{"id":62722,"date":"2025-04-28T08:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62722"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:03:23","slug":"demolition-of-the-rimavska-sobota-transmitter-site-in-slovakia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/demolition-of-the-rimavska-sobota-transmitter-site-in-slovakia\/","title":{"rendered":"Demolition of the Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota Transmitter Site in Slovakia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following information.\u00a0 However, I want to acknowledge that we are late in posting this message that Paul originally shared on April 14, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Thomas,<\/p>\n

Following the demolition of the rotary antenna at Moosbrunn near Vienna, Slovakia has announced – in its French-language program of April 10th, 2025 – the demolition of the antennas at its Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota transmitter center!<\/p>\n

Here is the (automatic) translation of the script for the announcement, which was rebroadcast yesterday, Sunday April 13, in the mailbag program:<\/p>\n

The Transmitter Used for RSI Broadcasting to Be Demolished<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/frrsi.stvr.sk\/clanky\/gros-plan\/398432\/lemetteur-qui-a-servi-a-la-diffusion-de-rsi-sera-demoli<\/a><\/p>\n

The transmitter near Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota, located in the cadastre of the municipality of Uzovsk\u00e1 Panica, awaits demolition. The mid-twentieth-century infrastructure enabled broadcasts to be made all over the world, but it has fallen into disrepair in recent years. The transmitters will be blown up in the coming months. So says Marek Marcinov, head of Towercom, a company providing radio and TV broadcasting services.<\/p>\n

The transmitter site east of Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota has been unused since 2022 due to the advent of more modern technologies. \u201cAnalysis has shown that a facility of such dimensions can be considered an unnecessary economic burden on society. Finally, the masts were frequently the target of adrenaline enthusiasts who, despite a strict access ban, climbed the structures and often risked serious injury or even death,\u201d explained Marek Marcinov to justify the transmitter’s demolition.<\/p>\n

The transmitter near Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota consists of 12 pylons, between which the antennas of the shortwave transmitter are strung. The area also includes three directional short-wave antennas and a medium-wave antenna mast. All transmitters will be demolished as part of the removal of unnecessary infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mast and transmitter structures will be destroyed by a controlled and safe explosion. The work will be carried out in three phases, from April to July 2025. The area will then be redeveloped and the rubble removed. The project is scheduled for completion in October 2025,\u201d explains Marek Marcinov. He added that further plans for the use of the area had not yet been specified.<\/p>\n

The history of transmitter construction near Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota dates back to 1952, with the first test runs beginning in 1956. In the 1980s, the area was renovated. \u201cThe Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota transmitter can be considered a unique technical innovation. Shortwave broadcasting from Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota was intended for the whole world. With two transmitters, we covered the Atlantic coast of South America, territories in the USA and Canada, parts of Australia, Iran, India and, of course, the whole of Europe,\u201d recalls Marek Marcinov.<\/p>\n

Since 1993, Radio Slovakia International has been broadcasting worldwide on shortwave precisely thanks to this transmitter.<\/p>\n

TASR, RSI
\nZuzana Borovsk\u00e1; Foto: Facebook\/P?\u00e1tel\u00e9 AM<\/p>\n

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Summary :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Demolition of the RSI Transmitter Site<\/p>\n

The shortwave transmitter near Rimavsk\u00e1 Sobota, Slovakia\u2014used for broadcasting Radio Slovakia International (RSI) since 1993\u2014is set to be demolished by controlled explosion between April and July 2025. The facility, built in the 1950s and inactive since 2022, is now considered an economic burden. It once transmitted Slovak broadcasts worldwide, including to South America, North America, Australia, and Asia. After demolition, the site will be cleared by October 2025.<\/p>\n

Best wishes<\/p>\n

Paul JAMET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following information.\u00a0 However, I want to acknowledge that we are late in posting this message that Paul originally shared on April 14, 2025. Hi Thomas, Following the demolition of the rotary antenna at Moosbrunn near Vienna, Slovakia has announced – in its French-language program […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3,43],"tags":[9691,348],"class_list":["post-62722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-paul-jamet","tag-radio-slovakia-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gjE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7893,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/radio-slovakia-international-wishes-to-resume-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":62722,"position":0},"title":"Radio Slovakia International wishes to resume shortwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"November 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Dominik, who points us to the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters' latest newsletter, which mentions Radio Slovakia International's intentions to, once again, broadcast on shortwave from Slovakia. \"The NASB organized the B13 Conference in cooperation with Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) and its international\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"USA NASB logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/USA-NASB-logo-300x238.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":64398,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/an-uncertain-future-for-radio-slovakia-international\/","url_meta":{"origin":62722,"position":1},"title":"An Uncertain Future for Radio Slovakia International","author":"Thomas","date":"October 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet, who shares the following message: Hello Thomas, The future of RSI is uncertain! 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