German TV closes the last two 50 MHz transmitters

On November 27, German Television 'Das Erste' switched off its analogue TV-transmitter Grünten/Allgau on VHF-channel 2 and replaced it by a new digital DVB-T transmitter.

The very last German channel 2 transmitter Göttelborner Höhe in Saarbrücken will be switched off on December 13.

This means that the ban of Amateur Radio transmissions on 50 MHz within the protection zones of 200 by 200 kilometres around these transmitters is to be lifted.

Switching off of these two last transmitters finally gives all German class A-licencees a free and undisturbed 6m band.

Also in Switzerland (Bantiger/Bern) and Austria (Jauerling) the last VHF channel 2 transmitters were closed down in late November