Tbilisi TV Tower is a multi-purpose tower in Tbilisi , Georgia , used for broadcasting and placing cellular antennas.
| Tbilisi TV Tower | |
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| Official name | cargo. თბილისის ტელეანძა |
| Application area | television, radio |
| Location | Mount Mtatsminda , Tbilisi , Georgia |
| Design | |
| Construction height | 274.5 |
| Exploitation | |
| Opening | 1972 |
Description
The tower was built in 1972 to replace the old television tower. Belongs to the jurisdiction of the Georgian television center, created in 1955 . It is a separate building on a natural elevation (Mount Mtatsminda ). It has an unusual shape - the main barrel of the tower, together with two “props”, forms a triangle in the projection. The height of the tower is 274.5 meters above the surface of the mountain. Height from sea level - 719.2 meters. Now it is located in the Mtatsminda park.
Fire
In October 1994, a fire occurred at an altitude of 100 meters. The fire stopped only when the cables through which the signal came from the transmitting equipment to the antenna burned out completely. As a result of the fire, television broadcasting ceased for more than a day, but then was restored, since the transmitting equipment was almost not damaged.