures |
| Owner | ГТРК «Дон-ТР» |
  Location of Rostov TV tower in Russia | |
Rostov TV tower (Russian: Ростовская телебашня) is the standard television and broadcasting tower of the project 3803 KM located in Zheleznodorozhny district of Rostov-on-Don on Barrikadnaya Street. The TV tower is the highest construction in Rostov-on-Don. Its height is 195 meters. In an area of coverage of her transmitters there is a considerable part of the Rostov agglomeration by the population of 2,2 million people. It includes such large cities as Bataysk, Azov, Aksay.
Telecasting era in the territory of the Rostov region began with construction of the Rostov TV tower of 195 meters high. The tower was designed by the Moscow institute of steel structures. Her construction was carried out for two years and was completed on 29 April 1958.[1] Trial telecasts started the next day on 30 April 1958.[1] Transfer of colour telecasting appeared since 1969. In 1992 there was a fire on a tower as a result of which burned out several cables and transformers. Accident has caused the termination of telecasting for 12 hours.[2] The burned-out part of system of the transformer became the reason of it.[3]