Karaismailoğlu: Broadcasts Started from Çamlıca Tower

Karaismailoğlu: Broadcasts Started from Çamlıca Tower   Adil Karaismailoğlu, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, announced that broadcasts from Çamlıca Tower have started. Karaismailoğlu reported that the second broadcast tests at Küçük Çamlıca Tower were successfully completed. Making a written statement, Minister Karaismailoğlu made some evaluations regarding the Küçük Çamlıca TV-Radio Tower. Stating that the tower is an important project, Karaismailoğlu said that with this investment, first the radio transmitters and over time the television transmitters will gather on a single tower. Underlining that the project in question is important in terms of preventing the antennas necessary for radio-television broadcasting from polluting the silhouette of Istanbul, Karaismailoğlu used the following statements:

“In the field of broadcasting that has been going on in our country for a long time, every television or radio establishment has set up its own separate transmitter tower and Çamlıca Hill has turned into a metal forest. These transmitters create an extremely ugly image. With the new tower, we prevent visual pollution and gather the system in one center. ''

Minister Karaismailoğlu stated that there are a total of 28 antennas, 25 in Büyük Çamlıca and 3 in Küçük Çamlıca, and informed that the broadcasts of the radios served by these antennas are carried to Küçük Çamlıca Tower in groups. Stating that the second broadcast tests at the Küçük Çamlıca Tower were also carried out with full success, Minister Karaismailoğlu gave the following information:

“Real broadcast tests of 99 radios were done at the same time. We moved all radio broadcasts to Çamlıca Tower and started broadcasting from here. We successfully completed our second tests with a power of 3.5 kilowatts up to a maximum power of 5 kilowatts. Currently, our broadcasts continue successfully without any problems. We carry out the process together with the radio companies. In addition, television broadcasts were made. All tests have been very successful. ''

  Antennas will be removed as of this week Stating that the final touches remain with the landscaping in the construction of the tower, Karaismailoğlu said, “As of this week, we will begin to remove the antennas covering Çamlıca. Our goal is to clean all antennas in Çamlıca as soon as possible. As of 2021, we will no longer see an antenna in Çamlıca. In addition, we will make the backup tower and put it into service until the end of this year. Thus, we will ensure that the broadcasts will not be interrupted in any way. '' In addition, Minister Karaismailoğlu commented that the Küçük Çamlıca Tower, with its 369-meter structural height, will be a symbolic structure for Istanbul, beyond being a new TV and radio tower in terms of function.