The Ochsenkopf Transmitter is a 163 metres (535 ft) radio and TV tower of reinforced concrete, which was built in 1958 on the summit of the 1,024 metres (3,360 ft) Ochsenkopf mountain, the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains in Northern Bavaria, Germany. The tower replaced a 50 metres (160 ft) guyed steel tube TV mast that collapsed in January 1958 as result of icing. The tower, which is not accessible to the public, has a hyperbolic-shaped basement with five floors for technical equipment. Above it, there are platforms for directional antennas. The antennas for FM-transmission are on the upper part of the concrete tower, those for TV transmission on a steel tube mast on the top.
Aerial view of Ochsenkopf TV Tower
Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains)
The Ochsenkopf is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains with a height of 1,024 metres (3,360 ft). On its summit is an observation tower and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The Ochsenkopf, seen from the Waldstein
The Ochsenkopf in January 2005
The Goethe Rocks
The Asenturm with adjoining pub