Transmitting Sites in Slovenia

Most transmitting sites in Slovenia are operated by the public broadcaster RTV Slovenija. There are over 200 sites to cover all the Slovenian territory though most of them are small transposer sites. Among bigger sites are: Nanos, Krvavec, Krim, Pohorje, Kum, Trdinov vrh and Plešivec.

Plešivec

Plešivec transmitting site is located on the top of mountain called Uršlja gora at 1700 m above sea level. 100m lower on the slope lies a 400 years old church which is also the highest church in Slovenia. Because of excellent geographic location the Plešivec transmitting site covers a large part of the Koroška region and north-eastern part of Slovenia.

The first tower was constructed in 1962 when the first 100 W RCA TV transimitter and 250 W BHG FM radio transmitter were installed.

Boč

Boč is a mountain in the Poljčane municipality. It is the highest peak (978 m) in the Boč nature reserve which an extremely important part of Slovenia's natural heritage as well as several typical cultural and architectural sights. The forested areas give the appearance of a primeval forest, and a special feature of the region is the Norway maple. Plenty of protected and rare plants grow on the southern slopes of Boč. The most typical of them is the pasque flower (Pulsatilla grandis, in slovenian: Velikonočnice) that grows around the church of St. Nicholas. Its purple blooms open in early spring. Besides the pasque flowers, the slopes of Boč are also adorned by the rose daphne and auricula.

Nanos

Nanos is a 12 km long and up to 6 km wide karst plateau about 50 km southwest from the Slovenian capital city Ljubljana. Nanos and Snežnik are the most representative mountains in the Notranjska area. Nanos mountain is also close to the famous Postojna cave which is the longest cave system in the country as well as one of its top tourist sites. Transmitting site is located on the sharp cut edge of Nanos called Pleša.

First broadcasts from Nanos started in 1955. In 1960 a decision was made to build a complete transmitting site with all the infrastructure including a 50 m high tower.

Kum

Kum is the highest peak (1220 m) of the Zasavje mountain side, almost in the middle of Slovenia. From Kum there is an extremely beautiful view. From the east to the south one can see Gore, Kopitnik, Veliko Kozje, Lisca, Bohor, Medvednica, Gorjanci, Kočevski Rog, Snežnik, Javorniki, Nanos, and the nearby valley of Sopota towards Radeče with the old castle above Svibno and the extensive Lower Carniola Hills (Dolenjsko gričevje); on the west there are the Julian Alps with Triglav, in front of them the Polhov Gradec Hills (Polhograjsko hribovje) and the Škofja Loka mountains (Škofjeloško pogorje); from the west towards the north one can see the Karavanke, the Kamnik Alps, and on the north one can first see the chain of peaks of the Posavje Hills (Posavsko hribovje) between the Sava and Savinja from Čemšeniška planina across Mrzlica to Gozdnik and Malič, behind lie Raduha, Golte, Smrekovec, Uršlja gora, Paški Kozjak, Pohorje, Konjiška gora and Boč.

Krvavec

The Krvavec group is a small group on the south side of the main ridge of Kamnik Alps group and has many nice mountains with the highest mountain Kalski Greben. Veliki Zvoh is the highest peak of this small group. In this group it is also the peak from which the whole group gets the name. This mountain is Krvavec (1853 m). It is located about 25 km north of the Slovenian capital city Ljubljana.

The Krvavec transmitting site is located on the slope at the height of 1740 m. It has a great view over a large part of Slovenia and therefore it has a large coverage area for radio and television.

Krim

Krim transmitting site is built on the Krim mountain south of Ljubljana. The need for transmitting site at Krim emerged in early 1970s because there were some gaps in the radio and television coverage areas of the Krvavec transmitting site. Preparation works for the Krim site started In 1971.

After it was build the first broadcast from this site was Slovenian public television channel TV Ljubljana 1 (now TV Slovenija 1). Soon after in the year 1973 another transmitter (more precisely transposer) started broadcasting Croatian public television channel TV Zagreb 1. Microwave links with other transmitter sites were also installed.

Pohorje

Pohorje transmitting site is located in a forest area on the Pohorje Mountains west of Maribor, at 1056 m above sea level. The 72 m lattice tower is designed as free-standing tower but it is guyed in two levels in six directions. Access to the transmitting site is via asphalt road from Hoce and cable car located 200 m from the site. Because of excellent geographic location the Pohorje transmitting site covers a large part of the north-east Slovenia.

First broadcasts from Pohorje transmitting site started in 1963 on frequencies 88.5 MHz and 96.9 MHz for two radio stations and on TV channel 11 for one television available at that time.