Swedish Transmitter On Heritage List

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A broadcasting relic and new entry on the UNESCO World Heritage list transmitted its annual message from southwestern Sweden to amateur radio enthusiasts worldwide Sunday.

The transmitter is part of the Grimeton radio station, which was built between 1922-1924 by the Radio Corp. of America - more famously known as RCA - to boost communication between this Scandinavian country and the United States some 3,730 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Swedish Transmitter On Heritage List

The station includes an aerial system of six 419-foot-high steel towers. Dubbed "the great radio station" by Sw...

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