Caltanissetta Transmitter Station
| Caltanissetta Transmitter Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Transmitter |
| Location | Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy |
| Coordinates | 37°29′52.89″N 14°04′3.98″E / 37.4980250°N 14.0677722°E |
| Construction started | 1949 |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Opening | November 18, 1951 |
| Demolished | July 23, 2025 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 286 metres (938 ft)[1][2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Structural engineer | Ing. Bertolotti, Materonzoli and Serangelo |
| Main contractor | CIFA (Compagnia Italiana Forme e Acciaio) |
The Caltanissetta Transmitter Station (Italian: Trasmettitore di Caltanissetta or Antenna Rai di Caltanissetta)[3] was a plant, then idle, for broadcast on longwave, mediumwave and shortwave; type guyed mast. The transmitter was insulated against ground.[3]
Its main element was an omnidirectional antenna 286 meters high, which held the record for the tallest structure in Italy; it stood on a hill 689m above sea level; The top antenna was placed at above sea level.[2]
After a series of decades-long debates on its fate and also because of its deterioration, the transmitter was demolished on 23 July 2025.[4]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAI tower (Caltanissetta).
- ^ "Caltanissetta Radio Mast, Caltanissetta | 1221558 |" (in Italian). EMPORIS. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ a b Walter Guttadauria. "Così fu issata a Sant'Anna l'antenna più alta d'Europa inaugurata da un ministro" (pdf) (in Italian). centrocammarata.com. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ a b "Rai - Impianto Onde Corte Caltanissetta" (in Italian). mediasuk.org. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Caltanissetta dice addio alla storica antenna Rai: demolita dopo oltre 70 anni" (in Italian). fm-world.it. Retrieved 2025-07-24.