15 March, 2022, marks a historic date for the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower will grow to a height of 330 meters (1,083 feet) with the installation of a six-meter radio antenna by TDF in preparation for DAB+ digital radio broadcasting.
During the installation, technicians attached the DAB+ antenna above the existing antennas at a height of 324 meters (1,063 feet). This new antenna will improve the quality of digital radio coverage for Paris and the Île-de-France region. The device joins the dozens of other antennas that allow TDF to broadcast nearly 30 DTT channels and 32 radio stations to 12 million people in Île-de-France within a radius of nearly 50 miles from the Eiffel Tower.
DAB+, for Digital Audio Broadcasting, is digital terrestrial radio. It is the radio version of DTT, Digital Terrestrial Television. DAB+ allows 13 radios to be broadcast on the same frequency, unlike on the FM band, where each radio has its own frequency.
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