Eiðar longwave transmitter

The Eiðar longwave transmitter was a facility used by RÚV (The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) for longwave radio broadcasting on 207 kHz with a power of 100 kW. The transmitter, situated at Eiðar near Egilsstaðir, uses as antenna an omnidirectional aerial in the form of a 221-metre-high steel lattice mast radiator insulated against the ground. Originally a taller mast was planned, but aircraft flight safety considerations precluded this.

Picture of a radio relay station at Eiðar, a small place in Eastern Iceland.

On the powerful long-wave, RÚV has broadcast day-to-day down into the deepest valleys and out into the mountains. But now few have radios that receive longwave and the system is no longer considered suitable for security broadcasts. The mast was taken down in 2. March 2023.